Background Throughout the decades, there have been many scandals involving the White House and our U.S. Presidents. Scandals have shook the nation, as stories of mistresses and infidelities plague many administrations. Below, you will find the ...
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Assassination Attempt: George H. W. Bush – 4/13/1993
Background April 13, 1993: Fourteen men believed to be in the employ of Saddam Hussein smuggled bombs into Kuwait with the intent of planting car bombs to assassinate Bush during his visit to Kuwait University. Two of the suspects Wali Abdelhadi ...
FBI Files: Presidential Assassins
Background Since the founding of America, there have been four presidential assassinations: Abraham Lincoln, James Abram Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1897-1901), and John F. Kennedy (1961-63). But in addition to these assassins, there have ...
2016 Presidential Debates – Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton
Background The 2016 United States presidential election debates were a series of debates held for the 2016 U.S. presidential general election. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized three ...
PRESIDENTIAL POLICY GUIDANCE: White House Rules on Targeted Killing With Drones
Background In August of 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was successful in getting the White House to declassify the PRESIDENTIAL POLICY GUIDANCE: White House Rules on Targeted Killing document, which explains the framework for ...
