President Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev in Red Square during the Moscow Summit. 5/31/88.
More Photos - Summits with Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
Before They Were Presidents
Gerald R. Ford’s Law School Application to the University of Michigan. May 26, 1937.
May 29, 1917: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Born
On this day in 1917, John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Cape Cod served as the backdrop for Kennedy family gatherings over many years. Browse this gallery of Kennedy family photographs taken at the Hyannis Port compound.
Photos from the John F. Kennedy Library, Boston.
Presidential Memorabilia
After Theodore Roosevelt won the 1904 election, he stated that he would not be a candidate for President again. However, as the sitting President of the party, he had a strong influence over who the Republicans would nominate in 1908.
William Howard Taft, a close political friend of Roosevelt’s, received the nomination on the first ballot. This stickpin from the archives of the Truman Presidential Library features a portrait photograph of William Howard Taft.
Presidential Campaigns from the Truman Library
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Memorial Day
Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day - a time set aside to honor fallen soldiers of the Civil War by decorating their graves with flowers. The first Decoration Day was observed on May 30, 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War. On that day, the largest known ceremony was held at Arlington National Cemetery, across the river from Washington D.C. Read More
This Memorial Day weekend, we honor and thank all of the men and women who have served our country.
From the White House Blog - 13 Presidents Mark Memorial Day
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May 25, 1961. President Kennedy tells Congress:
”…I believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.”
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Irving Berlin and other stars at the White House
Richard Nixon is joined by First Lady Pat Nixon and several celebrities in the singing of “God Bless America.” (Left to Right) Phyllis Diller, Mary Ann Mobley, Joey Heatherton, President Nixon, Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis Jr., Pat Nixon, and Bob Hope. The event was a White House Dinner for POW’s held on May 24, 1973.
Princess Grace and Prince Rainier at the White House
Arrival of guests for luncheon in honor of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace of Monaco (actress Grace Kelly).5/24/61
White House Photographer Abbie Rowe stands in back (left of Prince Rainier). North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
(Note: corrected typo in Prince Rainier’s name; 5/25/2012)