President Calvin Coolidge
December 1928
President Calvin Coolidge planted the first commemorative oak during the Christmas holidays shortly after The Cloister opened its doors.

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December 1928
President Calvin Coolidge planted the first commemorative oak during the Christmas holidays shortly after The Cloister opened its doors.
May 1946
This oak was planted after President Eisenhower was elected, in honor of the visit he and Mrs. Eisenhower made to Sea Island in 1946.
April 1952
July 1981
President Carter assembled his first cabinet at The Cloister shortly after being elected in 1976. Accompanied by Mrs. Carter, he returned to plant an oak in July 1981.
September 1991
President Bush planted a commemorative oak while he and Mrs. Bush were vacationing in 1991 at The Cloister, site of their 1945 honeymoon.
April 1994
Mrs. Thatcher planted an oak while visiting as a guest speaker.
June 2004
During the G8 Summit he hosted on Sea Island, President Bush planted a commemorative oak close to his father’s.
June 2004
The British Prime Minister and his wife planted a commemorative oak during their visit for the G8 Summit.
August 2012
President Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States, planted an oak during a visit to Sea Island to play golf.