Celebrating the 26th of July
In 1961, with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin at his side, Cuban leader Fidel Castro acknowledges the crowd during Havana’s 26th of July celebrations. July 26 is...
China, 1972
This menu was printed for a formal dinner hosted by President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Nixon for Chinese Premier Chou En-lai during the President’s trip to Beijing in...
Deng Xiaoping in America
In 1949, the Communist Party seized power in China, and in response, the United States severed diplomatic relations. Thirty years later, the United States resumed...
Discussing the Middle East
President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin were photographed on September 7, 1978, during one of the Camp David...
Enemy ears are listening
In this World War II poster, America’s enemies—Mussolini, Hirohito, and Hitler—cup their ears to listen intently. During the war, the Government alerted...
Geneva, 1985
President Ronald Reagan handwrote this letter on November 28, 1985. In it, he expresses his desire for a more constructive relationship to Mikhail Gorbachev, General...
Letter from Fidel Castro
On November 6, 1940, Fidel Castro—then a teenager, now the President of Cuba—wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that included a request for a $10 bill.