On This Date In POTUS History
- 1786 James Monroe married Elizabeth Kortright.
- 1862 After 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered, General Ulysses S. Grant captured Fort Donelson, TN.
- 1971 At Nixon's direction, the Secret Service installed recording devices in the White House.
POTUS Quote
“Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then, be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the forms of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question.”
