U.S. President History
1865 - John Wilkes Booth was captured and killed in the Garrett Barn, Port Royal, VA. Booth had shot and killed U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14.
| "If this bill were presented to me, I would veto it. America's all-volunteer military is the best in the world, and reinstating the draft would be bad policy. (October 7, 2004)" - U.S. President George W. Bush commending the U.S. House of Representatives for rejecting a "Reinstate the Draft" bill. |