Has a U.S. President ever visited KU?

Yes! President Obama was the fourth sitting U.S. president to visit KU and the first since William H. Taft in 1911. The other two presidents to visit KU while in office were Ulysses S. Grant in 1873 and Rutherford B. Hayes in 1879. Five additional presidents ??? Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton visited KU after leaving office.


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