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Some Alaskan Presidential visits trivia.With President Trump in #Alaska today, here's some history & trivia on presidents in the Great Land:
* It's the 26th time a sitting president has visited Alaska
* Every president since Lynden Johnson has visited Alaska while in office
* Most visits have been short refueling stops on international trips
* 3 presidents went fishing while in Alaska (FDR, Carter, Obama)
* Only one president visited north of the Arctic Circle (Obama)
* November is the top month for presidential visits (5); June is second (4)
* No presidents have visited during December, March or April.
* Today's 5th visit by Trump is more than any other president (most of his others were refueling stops)
* Trump and Nixon are the only presidents to meet foreign leaders in AK (Nixon & Japanese Emperor Hirohito in '71; Trump & Putin '25). Reagan also met w Pope John Paul II in AK (‘84)
* Kennedy ('60), Nixon ('60), & Trump ('22) are the only 3 presidents to campaign in Alaska while not in office
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Because our incredible Golden Heart community made the last fundraiser lunch such an overwhelming success, the caring employees at the Fairbanks Regional Office Building (FROB) are doing it again! ❤️
They have organized another fundraiser lunch for tomorrow to support the community of Tok. Many families are still rebuilding after this summer’s wildfires and need our help as they prepare for winter.
Join us Friday, October 9, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM for soup and cornbread. The minimum donation is just $5 per bowl, and all proceeds will help our neighbors in Tok.
📍 Fairbanks Regional Office Building (FROB)
675 7th Avenue, Downtown Fairbanks
Let’s show up once again and prove just how generous our Golden Heart community can be!