The Athletic Department
wins!
this spring exhibition of the
likely Quarterbacks, Offense,
Defensive line-ups
is not for a 1-0 record but is
a fundraiser for the Knute Rockne
Foundation / charity.
event/nd.edu
Saturday April 25, 2026
Admission : required
those attending will go through
event security
FLOTUS
Dolley Madison's sister married a SCOTUS justice
March 29, 1812
(before the 1814 burning of D.C. by British troops)
Daughter of the Monroe's (Maria) married a
private Secy. of POTUS James Monroe
March 9, 1820
Son of John Quincy Adams and FLOTUS
(born in Gr. Britain) married her niece
Mary Catherine Hellen
Feb. 25, 1828
Grand-niece of deceased Rachel (Donelson)
Jackson = MaryAnne Eastin married
Lucius J. Polk
April 10, 1832
Daughter of a close friend of Pres. Andrew
Jackson = Mary Anne Lewis
married Alphone Pageot
Nov. 29, 1832
Daughter of the POTUS & FLOTUS
John Tyler couple = Elizabeth
married William Waller
Jan. 31, 1842
Daughter of POTUS & FLOTUS U.S.
Grant couple = Nellie
married Algernon Sartoris
May 21, 1874
Niece of POTUS Rutherford B. Hayes
= Emilie Platt married
General Russell Hastings
June 19, 1878
POTUS Grover Cleveland married
Frances Folsom in the Blue Room
[ only bachelor / widower Pres.
to marry in the White House ]
June 2, 1886
APRIL 24 (Friday 5 p.m.)
U.S. Attorney JEANNINE PIRRO
announced the
criminal investigation against Jerome Powell
has been dropped
BREAKING NEWS -- Trump 2.0
totally untethered and foaming at mouth
mentions to interviewers that he
considers Chairman of the Federal
Reserve on his "Yet - to - Fire" list this
spring (April 15 - May 2026)
details CNN.com/
LATEST Development -- March 13, 2026
A Federal judge today blocked an attempt
today by Trump loyalist Jeanine Pirro to issue subpoenas to the Federal
Reserve in her investigation of the chairman (J. Powell). "There
was evidence that Bondi's action was designed to
harass and pressure Jerome Powell
into yielding to Pres. Trump 2.0's wishes to lower interest rates or to resign
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NYTimes.com/2026/01/16/us/politics/powell-trump-investigation.html
"Powell, an unlikely foil,
an institutionalist who strives to
put the FEDERAL RESERVE
(central bank) before all else,
takes on Trump:
he tapped a groundswell of support
among Congress (esp. Senate
leadership)
that has been years in the making"
Friday Jan. 16, 2026 - NY TIMES
magazine (online version)
subscription required
plans to launch media
"Highlight" of Greatest
Salesman /Deal Maker /
Real Estate manager of
all "time" --
Trump- alooza . . .
RNC committee not ready at
late April to announce the place
and duration of the "TRUMP"
rally hybrid / mid-term National
Political Convention . . . ahead of
next November federal, state, county,
local elections (First Tuesday nationally).
in English, German, French (w/subtitles)
the 1975 Oscar-winning film
has been restored in stunning 4K
3 - 6 p.m.
in DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (no intermission)
Saturday April 25, 2026
[same day as "Blue - Gold Exhibition" Football event in stadium ]
Free but ticketed event
visit required to performingarts.nd.edu/19378 website
co-presented by Keough-Naughton Institute of Irish Studies
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Kubrick based this film screenplay on
William Makepeace Thackergy novel
The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844)
Host family
Donald, Melania, Barron
Formal State Dinner included
(the Trumps only managed two
of those during entire previous
2017-2021 term) -- France + Australia
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This is the biggest Royal Family
visit since 2007 , when
The Royal Sovereign marked the
400th anniversary of the founding
of Jamestown (later the colony of
Virginia)
USA TODAY
("King Charles State Visit" (April 27 - 30)
is royal family's first since 2007)
April 14 coverage
Fernando Cervantes, Jr. REPORTER
before Joint session of
Congress is
monarch of United Kingdom
and the Commonwealth:
King Charles Windsor III
accompanying is the
Queen Camilla
