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THE PRESIDENTS
Mt.
Rushmore was sculpted by Gutzon
Borglum. The sculpture depicts the heads of former United States presidents
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. It
is 1,745 feet (532 m) above sea level. The entire memorial is 1,278.45
acres (5.17 km).
Each head is 60 feet (18 m) tall. (US Air Force Photo) “wikipedia.com”
* Special thanks to "Google Images", "Wikipedia.com.",
"The New York Times" and "The Washington Post".
BLOG POST
7. 5.13 – Los Angeles, CA
by
Felicity Blaze Noodleman
If you have been a reader of “Noodleman” for any time now maybe
you know of my love for history so this week’s article will come as no
surprise. Our research began with the
news of President Obama and former President Bush who met in Tanzania as
reported by “The New York Times”. As we continued to
search through “Google Images” for
other photos of the two Presidents in Tanzania, Africa we discovered other photos of Presidential
reunions and a simply charming article in the “Washington Post” entitled “When
Presidents Meet”. It was then when we knew this would be the perfect article for this Independence Day week of 2013.
It may seem a little odd to see Obama and Bush together but when you stop to think about their policy's during their terms in the White house many similarity's can be found. So much so that many political cartoons have surfaced to illustrate this very point!
It may seem a little odd to see Obama and Bush together but when you stop to think about their policy's during their terms in the White house many similarity's can be found. So much so that many political cartoons have surfaced to illustrate this very point!
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We are not exactly sure why such meetings between the Presidents warm our hearts and evoke fond memories for us all. It has been said, “The Presidency is the most exclusive Club in the world”. All the Presidents have shared much of the most sensitive information for our country and the world at large and all are sensitive to the pressures and demands of the office as the nation’s Chief executive.
With these things in common political ideologies fall to the side
and the job of being the nation’s Chief Executive becomes the common ground for
their relationships. We have also
included four additional photographs of the Presidents which were not a part of
the “Post” article but are none the less historic.
Maybe
this phenomenon can be attributed to the spirit born from the images of four
Presidents carved on to the face of Mt. Rushmore. One thing is for sure: as stated in our pledge
of allegiance for the United States, “we are one nation – indivisible – with Liberty
and Justice for all”. Felicity here for
the Noodleman Group.
Obama Appears With Bush
At Site of Tanzania Terror Blast
President Obama and former President
George W. Bush attended a ceremony in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to mark the memory of
those killed by a terrorist bomb 15 years ago.
(Doug Mills/The New York Times)
“The New York Times”
By MICHAEL
D. SHEAR
Published: July 2, 2013
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Two presidents who
spent much of their time in office fighting terrorism stood solemnly next to
each other Tuesday morning as a United States marine placed a wreath to mark
the memory of those killed here by a terrorist bomb 15 years ago.
President
Obama, in Tanzania for the last leg of his weeklong Africa trip, stood to the
left of his predecessor, George W. Bush, under a tree canopy on the grounds of
the American Embassy here. Mr. Bush is in Tanzania with his wife, Laura, who is
holding a summit for African first ladies.
In
1998, a bomb placed by Al Qaeda ripped through the old American Embassy, about
a mile-and-a-half away, killing 10 Tanzanians and injuring 85 others. The new
embassy opened in 2003. On a grassy area in front of the new building, a bronze
plaque bears an inscription from Bill Clinton, who was president at the time of
the bombing.
“We
must honor the memory of those we mourn by pressing the cause of freedom and
justice for which they lived,” Mr. Clinton wrote. “It is the burden of our
history and the bright hope of the world’s future.”
The
brief, mostly silent ceremony on Tuesday offered Mr. Bush and Mr. Obama a
chance to pay their respects. After walking out and taking a short moment of
silence, the pair greeted a handful of family members of those who were killed
and embassy employees who survived the blast.
Mr.
Obama was originally scheduled to preside at the wreath-laying alone. But when
Mr. Bush’s trip overlapped, the White House amended the schedule. Mr. Bush
arrived inside the embassy compound a few minutes after Mr. Obama. Aides said
the two men talked briefly as they waited to begin the ceremony.
The
encounter underscored a recurring theme for Mr. Obama throughout his African
trip: How to live up to the accomplishments of Mr. Bush, who is well regarded
in Africa for devoting billions of dollars to a program to fight AIDS on the
continent.
Mr.
Obama has repeatedly praised Mr. Bush this week, calling the AIDS program a
huge success. But the current president has also sought to demonstrate his own
commitment to improving the lives of Africans. He announced plans to bolster
trade and investment, improve the delivery of electricity and expand Mr. Bush’s
AIDS programs to combat other diseases.
