Barack Obama delivered his memorable speech on race in March 2008 at the National Constitution Center, and Obama and Hillary Clinton debated here in April 2008 during the Democratic primary race.
A bronze marker in front of the building commemorates President John F. Kennedy’s Independence Day speech on July 4, 1962.
The largest presidential gathering here was the 1997 Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future, featuring former presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush and then-President Bill Clinton.
Every president from Theodore Roosevelt through Ronald Reagan stayed at the historic Bellevue hotel, which is now the Hyatt at The Bellevue Philadelphia.
President Taft was the guest of honor at the dedication of Wanamaker's department store (now Macy’s) on December 30, 1911. A bronze plaque inlaid in the Juniper Street entrance marks the spot.
