CQ TODAY MIDDAY UPDATE
May 16, 2008 – 12:23 a.m.
Political Trivia for May 16
By CQ Staff
Before President Bush, who was the last Republican president to visit Israel while in office?
a. Richard Nixon
b. Gerald Ford
c. Ronald Reagan
d. George H.W. Bush
Answer: a
In June 1974, Richard Nixon was the first U.S. president to visit Israel and, until President Bush’s current trip, he was the only Republican president to visit Israel in its 60-year history.
Jimmy Carter visited in March 1977. Bill Clinton visited Israel four times during his eight years in office.
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