“I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough….The more one reads the more one sees we have to read.”
– John Adams in a letter to Abigail Adams, 1794 masshist.org/digitaladams/a…

George Washington placed his hand on this Bible while taking the oath of office #OTD in 1789. It was also used in the inaugurations of Warren G. Harding, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush. nps.gov/feha/learn/his…

George Washington took the oath of office at Federal Hall in New York City 235 years ago today. archives.gov/legislative/fe…

#OTD in 1939, FDR became the 1st POTUS to appear on television. He spoke at the opening ceremonies of the New York World’s Fair. presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/open…

#OTD in 1865, Abraham Lincoln’s body lay in state at the Indiana State House in Indianapolis. rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln51.html

“Any man who does his work well, who is justifiably self-confident and not unduly disturbed by the jeers of the cynics and the shirkers, any man who stays true to decent motives and is considerate of others is, in essence, a leader.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower eisenhowerlibrary.gov/sites/default/…

Daniel Day-Lewis was born 67 years ago today. 🎂
He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2013 for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln. imdb.com/name/nm0000358…

#OTD in 1865, Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train stopped in Columbus, Ohio. rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln51.html

“This is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.” - JFK at a dinner for Nobel Prize winners, #OTD in 1962 presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema…

Presidents cutting a rug, getting down, and shaking a leg. #InternationalDanceDay

'The wise know their weakness too well to assume infallibility; and he who knows most, knows best how little he knows.' – Thomas Jefferson, 1812 tjrs.monticello.org/letter/282

#OTD in 1942, FDR broadcast a Fireside Chat to the Nation. “As we here at home contemplate our own duties, our own responsibilities, let us think and think hard of the example which is being set for us by our fighting men.” presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/fire…

President Reagan presented the Congressional Gold Medal to Lady Bird Johnson #OTD in 1988. “Her efforts to beautify America, continuing up to today, still blossom in our Nation's Capital and beside our nation's highways.” presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/rema…

James Monroe, born #OTD in 1758, and William Howard Taft are the only U.S. presidents who had served as secretary of war. During the War of 1812, Monroe was James Madison’s secretary of state and secretary of war at the same time. history.army.mil/html/books/070…

James Monroe was born #OTD in 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the 4th of 8 Virginia-born presidents. millercenter.org/president/monr…

#OTD in 1865, the Lincoln funeral train arrived in Cleveland, Ohio. 150,000 people paid their respects. rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln51.html

“Is there no way for two friendly souls to converse together although the bodies are four hundred miles off? Yes, by letter. But I want a better communication. I want to hear you think or to see your thoughts.” – John Adams to Abigail Adams, #OTD in 1776 masshist.org/digitaladams/a…

“Grant was no brawler, no lover of fighting for fighting’s sake. He was a plain, quiet man, not seeking for glory; but a man who, when aroused, was always in deadly earnest.” - Theodore Roosevelt, #OTD in 1900, the 78th anniversary of U.S. Grant’s birth
gutenberg.org/files/58821/58…