Double Happy Birthdays to George and Barbara Bush! George Bush celebrates his 89th birthday today, June 12; Barbara Bush’s 88th birthday was on Saturday, June 8.  This First Couple has been married for 68 years.  President and Mrs. Bush will celebrate their birthdays with family and friends in Kennebunkport, Maine. If you are around College Station, Texas today, you can celebrate at the Bush Presidential Library with free Blue Bell ice cream, birthday cake, and refreshments in the Rotunda from 11am to 3pm CT. -from the Bush Library Photo: George and Barbara Bush with their bicycles in China, where he was serving as Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office. 1974.
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Double Happy Birthdays to George and Barbara Bush!


George Bush celebrates his 89th birthday today, June 12; Barbara Bush’s 88th birthday was on Saturday, June 8.  This First Couple has been married for 68 years.  President and Mrs. Bush will celebrate their birthdays with family and friends in Kennebunkport, Maine.

If you are around College Station, Texas today, you can celebrate at the Bush Presidential Library with free Blue Bell ice cream, birthday cake, and refreshments in the Rotunda from 11am to 3pm CT.

-from the Bush Library

Photo: George and Barbara Bush with their bicycles in China, where he was serving as Chief of the U.S. Liaison Office. 1974.

President John F. Kennedy was born on this day in 1917—


Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, made the following entry on a notecard, when her second child was born: 

John Fitzgerald Kennedy 
Born Brookline, Mass. (83 Beals Street) May 29, 1917 

In all, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy would have nine children, four boys and five girls. She kept notecards for each of them in a small wooden file box and made a point of writing down everything from a doctor’s visit to the shoe size they had at a particular age.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was named in honor of Rose’s father, John Francis Fitzgerald, the Boston Mayor popularly known as Honey Fitz. Before long, family and friends called this small blue-eyed baby Jack. Read More

Photos: Senator John F. Kennedy in his Senate Office.  August, 1959; Rose Kennedy and her children, circa 1923. L-R: Rose Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Rosemary Kennedy (seated in foreground), John F. Kennedy, and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. 

-from the JFK Library

Collecting Lincoln Franklin D. Roosevelt was a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln. He often cited the sixteenth President in speeches, evoked his image in campaign material, and collected or received over 100 pieces of Lincoln related ephemera. Shown here is a photograph of Lincoln pieces given to FDR in 1942 by historian John E. Washington.   Fixed to the photo is a small “Lock of hair removed from Pres. Lincoln’s head by Wm. Slade his messenger while preparing the body for burial,” and a small “Piece of dress worn by Mrs. Lincoln the night of the assassination showing blood of Pres. Lincoln. Given by Mrs. Slade to her cousin Mrs. Brooks.” The FDR Library’s Museum has several pieces related to Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt.  On the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, you can see many of them here. -from the FDR Library
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Collecting Lincoln

Franklin D. Roosevelt was a great admirer of Abraham Lincoln. He often cited the sixteenth President in speeches, evoked his image in campaign material, and collected or received over 100 pieces of Lincoln related ephemera.

Shown here is a photograph of Lincoln pieces given to FDR in 1942 by historian John E. Washington.  

Fixed to the photo is a small “Lock of hair removed from Pres. Lincoln’s head by Wm. Slade his messenger while preparing the body for burial,” and a small “Piece of dress worn by Mrs. Lincoln the night of the assassination showing blood of Pres. Lincoln. Given by Mrs. Slade to her cousin Mrs. Brooks.”

The FDR Library’s Museum has several pieces related to Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt.  On the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, you can see many of them here.

-from the FDR Library

President Reagan after a ride at Rancho Del Cielo. 7/3/82.
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President Reagan after a ride at Rancho Del Cielo. 7/3/82.

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

President Reagan playing golf at the Annenberg Estate in Rancho Mirage, California. 12/30/1986.
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President Reagan playing golf at the Annenberg Estate in Rancho Mirage, California. 12/30/1986.

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

President Reagan holding “The Gipper” jersey at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Endicott , New York . 9/12/84 .
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President Reagan holding “The Gipper” jersey at a Reagan-Bush Rally in Endicott , New York . 9/12/84 .

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

President Reagan attending a White House ceremony for the Young Astronauts Program. 10/17/84.
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President Reagan attending a White House ceremony for the Young Astronauts Program. 10/17/84.

Source: reagan.utexas.edu

President Reagan attends his first cabinet meeting after the assassination attempt. From left to right: James Watt, Alexander Haig, Martin Anderson, President Reagan, Frank Carlucci, JosephWright. 4/24/81.
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President Reagan attends his first cabinet meeting after the assassination attempt. From left to right: James Watt, Alexander Haig, Martin Anderson, President Reagan, Frank Carlucci, JosephWright. 4/24/81.

President Reagan holding “Rex” in the Diplomatic Reception Room. 3/7/86.  Rex was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who lived to the age of 13 with the Reagan family.
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President Reagan holding “Rex” in the Diplomatic Reception Room. 3/7/86.  Rex was a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who lived to the age of 13 with the Reagan family.

President and Nancy Reagan arriving in Washington DC via Marine One from Camp David . 9/12/82.
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President and Nancy Reagan arriving in Washington DC via Marine One from Camp David . 9/12/82.