Trump Is The 19th President To Visit Montana While In Office

A Look Back At The U.S. Presidents Who Have Visited Montana

With President Donald Trump's visit to Kalispell, he's now part of a pretty exclusive club. He's the 19th U.S. president to visit Montana.

According to KTVQ, presidential visits to Montana go all the way back to the territorial days. In 1883, President Chester Arthur traveled through Montana Territory on his way to Yellowstone National Park.

Presidents Have Visited Montana For Rallies, Speeches And More

Since then, a handful of presidents have made their way to the Treasure State for everything from campaign rallies and speeches to dam dedications. Some have even made stops at a few of Montana's most famous landmarks.

Here in the Electric City, we've had some pretty notable presidential visits of our own.

President Harry Truman visited both Great Falls and Havre in 1950 to talk about the development of reclamation dams. Then, in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson both visited Malmstrom Air Force Base.

WASHINGTON - MARCH 27: President George W. Bush shakes hands with Sen. Conrad Burns of Montana during a fund-raiser at the Madison Hotel March 27, 2006 in Washington, DC. Burns is seen by some strategists as being vulvernerable in his reelection campaign after alleged ties to convicted felon and former lobbyist Jack Abramoff surfaced. (Photo Evan Sisley-Pool/Getty Images)

Montana's Presidential Visits Have Continued Into The Modern Era

President George W. Bush also came to Great Falls in February 2005 for a town hall meeting focused on Social Security. I still remember being at work when his motorcade drove past the radio station.

Trump has made several trips to Montana over the past decade, including four visits in 2018 alone while campaigning for Republican candidates. This latest stop in Kalispell marks his fifth visit to Montana while serving as president.

It's been more than 140 years since a sitting president first traveled through Montana Territory, and now Trump's visit adds another chapter to that history.