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.
President’s Pew Prayer Book
1856 Book of Common Prayer, signed by all US Presidents since 1961. For a look inside, see this video
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt visits St. John’s on March 4, 1933.
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.
Lyndon Johnson, 1963
President Lyndon Johnson visits St. John’s on November 23, 1963.
Richard Nixon, 1971
President Nixon visits St. John’s in April 1971.
Gerald R. Ford, 1975
President Ford (far left) with First Lady Betty Ford (far right) on April 13, 1975.
Ronald Reagan, 1981
President Ronald Reagan with First Lady Nancy Reagan in January 1981.
Bill Clinton, 1996
President Bill Clinton on March 24, 1996.
George W. Bush, 2007
President George W. Bush attends St. John’s on September 11, 2007.
Barack Obama, 2009
President Barack Obama leaving Easter services at St. John’s.
Joe Biden, 2025
President Biden attends a private prayer service at St. John's on January 17, 2025.
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.