Post Tagged with: "White House"

Predator drone (US Army photo)

Vernuccio’s View: White House Responds to Iran’s Drone Shoot Down

There was a flurry of White House activity following President Trump’s surprise decision to not proceed with a military response to Iran’s downing of an American unmanned drone in international airspace. New sanctions were imposed on Iranian leaders.  According to […]

by · June 29, 2019 · Op Ed, Vernuccio's View
First commercial radio broadcast: Results of the 1920 Presidential Election -- Gov. Warren G. Harding's landslide victory.

Early Presidential Radio

The history of radio and the presidency seems to center entirely on Franklin Roosevelt’s famous “fireside chats” beginning in 1933 in the depths of the Depression. But the first president to address the nation from the White House over the […]

by · February 25, 2018 · History, Profile America
Vernuccio’s View of the Trump MAGA Inaugural

Vernuccio’s View of the Trump MAGA Inaugural

by Frank V. Vernuccio, Jr., J.D.  I attended and witnessed both President Donald J. Trump’s inaugural address from the Capitol,and the surrounding protests. My work began just before I left The Bronx.  Flights and trains were already booked (and it would […]

by · January 21, 2017 · Vernuccio's View
​Donald Trump wins the White House in a stunning upset

​Donald Trump wins the White House in a stunning upset

Via NBC News: In a forceful rebuke of the American political establishment, Donald J. Trump on Tuesday was elected the 45th president of the United States. Trump, a businessman and celebrity who has never held elected office, scored stunning upsets […]

by · November 9, 2016 · Politics

Opinion: Equal Pay Is Good For America 

The White House launched the Equal Pay Pledge, encouraging companies from across the U.S. to take action to advance equal pay.

by · August 26, 2016 · Op Ed, Women

Opinion: Equal Pay Is Good For America 

The White House launched the Equal Pay Pledge, encouraging companies from across the U.S. to take action to advance equal pay.

by · August 26, 2016 · Op Ed, Women
IN MEMORIAM: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies At 94

IN MEMORIAM: Former First Lady Nancy Reagan Dies At 94

Nancy Reagan, wife of former President Ronald Reagan, died on Sunday. She was 94.   The cause of death was congestive heart failure, according to her rep Joanne Drake, a spokeswoman with the Reagan Library.   “Mrs. Reagan will be […]

by · March 7, 2016 · News, Obituary