U.S. President George W. Bush To Visit Chicago Board Of Trade Today

U.S. President George W. Bush will visit the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) today for a brief tour of the agricultural trading floor, becoming the second U.S. Chief Executive to visit the Exchange. Following his visit, President Bush is expected to speak on the state of the U.S. economy at the Economic Club of Chicago.

The CBOT has been host to a number of other dignataries including: U.S. President George H.W. Bush; Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachov; Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai; Former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale; Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter; Soon to be U.S. President Ronald Reagan; Senator George McGovern; Prince of Wales; and Senator Robert Dole.