美國向來是世界關注的焦點,今年更是“好戲連臺”。除了鬧得人心惶惶的華爾街金融危機,倍受關注的當然就是美國總統大選。我們期待2009年即將宣誓就職美國新任總統能帶領這個窮得響叮當的超級大國走出重重危機,重現昨日輝煌。
Gerald R. Ford (Served 1974-1977)
Born: July 14, 1913, in Nebraska; died: Dec, 26, 2006
Political Party: Republican
Did you know? Ford was the first President not to be elected as either President or Vice President by a popular vote.
Jimmy Carter (Served 1977-1981)
Born: Oct 1, 1921, in Georgia
Political Party: Democratic
Did you know? Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2002.
Ronald W. Reagan (Served 1981-1989)
Born: Feb 6, 1911, in Illinois; died: June 5, 2004
Political Party: Republican
Did you know? Reagan worked for nearly 30 years as a Hollywood actor.
George H.W. Bush (Served 1989-1993)
Born: June 12, 1924, in Massachusetts
Political Party: Republican
Did you know? Bush was the first President to spend a holiday with troops overseas: Thanksgiving in Saudi Arabia.
William J. Clinton (Served 1993-2001)
Born: Aug 19, 1946, in Arkansas
Political Party: Democratic
Did you know? Clinton was the second of two Presidents to be impeached. The Senate acquitted him.
George W. Bush (Served 2001-2009)
Born: July 6, 1946, in Connecticut
Political Party: Republican
Did you know? George W. Bush was an owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team from the last 1980s until 1998.