If this is a riddle and a pun then his name was Donald Trump.
These riddles usually revolve around the idea that it's meant for the current president of the United States since his name was Donald Trump even in 1996. If it wasn't a riddle and the the question was better made to ask what was the name of the president at that time, then the answer would be Bill Clinton, but since it's a joke then it's the name of the current president.
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"Officials WOULD BE wise to further acknowledge Liverpool's role in slavery" so A is your answer.
The answer is A it has access to the Atlantic Ocean
The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 lead to the Vice-President Lyndon Johnson becoming president of the United States, Johnson continued Kennedy's civil rights program and escalated the war in Vietnam. Elected in 1964 in his own right, he did not run again in 1968 because of opposition to the Vietnam War.