c-span.org/event/
american-history-tv/
obama-presidential-center-dedication/
443916
Thursday June 18, 2026
day before opening for
the Public which is
JUNETEENTH (federal holiday)
2026
My part of the city, state, nation, world, solar system, galaxy, universe
c-span.org/event/
american-history-tv/
obama-presidential-center-dedication/
443916
Thursday June 18, 2026
day before opening for
the Public which is
JUNETEENTH (federal holiday)
2026
Who never lived in the White House?
Martha Washington & Rachel Jackson / / /
Martha (Wayles) Jefferson had died in 1782 during the Revolutionary War;
Hannah (Hoes) Van Buren had died in 1819 ahead of her husband Martin's
Presidential single term of office;
Ellen (Lewis Herndon) Arthur, died in 1880 before he assumed
the Presidential office after the assassination and death of James Garfield
who had been elected President. . .
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who was married during a Presidential term of office?
FLOTUS Francis Folsom married Grover Cleveland in his
first of two terms as President in 1886
when Woodrow Wilson married his 2nd wife Edith (Galt) Wilson
in 1915, a year after he became a widower when his 1st wife
Ellen died in the White House . . .
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Which FLOTUS hardly or never set foot in 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,
D.C.?
Anna (Symmes) Harrison, whose husband William Henry
Harrison died in the Spring 1841 due to his death after a
swift illness brought on by his long Inaugural during inclement weather.
Bess Truman spent a great deal of 1948- 1952 living across the
street at Blair House, since the White House underwent a long
restoration and structural rebuild; they had moved in following
FDR's death in his 4th term (Spring 1945) . . .
Melania Trump stayed with her son Barron (then a private-school
high school student) in New York City several months in 2017
ahead of her husband's first term (2017 - January 2021)
Laura Bush (age 79, will be 80 on Nov. 4, 2026)
Hilary Rodham Clinton (b. Oct. 26, 1947) is age 78 + 6 months old
Dr. Jill Biden (b. June 3, 1951) is age 75 this month
Michelle (Robinson) Obama (b. Jan. 17, 1964 in Chicago, IL) is 62 + 5 months old
Melanie (Knauss) Trump b. 1970 in Slovenia is age 56 + 2 months old
Also on hand for the Opening
Ceremony at the OBAMA
Presidential Center (Chicago, IL)
will be entertainers:
Stevie Wonder
Bruce Springsteen
Christina Aguilera
John Legend
The Roots
Common
Jennifer Hudson
Marc Anthony
Tems
U2's The Edge and Bono
uses aesthetic grandeur to project power;
made a major statement by building a unique
building that was sprawling in dimensions
to dwarf any existing structure nearby;
surround himself with devoted inner circles
to manage state affairs, demanding personal
loyalty over institutional processes;
utilizes capricious, whimsical management
styles, making rapid changes to policies
and alliances on personal intuition rather
than established protocols;
merged the identity of the state with
his own identity . . .
also,
"the USA will make available
to IRAN
the funds and assets
that have been frozen
[ see further
jpost.com
Jerusalem Post online
edition
6/17/2026