JFK at SDSU
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Presidents Who Visited in San Diego
Believe it or not, San Diego has been a place for respite for the nation's presidents since 1891.
Two particular Commanders-in-Chief made repeated visits to our fair city. President Reagan always considered San Diego to be his lucky city and usually made it one of his last stops along the campaign trail.
Reagan in San Diego
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During President Clinton's time in office, Coronado was a favorite haunt for him, Hillary and Chelsea. In fact, Chelsea was once accidentally knocked off her bicycle by a motorist who opened up the car door just as she was passing by. Poor Chelsea!
JFK at SDSU
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Most of the presidents chose to stay or visit the Hotel del Coronado during their time in San Diego while others stayed in San Diego proper. Unfortunately, we do not know which hotels/homes the presidents stayed in San Diego.
Here is a list of presidents who visited San Diego and when:
Hotel del Coronado
Benjamin Harrison (1891) Franklin D. Roosevelt (1914)
FDR in San Diego
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William Howard Taft (1915) Richard Nixon (1961) Lyndon Johnson (1970) Ronald Reagan (1970) Jimmy Carter (1979) George Bush Sr. (1983) Gerald Ford (1991) Bill Clinton (1992) George Bush, Jr. (2005)
San Diego
Theodore Roosevelt (1915) Woodrow Wilson (1919) Herbert Hoover (1933) Harry Truman (1948) Dwight Eisenhower (1952)
John F. Kennedy (1960)
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