Influential Figures Lost in March 2022-- Part 4: Delgado, Gurt, Cavazos, Young and Albright

MARCH

EMILIO DELGADO, 81

**  Actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on American TV as fix-it shop owner Luis on "Sesame Street.  Died March 10.

WILLIAM HURT, 71

**  His laconic charisma and self-assured subtlety as an actor made him one of 1980s leading men in movies such as "Broadcast News," "Body Heat" and "The Big Chill."  Died March 13.

LAURO CAVAZOS, 95

A Texas ranch foreman's son who rose to become the first Latino to serve in a presidential cabinet as US Secretary of Education during the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.  Died March 15.

DON YOUNG, 88

**  The Alaska congressman was the longest-serving Republican in the history of the US House.  Died March 18.

MADELINE ALBRIGHT, 84

**  A child refugee from Nazi and then Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe who rose to become the first female Secretary of State and a mentor to many current and former American statesmen and women.  Died March 23.

46 Fascinating Facts About Our 46 Presidents-- Part 8: Johnson to Reagan

36.  LYNDON B. JOHNSON (1963-1969)

His first career was as a teacher.  He worked at a school near the U.S.-Mexican border for four years before  launching a career in politics.

37.  RICHARD M. NIXON  (1969-1974)

He became such a skillful poker player while stationed in the Solomon Islands during World War II that his winnings helped launch his political career upon his return to the United States.

38.  GERALD FORD (1974-1977)

A star football player at the University of Michigan, Ford turned down offers from both the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers.

39.  JIMMY CARTER (1977-1981)

When his father died in 1953, Carter gave up his successful military career to move back to Georgia to run the family's peanut farm.

40.  RONALD REAGAN (1981-1989)

He worked as a life guard and sportscaster before becoming an actor and later a politician.

--CootPres

America's Long Line of Presidential Military Heroes-- Part 4: More World War II Presidents

World War II presidents, continued.

Richard Nixon, Navy,  began the war in Iowa, despite its lack of a coast, then was transferred to the Pacific where he never saw action either.  Gerald Ford was on an aircraft carrier and won ten battle stars.  Jimmy Carter was still a cadet at the U.S. Naval Academy during WW II and served on submarines and battleships in the late 1940s and 1950s and never saw action.

Ronald Reagan , who many thing never served, enlisted in the Army in 1942 but was classified 4F due to bad eyesight and remained stateside.

Of course, there was also George H.W. Bush, who flew planes off the USS San Jacinto aircraft carrier during the war and almost lost his life when he was shot down.  The other man in his plane did die.  Bush was rescued by a submarine.

--GreGen

Oldest Presidents on Inauguration Day

From the same source as them previous post.

10.  Gerald R. Ford  61 years

9.  John Adams  61 years, 4 months

8.  Andrew Jackson  61 years, 11 months

7.  Dwight Eisenhower  62 years

6.  Zachary Taylor  64 years, 3 months

5.  George H.W. Bush 64 years, 6 months

4.  James Buchanan  65 years

3.  William Harrison  68 years

2.  Ronald Reagan  68 years

1.  Donald Trump  70 years

--DaCootPress

Longest Living Presidents

From the May 2, 2019, Kenosha (Wis.) News

10.  Richard Nixon   81 years

9.  Thomas Jefferson  83 years

8.  James Madison  85 years

7.  Harry S. Truman  88 years

6.  Herbert Hoover  90 years, 71 days

5.  John Adams  90 years, 248 days

4.  Ronald Reagan  93 years, 119 days

3.  Gerald Ford  93 years, 165 days

2.  George H.W. Bush  94 years, 171 days

1.  Jimmy Carter  94 years and counting

This past summer, Jimmy and Rosalyn celebrated their 73rd year of marriage.  No trophy wife for him.  Probably the most sincere and honorable president we've had since Harry S. Truman.

And, I Met Him When he Was Governor.  --Cooter

Michael Joseph Blassie (Formerly the Unknown Vietnam War Soldier)-- Part 2

This change to unknown classification came about because of discrepancies with the age and height of the remains.

The remains were designated as unknown service member from the Vietnam War on May 17, 1984 at Pearl Harbor and the remains transported to California and then to Washington, D.C. where it lay in state at the Capitol and was viewed by Vietnam War veterans, dignitaries and President and Mrs. Reagan.

An Army caisson carried the remains to the Memorial Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery on May 28, 1984 where President Reagan presided at the funeral and presented the medal of Honor to the Unknown Vietnam Veteran.  The president acted as next-of-kin and accepted the internment flag at the end of the ceremony.

Illinois Site Attendance Related to Past Presidents

It is expected that sites associated with President-Elect Obama will have an increase in visitors.

Here are the 2007 numbers for other Illinois presidential-related sites.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN-- and they'll be even higher in 2009 as we celebrate his 200th birthday.

DAVID DAVIS MANSION-- 41,045
LINCOLN LOG CABIN-- 82,735
LINCOLN-HERNDON LAW OFFICE-- 37,774
LINCOLN'S NEW SALEM-- 423,176
LINCOLN'S TOMB-- 339,073
METAMORA COURTHOUSE-- 10,991
MT. PULASKI COURTHOUSE-- 1,447
OLD STATE CAPITOL-- 109,254
POSTVILLE COURTHOUSE-- 5,152
VANDALIA STATEHOUSE-- 31,690
PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM-- 424,472
LINCOLN HOME-- 369,747

ULYSSES S. GRANT HOME-- 88,851

RONALD REAGAN BOYHOOD HOME-- Not Available

From Nov. 6th Chicago Tribune

Presidents Are Big Tourist Draw. -Cooter