On Nov. 5, if things go as expected, American voters will choose the next president of the United States.

Austin has been no stranger to presidents and presidential candidates holding big rallies in the city. Republican Former President Donald Trump, who is seeking a comeback to the White House, hosted an invitation-only mini rally on Sept. 25 at a private jet hangar in East Austin before recording an episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast in the comedian’s studio in the city. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ pick for the top of the ticket, skipped a stop in Austin for a big rally with Beyoncé in Houston on Oct. 25.

More: Ahead of Biden’s visit, look back at past US presidents that have visited Austin

President Joe Biden delivered a speech on civil rights at the LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas in Austin in July. Trump inspected an Apple facility here in 2019. Over the course of several days, Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter attended a civil rights summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act at the LBJ Library in 2014. It was surely the largest assemblage of presidents ever to attend an event in Austin.

Obama visited Austin often during his eight years in office. His predecessor, Bush, lived in Austin for five years as Texas governor. On the night of Nov. 7, 2000, a big crowd gathered on Congress Avenue in chilly weather to cheer on candidate Bush, but they went home unfulfilled. The election was not decided for more than a month, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor in the case Bush v. Gore.

President Lyndon Baines Johnson grew up 50 miles west of Austin in Johnson City. He represented the Austin area as a U.S. congressman before becoming a U.S. senator, vice president and president. The American-Statesman recently documented all his offices in the Austin area.

In February 2016, journalist Sarah Thurmond, in a nifty feat of research, summarized earlier visits from major presidential candidates and office-holders in Austin Monthly magazine. Here are some highlights

• Dec. 27, 1899: Two-time Democratic candidate William Jennings Bryan came to Austin to visit Texas Gov. James Hogg, who offered a “wild panther hunt” as entertainment. Said panther was actually the pet of a saloonkeeper.
• May 3, 1901: President William McKinley became the first president to visit the Texas Governor’s Mansion, after a carriage ride along Congress Avenue.
• April 6, 1905: After a trip up a flag-festooned Congress Avenue, President Theodore Roosevelt spoke to a large crowd outside the Texas Capitol.
• June 11, 1936: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, during a 20-minute nighttime stop, pressed a button to light up fireworks during the groundbreaking for the Texas Memorial Museum, which was recently renovated in a grand manner.
• Sept. 27, 1948: President Harry S. Truman stumped before a big crowd at a downtown train station during his famous “Whistle-stop Campaign.”
• Feb. 18, 1959: President Dwight D. Eisenhower made a “rest stop” at Bergstrom Air Force Base on his way to visit Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos. Of course, LBJ, then the Senate majority leader, was there to greet him.
• Sept. 13, 1960: President John F. Kennedy campaigned through several Texas cities before speaking on the steps of the Capitol.
• May 22, 1971: President Richard M. Nixon spoke at the dedication of the LBJ Library. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson were present.
• July 25, 1984: President Ronald Reagan, campaigning in Austin for the second time, addressed a crowd assembled at what was then called Auditorium Shores, alongside Vice President, and future President, George H.W. Bush.

Perhaps the most famous presidential visit was one that never happened. Kennedy was scheduled to address a gala crowd at Municipal/Palmer Auditorium on Nov. 22, 1963. Earlier that day, he was assassinated in Dallas.