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.
In this May 3rd, 1863, decoded telegram to President Lincoln, from Maj. Gen. Butterfield, the commander-in-chief is told that "the battle has been mos...
Image of a letter, written by President Hoover, explaing the cause of the Great Depression and 1929's stock-market crash. Page 2-of-4 of the Ho...
Image of a letter, written by President Hoover, explaing the cause of the Great Depression and the stock-market crash of October, 1929. Page 3-...
Image of a letter, written by President Hoover, explaing the cause of the Great Depression and the stock market crash of 1929. Page 4-of-4 of t...
Image of a letter, written by President Hoover, explaing the cause of 1929's "market crash" and the Great Depression. Page 1 of 4 of the Hoover...
Thomas Jefferson represented a slave named Samuel Howell in the man’s quest to gain freedom from his “master,” Wade Netherland. ...
In 1770, Thomas Jefferson - then a practicing lawyer (and a slave owner) in Virginia - represented a slave named Samuel Howell. Accepting the ca...
Thomas Jefferson represented a slave named Samuel Howell in the man’s quest to gain freedom from his “master,” Wade Netherland. ...
In April of 1770, Thomas Jefferson did his best to help free a slave whose mother was white. Jefferson's client was Samuel Howell. Without ch...
Image of a Press Release from Senator Robert Kennedy called Statement on Vietnam War, dated January 31, 1966. Click on the image for a better view.
Image of the second page of a Press Release from Senator Robert Kennedy called Statement on Vietnam War, dated January 31, 1966. Click on the image f...
This image depicts a souvenir from the Japanese surrender ceremony which took place on September 2, 1945.The Naval Historical Center provides a captio...
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