April 25
1998 - U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton on was questioned by Whitewater prosecutors on videotape about her work as a private lawyer for the failed savings and loan at the center of the investigation.
2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah met in Crawford, TX.
April 26
U.S. President History
1865 - John Wilkes Booth was captured and killed in the Garrett Barn, Port Royal, VA. Booth had shot and killed U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14.
April 27
1861 - U.S. President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus.
1982 - The trial of John W. Hinckley Jr. began in Washington. Hinckley was later acquitted by reason of insanity for the shooting of U.S. President Reagan and three others.
April 28
1818 - U.S. President James Monroe proclaimed naval disarmament on the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain.
1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter accepted the resignation of Secretary of State Cyrus Vance. Vance had opposed the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing American hostages in Iran.
1996 - U.S. President Clinton gave a 4 1/2 hour videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners.