What six presidents have given Air Force Academy graduationcommencement speeches?

Answer 1

The keynote speaker at the Academy's graduation is nearly always a senior government official or Defense Department officer. Typical speakers have included the Air Force Chief of Staff (7 times), Secretary of the Air Force (14 times), Secretary of Defense (9 times), Vice President (9 times) and the President (8 times). It is misleading to say six presidents because there have been 8 total, although only 6 were sitting (elected and in office) at the time of their speech. One president has served twice (the First President Bush (41)). There have been six sitting presidents (Kennedy, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush (41), Bush (43)) and 8 Presidents (total). Johnston spoke as Vice President (the year before he became President due to Kennedy's assasination). George H. W. Bush spoke twice, once as Vice President and once as President and William Clinton spoke after he had served 8 years while Bush was President. The first was John F. Kennedy (Class of 1963) ***Lyndon Johnston was the speaker for the year 1962, but was then the sitting Vice President Richard Nixon (Class of 1969) Gerald R. Ford (Class of 1974) ***George H. W. Bush (Class of 1982) but he was the then Vice President Ronald Reagan (Class of 1984) George H. W. Bush (Class of 1991) ***William J. Clinton (Class of 1995) but he was the former President George W. Bush (Class of 2008)