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The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 20th century (1901-2000). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 00:45, 9 October 2012: 3,000 × 2,338 (3.39 MB): Matanya == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Great Experiment Hall Cox Corridors In his farewell address at the end of his second term as president, George Washington urged America, "Observe good faith and justic...
The incumbent president is Donald Trump, who assumed office on January 20, 2025. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Since the office was established in 1789, 45 men have served in 47 presidencies; the discrepancy arises from two individuals elected to non-consecutive terms: Grover Cleveland is counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, while Donald ...
A 1796 portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart. The thought of the United States without George Washington as its president caused concern among many Americans. Thomas Jefferson disagreed with many of Washington's policies and later led the Democratic-Republicans in opposition to many Federalist policies, but he joined his political rival Alexander Hamilton, leader of the Federalists ...
Bill Clinton defeated incumbent President George H. W. Bush in 1992 and was sworn into office on January 20, 1993. A shot from behind the President's podium during his inaugural address shows the ...
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
Former Vice President Mike Pence recently revealed the words he exchanged with President-elect Trump at the ... funeral service for former President Carter at the Washington National Cathedral in ...
Former President Jimmy Carter, who devoted his life after the presidency to humanitarian efforts, died Sunday at 100.. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his work in finding peaceful ...