U.S. Presidents have varying backgrounds and political persuasions. Only one was unanimously elected. They can have little or lasting influence. These stories are about individuals with the power to make a difference at home and abroad.
This image depicts the second page of U.S. President Kennedy's telegram to Moscow which characterizes normal relations between the U.S. and the Soviet...
Letter From President Kennedy to Premier Khrushchev, dated October 27, 1962. Click on the image for a better view.
Image of a fascimilie of the letter From President Kennedy to Premier Khrushchev, October 27, 1962, page 2. Click on the image for a better view.
An excerpt from Treating Drug Problems - published by the Institute of Medicine - tells us an interesting story about Abraham Lincoln. At the time he...
On the 9th of August, 1974, President Nixon sent a letter to his Secretary of State (Henry Kissinger). In that letter, he resigned as America's ...
This image depicts an original page from President Truman’s diary for the 17th of June, 1945. It includes words reflecting his growing imp...
This image depicts an original page from President Truman’s diary for the 17th of June, 1945. It includes words reflecting his impatience ...
Despite existing laws which would have required a different outcome, President Van Buren was concerned that the rights of Spain be protected since the...
On the 11th of April, 1951, President Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur from his position as U.S. Supreme Commander during the Korean War. Ye...
After President McKinley died, Leon Czolgosz was tried for murder. The trial was very short (about three hours) and jury deliberations even sho...
This document, from the National Archives, is the draft of President Reagan's famous speech which he delivered in Berlin. Included here is the p...
This document, from the National Archives, is the draft of President Reagan's famous speech which he delivered in Berlin. Included here is the p...
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