1878 and 1879 – U.S. Rep. James Garfield campaigns for Republicans in Lewiston.
1914 – Former President Theodore Roosevelt speaks at a rally at Lewiston City Hall.
1916 – Roosevelt campaigns in Lewiston for the Republican ticket.
1920 – Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge comes to Bates College in Lewiston to receive an honorary degree.
1920 – Democratic vice presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt campaigns in Lewiston.
1923 – Coolidge, now vice president, attends a reception at Bates College and visits its chapel.
1945 – George H.W. Bush lives in Auburn briefly while getting military flight training at Lewiston-Auburn Airport.
1952 – Republican vice presidential nominee Richard Nixon campaigns in Lewiston.
1960 – Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy gives a campaign speech at City Park in Lewiston late on Nov. 6.
1975 – Democratic presidential hopeful Jimmy Carter campaigns at Bates College.
1985 – Carter, who lost a reelection bid in 1980, gets an honorary degree at Bates College.
1992 – Bill Clinton, a presidential hopeful, speaks at the Androscoggin Democratic dinner.
2000 – Bush campaigns in Lewiston for his son, George W. Bush, the Republican presidential nominee.
2010 – Clinton campaigns for Democrats at the Lewiston Armory.
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