When Rebecca the Raccoon Ruled the White House
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Library historian Margaret McAleer recounts this unlikely White House pets story, the tale of Rebecca the Raccoon in the Coolidge administration.
Posted in: Kids, U.S. Presidents
Archive: January 2021 (6 Posts)
Inauguration Stories: George Washington’s Surprising Speech
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Julie Miller, the Library's historian of early America, explains in this short video how Americans began the tradition of presidential inaugurations with the ceremonies for George Washington.
Posted in: American Revolution, U.S. Presidents
Inauguration Stories: Lincoln’s 1865 “With Malice Toward None” Speech
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, delivered as the Civil War was in its final weeks, was one of most important in American history, featuring the immortal line, "With malice toward none, with charity for all." Michelle Krowl, the Library's Civil War and Reconstruction historian, explains how the day unfolded in this short video.
Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, History, Manuscripts, U.S. Presidents
Inauguration Day: George Washington’s 1789 Oath of Office
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, uses George Washington’s 1789 copy of “Acts Passed at the First Congress of the United States of America,” which includes the U.S. Constitution, to tell a short story on how the presidential oath of office has been unchanged since the founding of the nation. It’s the same oath that …
Posted in: Collections, Manuscripts, U.S. Presidents
News! Library Wins 2021 Galvez Prize
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library is the 2021 recipient of the Bernardo de Galvez award, given by the Fundacion Consejo Espana-Estados Unidos to American citizens or institutions who help promote and nurture relations between Spain and the United States.
Posted in: American Revolution, Hispanic Division
Free To Use and Reuse: The Art of the Book
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's January set of Free to Use and Reuse copyright free images -- you may use them however you like -- is devoted to the art of the book.
Posted in: Free to Use and Reuse, Jay I. Kislak Collection