A Pictorial History of Presidential Rides

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Throughout history, the Cadillac Brand has played a significant role in escorting our Presidents safely and stylishly.

Below are a few such examples.

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(above) William Howard Taft riding in a 1907 / 1908 Cadillac Model G Limousine with a custom body and collapsible laundalet rear roof area. The Presidential Seal is on the door.


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(above) 1919 Cadillac Type 57 seven passenger car.
Caption reads: “President Woodrow Wilson standing… marking the first American President on foreign soil”


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(above) President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a circa 1937 Cadillac Convertible Sedan.


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(above) President Harry S. Truman rides in a 1941 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible Sedan.


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(above) President Harry S. Truman and a 1947 Cadillac Limousine at the White House.


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(above) Dwight D. Eisenhower visits Hawaii in a 1952 Cadillac Series 62 Convertible.


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(above) Dwight D. Eisenhower rides to his inaugural address in a 1953 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible.


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(above) 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Limousine.
President and Mrs. Kennedy visit Canada in a custom modified limousine made for a visit from Queen Elizabeth II to Canada. The limo is equipped with a removable rear plastic top section.


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(above) President Ronald Reagan’s Limousine waits outside his childhood home in Illinois on February 6, 1984.


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(above) Interior view of a Cadillac Presidential Limousine, circa 1988.


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(above) 2006 Cadillac DTS Presidential Limousine.


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(above) The latest Cadillac Presidential Limousine will transport President Barack Obama down Pennsylvania Avenue when it debuts on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009.


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