Presidential Visits
Beginning with James Madison, every person who has held the office of President of the United States has attended a service at St. John’s. Pew 54, the President’s Pew, is reserved for the President’s use when in attendance.
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President’s Pew Prayer Book
1856 Book of Common Prayer, signed by all US Presidents since 1961. For a look inside, see this video
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt visits St. John’s on March 4, 1933.
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John F. Kennedy, 1963
President John F. Kennedy and Rev. John Harper at St. John’s on March 10, 1963, with Bishop William Creighton behind JFK.
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Lyndon Johnson, 1963
President Lyndon Johnson visits St. John’s on November 23, 1963.
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Richard Nixon, 1971
President Nixon visits St. John’s in April 1971.
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Gerald R. Ford, 1975
President Ford (far left) with First Lady Betty Ford (far right) on April 13, 1975.
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Ronald Reagan, 1981
President Ronald Reagan with First Lady Nancy Reagan in January 1981.
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Bill Clinton, 1996
President Bill Clinton on March 24, 1996.
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George W. Bush, 2007
President George W. Bush attends St. John’s on September 11, 2007.
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Barack Obama, 2009
President Barack Obama leaving Easter services at St. John’s.
Joe Biden, 2013
Then-Vice President Joe Biden in attendance at St. John’s on January 20, 2013.
President’s Pew Prayer Book
Historian and St. John’s member Richard Grimmett gave American Artifacts a look inside the 1856 Book of Common Prayer, signed by all US Presidents since 1961.