1797, probably on August 7: Visits and speaks from the steps of the Old North porch
Notes:
Washington’s grandnephews, Augustine and Bushrod enroll at Georgetown College on April 8, 1793. Augustine stays until 1794 and Bushrod until 1795.
Washington arrives on horseback and ties his horse up to a picket fence as no one is waiting to greet him
1825, July 25: Attends commencement where he hands out diplomas
1827, July 30: Attends commencement where he hands out diplomas
1841, July 26, 1841: Attends commencement
1842, July 26, 1842: Attends commencement
Note: Tyler’s son, Tazewell Taylor, is a student at Georgetown College from October 23, 1843, to July 26, 1843
1845, September 28: Visits his nephew and ward Marshall T. Polk who is a student at Georgetown College
1849, July 24, 1849: Attends commencement where he hands out diplomas
1854, July 11: Attends commencement
1856, June 5: Visits
1856, November 6: Visits
Note: Georgetown College Cadets march to the White House on December 4, 1856
1845, July 24: Attends commencement as a Cabinet Secretary
1857, July 7: Attends commencement
1859, July 6: Attends commencement
Notes:
While Secretary Of State, Buchanan enrolls his nephew Joseph B. Henry at Georgetown College on September 22, 1846
Georgetown College Cadets march to the White House on October 19, 1857, and again in July 1859 when they are received by the President in the East Room
1861, May 8: Reviews Federal troops billeted on campus
1867, July 3: Speaks at commencement
1869, July 1: Attends commencement
Note: Johnson’s son Andrew F. Johnson enrolls at Georgetown College on November 5, 1866
1869, July 1: Attends commencement where he hands out the diplomas
1879, June 26: Attends commencement, the first to be held in Healy Hall, where he hands out the diplomas
1887, June 27: Attends commencement where he hands out diplomas
1889, February 22: Speaks on the third and final day of Georgetown’s Centennial celebration
1897, June 23: Attends commencement where he hands out diplomas
1906, June 14: Speaks at commencement
Note: According to the stray notes of Francis Barnum, S.J., Roosevelt’s appearance at commencement is unexpected as the University President had not invited him
1913, March 2: Visits addresses the students in Gaston Hall
1916, June 13: Speaks at commencement
1918, spring: Senator Harding visits Georgetown to inspect the Student Army Training Corps and speaks from the middle steps of Healy Hall
1924, June 9: Speaks at commencement
Notes:
President Coolidge appoints GU President Charles Lyons, S.J. to the U.S. Bunker Hill Sesquicentennial Commission on March 10, 1925
On January 20, 1927, Father Lyons dines at the White House
1926, June 8: Speaks at commencement as Secretary of Commerce
1947, December 1: Dedicates the Children’s Wing of the Georgetown University Hospital
Note: the degree of LL.D. is conferred on President Truman at the June 17, 1945, commencement but he does not attend and is represented by the Honorable Dennis Chavez, Senator from New Mexico and a graduate of the Georgetown University Law School
1953, January 20: Holds one of his two inaugural balls in McDonough Gym
1953, April 29: Guest of honor at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce banquet in McDonough Gym
1958, October 13: Speaks at the dedication of the Walsh Building and receives an honorary degree
1964, December 3: Speaks at the closing ceremonies of the 175th anniversary celebration and receives an honorary degree in McDonough Gym
1966, September 13: Signs an extension of the Peace Corps act in the Hall of Nations
Notes:
Attends Georgetown's Law School in the fall of 1934
Receives a John Carroll Award at the John Carroll Awards Weekend held in New York City on October 12, 1963
Johnson’s daughter, Luci Baines Johnson, enrolls in the Nursing School in 1965 but leaves prior to graduation because she marries
1952, April 20: Senator Nixon (R) California appears on the Georgetown University Forum radio program. He and fellow panelists the Hon. William C. Bullitt, first U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Russia, and Stefan Possony, Lecturer in Geopolitics at Georgetown University, discuss “How Can We Stop Russia?”
1953, January 20: Vice President Nixon attends the inaugural ball for President Eisenhower n McDonough Gym
Notes:
1983, November 2: Cuts the ribbon at the rededication of the Old North Building and speaks at an academic convocation in Gaston Hall, and receives an honorary degree in Gaston Hall
1989, March 31: Cuts the ribbon at the dedication of the Salaam Intercultural Resource Center on the 7th floor of the Intercultural Center and answers questions from a panel of foreign policy experts in Gaston Hall
1989, November 6: Speaks with former First Lady Rosalynn Carter about their work at the Carter Center at Emory University in Gaston Hall
1988, October 1: Speaks and receives an honorary degree at the inaugural convocation for Georgetown’s Bicentennial celebration on Healy Lawn
1979, January 25: Former envoy to China George Bush speaks in Gaston Hall. Stopping short of declaring his candidacy for the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, he states when asked by a student that he is “keenly interested in seeking the nomination.”
