First woman Cabinet member
President Franklin D. Roosevelt notified the U.S. Senate on March 4, 1933, that he had nominated Frances Perkins of New York to be Secretary of Labor. She was...
"I'd like to be a mascot"
During World War II, the Marines distinguished themselves on land, sea and in the air. Daring attacks and rescues were well covered in the paper and in newsreels....
Independence for the National Archives
Signed by President Ronald Reagan on October 14, 1984, Public Law 98-497 established an independent National Archives and Records Administration on April 1, 1985....
Keeping the President safe
This is a transcript of a conversation between Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the evening of December 7, 1941, the...
Letter from Carolyn Weatherhogg
In 1943, Carolyn Weatherhogg suggested to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that men be drafted alphabetically.
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.
Letter from French Massey
Eager to join the Armed Forces, French Massey wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 12, 1943, asking him to lower the draft age to 17.