After the wreath-laying ceremony, Mr. Obama
stopped briefly at a power plant here to emphasize his plans to help provide
reliable electricity to millions of Africans who are without it. The United
States has pledged $7 billion toward helping to convince private companies to
build power plants in Africa.
“The New York Times”
“The Washington Post”
When Presidents Meet
By
David Beard and Sean Sullivan,
Edited by Felicity Blaze Noodleman.
Published: July 1, 2013 at 9:59 am
Edited by Felicity Blaze Noodleman.
Published: July 1, 2013 at 9:59 am
Note: We originally posted this item in April.
With presidents Obama and Bush set to meet once again at a wreath-laying ceremony in Tanzania on Tuesday, it’s
worth another look back at some of the most memorable occasions during which
presidents have crossed paths with one another.
Below are some moments from historian Michael
Beschloss, along with a handful of others we have added. (Photos 9, 10, a bonus photo and "in conclusion" were added by the "Noodleman Group
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1. A presidential quorum:
All five living presidents gathered in Dallas earlier this year for
the dedication of George W. Bush’s presidential library.
Presidents Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush and
Carter.
(Charles Dharapak/AP)
2. 43 and 44 together at the White House:
George W. Bush returned to the White House in 2012 for the unveiling
of his official portrait.
President Barack Obama and First Lady
Michelle Obama host a ceremony on the occasion of the unveiling of the official
portraits of former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush,
in the East Room of the White House, May 31, 2012.
(Official White House Photo
by Lawrence Jackson)
3. Coming together for Haiti:
Bush and Bill Clinton put party differences aside in 2010 to respond
to the deadly earthquake in Haiti.
Former Presidents George
W. Bush and Bill Clinton have taped a TV spot promoting their
Haitian relief
efforts.
4. Looking to the sky at George H.W. Bush’s library dedication:
Then-president Clinton and his predecessor were spotted looking to
the sky in 1997 at the dedication of George H.W. Bush’s presidential library,
making for a unique photo-op.
Here ex-President Bush 41 &
then-President Clinton watch parachute team
at Bush 41 Library opening, 1997:
5. Nixon’s funeral:
In 1994, Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter
and Gerald Ford attended the funeral of the 37th president.
Presidents (From left to right) Clinton,
Bush, Reagan, Carter and Ford.
6. The day Clinton and George H.W. Bush drank sodas with George Wallace:
As vice president in 1982, Bush hosted governors at his Maine house,
including these from Arkansas and Alabama.
The day Bill Clinton and George HW Bush
drank sodas with George Wallace; the former
Governor of Alabama and American Independent Party Presidential candidate in 1968.
7. Nixon Agonistes:
A tense White House moment between President-elect Nixon and Lyndon
B. Johnson. LBJ was still furious at Nixon’s secret pre-election machinations
to undermine his Vietnam peace talks, and Nixon was afraid LBJ would reveal
them to the world.
The most revealing photograph of a
post-election W.H. visit: Pres-elect Nixon & LBJ
in the private
elevator, Nov. 1968. Notice the two reflections of LBJ from the adjacent mirrors.
8. You do not do that in my Texas!
During the 1960 campaign at the Amarillo airport, vice-presidential
candidate Johnson was furious when Republican pilots tried to drown out his
Democratic running mate.
One of the most evocative political
photographs in American history:
Then Vice Presidential candidate Johnson at times could be on of the most out
spoken and crude men to ever
serve in the White House with
maybe the exception of President Andrew Jackson!
9. Attending a funeral for Speaker of the House.
President John F. Kennedy, Vice
President Lyndon Johnson, Former Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S.
Truman at Speaker of the House (D-TX) Sam Rayburn's funeral, 1961.
10. Entertaining the Press.
Pianists in Chief
- Presidents Richard
Nixon and Harry Truman were both accomplished on the piano. Here,
President Nixon visits former President Harry S. Truman in Independence,
Missouri. Pat Nixon and Bess Truman are also pictured. 03/21/1969
BONUS PHOTO;
Four
former U.S. presidents and President George Bush pose together at the
dedication ceremonies for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi
Valley, Calif
in this Nov. 5, 1991 file photo. From left to right: President George Bush,
Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon.
(© AP Images)
In conclusion - Republican and Democrat head out together!
Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush
and Bill Clinton walked to the Oval Office after announcing recovery and
rebuilding efforts in Haiti.
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