President Theodore Roosevelt

October 20, 1905

1905 - The American flag on the stage where President Theodore Roosevelt spoke. Source: Georgia Tech Library.

In his brief remarks to students and faculty, President Theodore Roosevelt stressed the importance of technological education. He said, “America can be the first nation only by just the kind of training and effort, which is developed and is symbolized in institutions of this kind.”

Transcript - remarks to the students of the Georgia School of Technology - October 20, 1905

President-Elect William H. Taft

January 16, 1909

1909 - President William H. Taft. Source: Library of Congress.

President-elect William H. Taft addressed a crowd of approximately 600 on the Georgia Tech campus and spoke on the importance of character and integrity in the field of engineering.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

November 29, 1935

1935 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of Techwood Homes at Grant Field in Atlanta. Source: Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered a dedication speech of Techwood Homes, the nation’s first public housing project, at Grant Field before an estimated audience of 50,000. During his speech, he remembered the day in 1924 when he first came to Warm Springs, Georgia, and he spoke about those days of so-called prosperity in America, when speculators profited before “the crash.”

Transcript - remarks during the dedication of Techwood Homes - November 29, 1935



Video - remarks during the dedication of Techwood Homes - November 29, 1935

President Jimmy Carter

February 20 and August 30, 1979

1979 - First Lady Rosalynn Carter and President Jimmy Carter with Georgia Tech President Joseph M. Pettit. Source: Georgia Tech Library.

Georgia Tech alumnus Jimmy Carter and his official White House party visited the Georgia Tech campus twice in 1979. In February, President Carter delivered a major foreign policy address in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum and was presented with an honorary doctor of engineering degree along with the Alumni Distinguished Service Award. In August, the president returned to campus to conduct a White House seminar on energy.

Transcript - remarks at Special Convocation of Georgia Tech - February 20, 1979

Transcript - remarks at the Presidential Energy Technology Seminar - August 30, 1979

President William J. Clinton

July 19, 1996

1996 - President Bill Clinton and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young tour the Olympic Village at Georgia Tech with other Olympic officials. Source: Georgia Tech Library.

President Bill Clinton addressed the United States Olympic team in the Olympic Village at Georgia Tech. In his remarks, he thanked Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough, the people of Atlanta, and Georgia for hosting the Centennial Olympic Games.

Transcript - remarks to the United States Olympic Team - July 19, 1996

President George W. Bush

March 27, 2002

2002 - President George W. Bush watches a hazardous materials emergency response exercise at Georgia Tech on March 27. Georgia Tech Photo: Stanley Leary.

New technologies and training developed by Georgia Tech to help emergency workers improve their response to disasters prompted a visit from President George W. Bush to campus on March 27, 2002. Atlanta area emergency workers and Center for Emergency Response Technology, Instruction, and Policy employees responded to a mock chlorine gas release in an exercise watched by President Bush, Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge, Congressman Saxby Chambliss of Moultrie, Georgia, and Georgia Tech President G. Wayne Clough.

Transcript - remarks to first-responders in Atlanta, Georgia - March 27, 2002

Video - remarks to first-responders in Atlanta, Georgia - March 27, 2002