Physical fitness
In 1956, in order to promote physical fitness among American children, President Eisenhower created the President's Council on Youth Fitness. When John F. Kennedy...
Planning for the oath
In this 1809 letter to the Senate, President James Madison announces he will take the oath of office in the Chamber of the House of Representatives. Madison was the...
Prelude to treason
In February 1779 Joseph Reed, President of the Pennsylvania Executive Council, presented eight charges of misconduct against Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold to the...
Punishing an enemy’s termity
Commodore Edward Preble wrote this letter to the Secretary of the Navy on September 18, 1804. This letter records the actions Preble took to free captured American...
Reasons to vote No
The Business and Professional Men's Association of Alabama wrote to the House of Representatives with arguments on why the voting rights legislation should not be passed.
Recommended
In this June 18, 1945, endorsement, U.S. Army Lieutenant General John R. Hodge, commander of the 24th Corps, approves recommending Private First Class Desmond T....
Representative John F. Kennedy
This letter verifies that the credential for John F. Kennedy’s election to the U.S. House of Representatives was properly received. John F. Kennedy became a House...