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Historic Presidential Visits to Colorado
Presidents can be tourists, too, which might explain why presidential visits to our state happen on the regular. Here, we offer readers a photo essay of some of the most famous stops.
From historic events to whistle stop tours and even tragedies, US presidents have frequently stopped in the Centennial State. For Presidents’ Day, we dug up photos of some of these visits from our nation’s Commander in Chief.
President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt
In Office: 1901-1909
President William Howard Taft
In Office: 1909-1913
President Woodrow Wilson
In Office: 1913-1921
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
In Office: 1932-1945
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
In Office: 1953-1961
President John F. Kennedy
In Office: 1961-1963
President Gerald Ford
In Office: 1974-1977
President Ronald Reagan
In Office: 1981-1989
President William "Bill" Clinton
President George W. Bush
In Office: 2001-2009
President Barack Obama
In Office: 2009-2017
President Donald Trump
In Office: 2017-2021
President Joseph "Joe" Biden
In Office: 2021-Present
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