They grew up to be president but what were their childhoods like?
For Americans, the mere mention of “Four score and seven years ago…” brings to mind President Lincoln giving the address he delivered at Gettysburg 149 years ago on November 19, 1863.
But what else do we know about the occasion?
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When the Nixon family moved into the White House, they arrived with two canine family members: Tricia’s Yorkshire terrier named Pasha, and Julie’s French poodle, Vicky. Another family dog arrived
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Richard Nixon’s “Checkers speech,” is referred to often enough that most people have heard of it. But few recall the details of what led up to the 30-minute, prime-time television
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“If you want a friend in Washington,” Harry Truman once said, “get a dog.”
He also said: “Children and dogs are as necessary to the welfare of the country as Wall Street and the railroads.”
John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) was the youngest candidate ever to be elected president, and he served from 1961-1963. (This year we will mark the 50th year since his assassination.) Kennedy
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Prior to the publication of his first almanac, Benjamin Banneker decided to send a pre-publication manuscript to Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, along with a cover letter. He felt if Jefferson were to see the fine work accomplished by a black man, it might lead to Jefferson re-visiting his personal stance on slavery.
For two weeks, Banneker labored over the letter, and on August 19, 1791 he read his handwritten letter for the last time and sealed it into a package with the manuscript, directing to Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State.
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