It began in April of nineteen ninety-four after a plane carrying the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi, both Hutus,was shot down.

VOA: special.2009.03.09

Some college presidents and others have suggested that a lower drinking age could have the effect of reducing alcohol abuse.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

Unlike other presidents of the late eighteen hundreds, William McKinley spent much of his presidency dealing with foreign policy.

VOA: special.2010.07.15

Former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W.Bush all received treatment for skin cancer or pre-cancerous lesions.

VOA: special.2010.07.06

Many of the monuments declared by presidents have been named national parks or given other titles by Congress.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

Giant faces of four great American presidents are cut into the rock near the top of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills.

VOA: special.2009.03.04

Three former American presidents were among the mourners who attended his funeral at a Catholic church in Boston.

VOA: special.2009.09.13

Under a nineteen eighty-six law, presidents are supposed to report their national security goals to Congress each year.

VOA: special.2010.05.29

During his life, Adair received Special Letters of Recognition from Presidents Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter and George H.W.Bush.

VOA: special.2009.03.22

After the earthquake, President Obama asked former presidents Bill Clinton and George W.Bush to raise money for Haiti.

VOA: special.2010.02.01

He said the most urgent threat that Barack Obama and other presidents after him will have to deal with is another attack.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

The presidents and prime ministers launched what they called a Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth.

VOA: special.2009.10.02

Presidents are judged on their ability to quickly demonstrate leadership and win congressional approval of their proposals.

VOA: special.2009.05.02

Many presidents seem to have taken the advice of President Harry Truman who said: "If you want a friend in Washington,get a dog."

VOA: special.2009.02.23

He also said: "We do not need presidents who are bigger than the country, but rather ones who speak for it and support it."

VOA: special.2009.08.30

In fact,many American presidents of the late eighteen hundreds did not have this taste for empire.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

Well,first of all, the twenty-second and twenty-fourth presidents of the United States were the same person.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

The historians named America's first president, George Washington, as second on the list of greatest presidents.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

"If you look back in history you will find that many presidents who were enormously popular in that first year became failed presidents over time.

VOA: special.2010.01.23

Presidents Franklin D.Roosevelt and Harry Truman used Poplar Island and nearby Jackson Island for holidays.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

But a law called the Antiquities Act gives presidents the power to declare national monuments.

VOA: special.2009.09.28

Recently,the television cable network C-Span carried out its second study about the greatest American presidents.

VOA: special.2009.02.27

Presidents can declare national monuments, but Congress must act to establish a national park.

VOA: special.2011.04.11

Blaine had served as Secretary of State under Presidents James Garfield and Chester Arthur.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

He took part in the funerals of presidents John F.Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.

VOA: special.2009.05.25

The earliest example of presidents sharing a name is the Adams family.

VOA: special.2009.07.24

Another of America's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln, is on the five-dollar bill.

VOA: special.2010.11.12