From Deseret News archives:
Hail to the chief
In honor of all those past presidents, we've gathered up some facts, figures and trivia
—Jimmy Carter
"America is too great for small dreams."
—Ronald Reagan
"There is nothing wrong in America that can't be fixed by what is right in America."
—Bill Clinton
Sources and for more information: "The Smithsonian Treasury: The Presidents," by Frederick S. Voss (Random House); "Presidents: Fandex Family Field Guide," by Steven M. L. Aronson (Workman Publishing); "Quotations From Our Presidents" (Peter Pauper Press); "Who's Buried In Grant's Tomb," by Brian Lamb (Perseus); C-SPAN; www.infoplease.com; Encyclopedia of Days (www.shagtown.com); www.americanpresidents.org
E-mail: carma@desnews.com
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