Question: Which U.S. presidents gave speeches at ECU’s Minges Coliseum before Donald Trump’s 2019 rally there?
Answer: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum has also hosted speeches by George W. Bush, who drew a record crowd in 2001 as the first sitting president to visit ECU, and Barack Obama, who held a campaign rally there in 2008. Besides hosting Pirates basketball and volleyball, the arena regularly holds graduations, concerts, and other big events.