As an alumni (F’1968), Clinton has made multiple visits to campus, many of which are listed below:
1980, May 25: Governor Clinton speaks at commencement
1987, February 23: Governor Clinton delivers a speech sponsored by the Georgetown University Lecture Fund in Copley Formal Lounge
1991, October 23: Speaks as a Presidential candidate in Gaston Hall
1991, November 20: Speaks as a Presidential candidate in Gaston Hall
1991, December 12: Speaks as a Presidential candidate
1993, January 18: Addresses the diplomatic corps at a pre-inaugural event
1993, December 1: Speaks on World AIDS Day at the Medical Center
1994, January 20: Speaks on the first anniversary of his inauguration in Gaston Hall
1994, November 10: Delivers the inaugural Carroll Quigley Lecture on the School of Foreign Service’s 75th anniversary on the future of U.S, Relations with Asia and the Pacific
1995, July 6: Speaks on Responsible Citizenship & the American Community in Gaston Hall
1997, June 11: Speaks at a conference on juvenile crime
1997, August 8: Speaks to announce a $2 billion plan to combat diabetes at the Medical Center
1997, October 6: Speaks at a global warming conference
1998, February 9: Speaks on social security reform in Gaston Hall
1999, June 25: Speaks on Medicare reform, regulating gun sales, increasing the minimum wage and expanding the federal role in education policy and funding
1999, September 23: Speaks at the memorial service for Lane Kirkland in Gaston Hall
1999, November 8: Delivers the Quandt Lecture on “The Tenth Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Velvet Revolution”
2000, September 1: Speaks about missile defense in Gaston Hall
2000, September 26: Speaks at the Law Center
2001, November 7: Speaks on globalism and the war on terrorism in Gaston Hall
2003, February 11: Hosts “A Conversation: Issues that Impact Young Adults”
2006, October 11: Speaks on “Securing the Common Good: A Vision for America and the World”
2011, October 28: Speaks at a Clinton Foundation Symposium on the Lesson of Clintonomics in Gaston Hall
2013, April 30: Delivers the first lecture in the Clinton Lecture series focusing on the stories of people who have impacted his life in Gaston Hall
2014, April 30: Delivers the second lecture in the Clinton Lecture series focusing on his approach to domestic and foreign policy in Gaston Hall
2015, April 21: Delivers the third lecture in the Clinton Lecture series in Gaston Hall
2017, November 6: Delivers the keynote address at the Clinton at 25 symposium in Gaston Hall
Note: Clinton hosts a 25th reunion event for his class at the White House on June 7, 1993
2006, September 20: Senator Obama (D-IL) speaks on energy independence in Gaston Hall
2009, April 14: Speaks on the economy in Gaston Hall
2013, June 25: Speaks on climate change from the steps of Old North
2015, May 8: Speaks at the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty
2001, November 30: Speaks on the keys to entrepreneurial success in Copley Formal Lounge. The event was hosted by the Georgetown M.B.A. Entrepreneurs Association
Note: Two of Trump’s children attended Georgetown - Ivanka Trump who was enrolled from 2000-2002 and Erik who graduated from the McDonough School of Business in 2006
1977, February 22: Senator Biden (D-Del.) discusses Congress and foreign policy at an informal seminar sponsored by the Georgetown Lecture Fund in the Hall of Nations
1985, November 6: Senator Biden delivers the Ryan Memorial Lecture at the Georgetown University Law Center
1992, February 11: Senator Biden reflects about his personal life for the Escape ‘95 retreat program in Gaston Hall
2015, December 16: Vice President Biden speaks at Interfaith Gathering for Solidarity, Understanding, and Peace in Gaston Hall
2016, March 24: Vice President speaks about the Supreme Court at the Georgetown University Law Center
2016, December 5: Vice President Biden speaks on the importance of financial sector regulation in Gaston Hall
2021, February 18: Receives ashes for Ash Wednesday from Brian McDermott, S.J. at Wolfington Hall
Note: Biden’s son, Robert Hunter Biden graduated with a B.A. from Georgetown University in 1992 and attended Georgetown University Law Center from 1992-1993
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