Presidential Connections To The Alamo

Stories Bigger Than Texas: The Alamo PodcastEpisode 41: Presidential Connections To The AlamoThe recent Independence Day in the United States creates a time of reflection. The country is 248 years old. Texas has been apart of it for about 179 years.Today we reveal all the U.S. Presidents who have been to the Alamo or impacted its history: the speeches they gave, the photos they took, and how their connections here have continued the site's enduring legacy. Featuring the Alamo's Researcher Thomas Ledesma.Alamo Historians visit James K. Polk ancestral home: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9EOgK1lIP2AVerbatim of Richard Nixon's 1960 speech at the Alamo: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-the-vice-president-the-alamo-san-antonio-txVerbatim of John F. Kennedy's 1960 speech at the Alamo: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-senator-john-f-kennedy-the-alamo-san-antonio-txVerbatim of Gerald Ford's 1976 speech at the Alamo: https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0122/1252798.pdfAssociated Press photo of Gerald Ford eating tamales: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/26/dining/food-fails-presidential-edition.htmlHand-drawn flyer advertising Jimmy Carter's 1976 visit: https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth249332/Bill Clinton's 1996 speech at the Alamo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfDrjal1LtkLaura Bush recalling childhood memories of the Alamo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTH_oyqGFho&t=43sView Presidential signatures in the Alamo's Guest Book: https://www.thealamo.org/remember/commerce-and-preservation/presidential-visits-to-the-alamoSend the Alamo Podcast a Text Message! (Please include name and contact information so we can respond.)