| Year |
President |
Guest |
Notes |
| 2008 |
GWB |
NONE |
|
| 2007 |
GWB |
Dikembe Mutombo |
Georgetown and NBA basketball star from Africa who earned U.S. citizenship and later built a hospital in his native Congo. |
| 2007 |
GWB |
Julie Aigner-Clark |
businesswoman who started the Baby Einstein Company. After being bought by the Walt Disney Corporation, it has grown into a $200 million business. After her business success she devotes time helping missing and exploited children. |
| 2007 |
GWB |
Wesley Autrey |
hero who jumped onto subway tracks in Harlem to save a man |
| 2007 |
GWB |
Sergeant Tommy Rieman |
volunteer member of the U.S. Army who earned the Silver Star for bravery in action |
| 2006 |
GWB |
Lisa Clay |
widow of Marine Corps Staff
Sergeant Dan Clay who was killed in Fallujah in Iraq |
| 2006 |
GWB |
Sara Jo Clay |
mother of Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Dan Clay who was
killed in Fallujah in Iraq |
| 2006 |
GWB |
Bud Clay |
father of Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Dan Clay who was
killed in Fallujah in Iraq |
| 2005 |
GWB |
Janet Norwood |
mother of Marine Corps Sergeant Byron Norwood of
Pflugerville, Texas who was killed during the assult on Fallujah in Iraq |
| 2005 |
GWB |
Bill Norwood |
father of Marine Corps Sergeant Byron Norwood of
Pflugerville, Texas who was killed during the assult on Fallujah in Iraq |
| 2005 |
GWB |
Safia Taleb al-Suhail |
an Iraqi democracy and human rights activist whose father
was killed by Saddam Hussein |
| 2004 |
GWB |
Adnan Pachachi |
President of the Iraqi Governing Council |
| 2003 |
GWB |
NONE |
|
| 2002 |
GWB |
Chairman Hamid Karzai |
leader of Afghanistan |
| 2002 |
GWB |
Dr. Sima Samar |
Afghanistan's Minister of Women's Affairs |
| 2002 |
GWB |
Shannon Spann |
widow of CIA officer Michael Spann who was killed in
Afghanistan |
| 2002 |
GWB |
Hermis Moutardier |
flight attendant who helped thwart an attempt to detonate a
"shoe bomb" |
| 2002 |
GWB |
Christina Jones |
flight attendant who helped thwart an attempt to detonate a
"shoe bomb" |
| 2001 |
GWB |
Mayor John Street |
Mayor of Philadelphia who promoted faith-based initiatives |
| 2001 |
GWB |
Steven Ramos |
private citizen from Pennsylvania whom the Presiden't cited
as an example of an ordinary American who would be advantaged by tax cuts |
| 2001 |
GWB |
Josefina Ramos |
private citizen from Pennsylvania whom the Presiden't cited
as an example of an ordinary American who would be advantaged by tax cuts |
| 2000 |
WJC |
Lloyd Bentsen |
former U.S. Senator and Clinton's first Treasury Secretary |
| 2000 |
WJC |
Carlos Rosas |
private citzen from St. Paul, MN |
| 2000 |
WJC |
Tom Mauser |
father of Daniel Mauser who was killed during a rampage at
Columbine High School in Colorado |
| 2000 |
WJC |
Captain John Cherrey |
U.S. Air Force pilot who rescued an American pilot shot
down over Bosnia |
| 2000 |
WJC |
Janet Cohen |
wife of Defense Secretary William Cohen who worked to show
public support for service personnel |
| 2000 |
WJC |
Hank Aaron |
former professional baseball player and career home run
leader |
| 1999 |
WJC |
Lyn Gibson |
widow of Capitol police officer killed in the line of duty |
| 1999 |
WJC |
Wenling Chestnut |
widow of Capitol police officer killed in the line of duty |
| 1999 |
WJC |
Tipper Gore |
wife of Vice-President Al Gore who led efforts to address
mental illness |
| 1999 |
WJC |
Captain Jeff Taliaferro |
U.S. Air Force who flew a B-1B bomber over Iraq in
Operation Desert Fox |
| 1999 |
WJC |
Sammy Sosa |
professional baseball player, Chicago Cubs |
| 1999 |
WJC |
Suzann Wilson |
a gun-control advocate from Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| 1999 |
WJC |
Rosa Parks |
Civil Rights pioneer |
| 1998 |
WJC |
Elaine Kinslow |
private citizen from Indianapolis, IN who was noted as a
