Obama’s C.F. stop sets century-old record
The last sitting president to stop in a non-election year was Taft in 1908.
CEDAR FALLS, IA
The last sitting president to stop in a non-election year was Taft in 1908.
CEDAR FALLS, IA
— President Barack Obama’s visit to Cedar Falls Wednesday marks the first time a sitting president has come here in a non-election year in more than 100 years, according to Courier files, local historians and records.
Several sitting presidents have visited during election years —
Ronald Reagan in 1984, George W. Bush in 2004 and Obama himself
in 2012. No surprise there, given Iowa’s first-in-the-nation precinct caucuses.
However, it’s been more than 100 years since a president came
to the metro area out of season, so to speak.
According to records at the Grout Museum, President
William Howard Taft found his way to Waterloo on Sept. 28,
1911.
According to the application for Lincoln Park’s inclusion in
the National Register of Historic Places, Taft delivered a speech
in the park.
He also took an automobile tour of the city and had
dinner at a private home on Leland Avenue.
He also visited Cedar Falls during his 1908 presidential run.
Several sitting presidents have visited during election years —
Ronald Reagan in 1984, George W. Bush in 2004 and Obama himself
in 2012. No surprise there, given Iowa’s first-in-the-nation precinct caucuses.
However, it’s been more than 100 years since a president came
to the metro area out of season, so to speak.
According to records at the Grout Museum, President
William Howard Taft found his way to Waterloo on Sept. 28,
1911.
According to the application for Lincoln Park’s inclusion in
the National Register of Historic Places, Taft delivered a speech
in the park.
He also took an automobile tour of the city and had
dinner at a private home on Leland Avenue.
He also visited Cedar Falls during his 1908 presidential run.
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