First film screened in the new White House movie theater - this day in 1942 - and it was a good one 
Times Square, New Year's Eve, 1945
World War II was over and America stood astride the world like a colossus; never again would it be so utterly dominant: half the world's GDP, untouched by the war itself - the only country with the bomb
World War II was over and America stood astride the world like a colossus; never again would it be so utterly dominant: half the world's GDP, untouched by the war itself - the only country with the bomb
The Johnson Ranch, New Year's Eve, 1968
One of the worst years in American history was finally over, and Lyndon Johnson - his five-year presidency also at an end - celebrated. That awful year easily remains the worst America has endured in the last half-century
One of the worst years in American history was finally over, and Lyndon Johnson - his five-year presidency also at an end - celebrated. That awful year easily remains the worst America has endured in the last half-century
New Years Eve, 1970
Not your father's GOP. President Nixon signed what was arguably the most significant air pollution control bill in American history: The Clean Air Act Extension
Not your father's GOP. President Nixon signed what was arguably the most significant air pollution control bill in American history: The Clean Air Act Extension
Nixon also wrote to his new buddy Elvis Presley this day in 1970. Presley had just visited Nixon, and even brought a gun into the White House to give as a gift. Certainly wouldn't happen today.
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Jimmy Carter, in Iran on New Year's Eve 1977, praised the Shah, calling Iran “an island of stability” and noting “the respect and admiration and love" that Iranians had for him. The Shah was overthrown a year later
Jimmy Carter, in Iran on New Year's Eve 1977, praised the Shah, calling Iran “an island of stability” and noting “the respect and admiration and love" that Iranians had for him. The Shah was overthrown a year later