model of someone coming off welfare |
| 1998 |
WJC |
Sgt. Michael Tolbert |
Sergeant, US Army who participated in U.S. involvement in
Bosnia |
| 1997 |
WJC |
Kristen Tanner |
from
Illinois, among students who tied for first in the world in science and came
in second in math in the Third International Math and Science Study |
| 1997 |
WJC |
Chris Getsler |
from
Illinois, among students who tied for first in the world in science and came
in second in math in the Third International Math and Science Study |
| 1997 |
WJC |
Sue Winski |
from Illinois, teacher of students Tanner and Getsler |
| 1997 |
WJC |
Dr. Kristen Zarfos |
Connecticut surgeon |
| 1997 |
WJC |
Lillie Tejeda |
mother of Texas Congressman Frank Tejeda who was buried the
day before the President's address |
| 1997 |
WJC |
Mary Alice (Tejeda?) |
sister of Texas Congressman Frank Tejeda who was buried the
day before the President's address |
| 1997 |
WJC |
Gov. Gary Locke |
Governor (D-WA) who is the first Chinese-American state
governor |
| 1996 |
WJC |
Gen. Barry McCaffrey |
as nominee to become Director of the Office of National
Drug Control Policy |
| 1996 |
WJC |
Richard Dean |
Social Security Administration employee in Oklahoma City
who assisted victims of the bombing of the Federal Building |
| 1996 |
WJC |
Lucius Wright |
Teacher in Jackson, MS who works to keep kids from joining
gangs |
| 1996 |
WJC |
Sgt. Jennifer Rodgers |
Sergeant, Oklahoma City Police Department who helped save
victims of the bombing of the Federal Building |
| 1995 |
WJC |
Cindy Perry |
Kentucky teacher in the AmeriCorps Program |
| 1995 |
WJC |
Chief Stephen Bishop |
Police Chief, Kansas City, MO active in community policing |
| 1995 |
WJC |
Cpl. Gregory Depestre |
who participated in U.S. involvement in Haiti |
| 1995 |
WJC |
Reverend John Cherry |
AME Zion Church in Temple Hills, MD |
| 1995 |
WJC |
Reverend Diana Cherry |
AME Zion Church in Temple Hills, MD |
| 1995 |
WJC |
Jack Lucas |
Congressional Medal of Honor receipient who fought at Iwo
Jima - from Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| 1994 |
WJC |
Jim Brady |
former Reagan Press Secretary who was wounded in the 1981
attempt to assassinate Reagan |
| 1994 |
WJC |
Kevin Jett |
New York City police officer |
| 1993 |
WJC |
NONE |
|
| 1992 |
GHWB |
NONE |
|
| 1991 |
GHWB |
Brenda Schwarzkopf |
wife of General Norman Schwarzkopf |
| 1991 |
GHWB |
Alma Powell |
wife of General Colin Powell |
| 1990 |
GHWB |
Gov. Booth Gardner |
Governor (D-WA) who worked with the president in setting
national education goals |
| 1990 |
GHWB |
Gov. Bill Clinton |
Governor (D-AR) who worked with the president in setting
national education goals |
| 1990 |
GHWB |
Gov. Terry Branstad |
Governor (R-IA) who worked with the president in setting
national education goals |
| 1990 |
GHWB |
Gov. Carroll Campbell |
Governor (R-SC) who worked with the president in setting
national education goals |
| 1989 |
GHWB |
NONE |
|
| 1988 |
RR |
Nancy Reagan |
First Lady, in recognition of her anti-drug efforts |
| 1987 |
RR |
NONE |
|
| 1986 |
RR |
Richard Cavoli |
private citizen who designed a science experiment in high
school that was lost during the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger |
| 1986 |
RR |
Tyrone Ford |
12-year old music prodigy |
| 1986 |
RR |
Shelby Butler |
13-year old school safety patrol hero |
| 1986 |
RR |
Trevor Ferrell |
13-year old who helps the homeless in Philadelphia |
| 1985 |
RR |
Cadet Jean Nguyen |
Cadet, United States Military Academy at West Point |
| 1985 |
RR |
Mother Clara Hale |
from Harlem, NYC, New York who cares for abandoned children |
| 1984 |
RR |
Sgt. Stephen Trujillo |
Sergeant, US Army who participated
in the U.S. involvement in Grenada |
| 1983 |
RR |
NONE |
|
| 1982 |
RR |
Lenny Skutnik |
Federal Government employee in Washington, DC |
