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We also traditionally honor President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is February 12. Records in the National Archives relate to all our Presidents, and the Presidential Libraries and Museums are a unique resource for the modern Presidents since Herbert Hoover." data-version="1"> <p>On the third Monday in February, we honor our first President, George Washington, whose birthday is February 22. We also traditionally honor President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is February 12. Records in the National Archives relate to all our Presidents, and the <a href="/presidential-libraries">Presidential Libraries and Museums</a> are a unique resource for the modern Presidents since Herbert Hoover.  </p> </blockquote> <div class="nwidget nlayout ncolumns row " data-columns="1_3.2_3"> <div class="col-sm-4"> <p><a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/id/532860"><img alt="George Washington portrait" class="nwidget nimage width100" data-additional-classes="" data-alignment="" data-frame="" data-image_width="100" src="/files/topics/gw-catalog-portal.png" /></a></p> </div> <div class="col-sm-8"> <p>Washington’s Birthday was the first federal holiday to honor an individual's birth date. In 1885, Congress designated February 22 as a holiday for all federal workers. Nearly a century later, in 1971, the Uniform Monday Holiday Law changed the date to the third Monday in February. The position of the holiday between the birthdays of Washington and Abraham Lincoln gave rise to the popular name of Presidents Day. Explore selected documents and images from the <a href="https://catalog.archives.gov/search?contribution=ArchivesPresidentsDay&contributionType=tag">National Archives Catalog</a> related to Washington’s Birthday.</p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div class="nwidget naccordion"> <div class="widget-placeholder" data-accordion-id="67168" data-additional-classes="">Accordion</div> <div class="dynamic-widget"><div id="accordion67168" class="panel-group "> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div id="headingpanel_71844" class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title"><a href="#collapsepanel_71844" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#67168" class="collapsed"><i class="fa fa-minus-circle"></i><i class="fa fa-plus-circle"></i>Events at the Presidential Libraries</a></h3> </div> <div id="collapsepanel_71844" class="panel-collapse collapse "> <div class="panel-body"> <p>Check the <a href="/presidential-libraries/events">Presidential Libraries web page</a> for current events.</p> </div></div></div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div id="headingpanel_67167" class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title"><a href="#collapsepanel_67167" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#67168" class="collapsed"><i class="fa fa-minus-circle"></i><i class="fa fa-plus-circle"></i>Video Resources</a></h3> </div> <div id="collapsepanel_67167" class="panel-collapse collapse "> <div class="panel-body"> <table class="table" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="146" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Fu5l9-sZCVg?start=325" width="260"></iframe></td> <td> <p><strong>Valley Forge</strong></p> <p>Bob Drury has written an inspiring account of Valley Forge, the Continental Army winter camp where George Washington turned the tide of the American Revolution.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="146" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3LttfEXLBws?start=455" width="260"></iframe></td> <td> <p><strong>The Indian World of George Washington</strong></p> <p>Colin G. Calloway discusses the relationship between George Washington and Native American leaders of the 18th century.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr></tr> <tr> <td><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="146" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XO2B_Y_BDdA?start=455" width="260"></iframe></td> <td> <p><strong>George Washington and the Paparazzi</strong></p> <p>This Inside the Vaults video short highlights a letter written by President George Washington to his friend Gov. Henry Lee of Virginia on July 3, 1792, turning down the request of the artist William Williams, who wished to paint the President's portrait. Mount Vernon associate curator Laura Simo explains that Washington was weary of frequently posing for portraits during his Presidency.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="146" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jA23i9u3Wqg?start=571" width="260"></iframe></td> <td> <p><strong>First Entrepreneur</strong></p> <p>Edward G. Lengel chronicles how this self-educated man built the Mount Vernon estate into a vast, multilayered enterprise; prudently managed meager resources to win the Revolutionary War; and as President, helped establish the national economy on a solid footing.</p> </td> </tr>  <tr> <td><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="146" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/l-YNXEGBjGY?start=1248" width="260"></iframe></td> <td> <p><strong>Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural</strong></p> <p>The film features actor Richard Dreyfuss giving a dramatic reading of the speech, followed by historical analysis. Filmmaker Ken Kebow and author Ronald C. White, Jr.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="146" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oc0FHF3xJ98?start=835" width="260"></iframe></td> <td> <p><strong>Why Lincoln Still Matters</strong></p> <p>On the 207th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, a panel of Lincoln scholars will discuss how Lincoln can still guide and inspire our nation in the face of 21st–century challenges. Panelists include Harold Holzer, Martha Hodges, Craig Symonds, and Lucas Morel.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> <tbody> <tr> <td><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="146" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9UX2-aqnu-o?start=78" width="260"></iframe></td> <td> <p><strong>Lincoln's Gamble: How the Emancipation Proclamation Changed the Course of the Civil War</strong></p> <p>Todd Brewster examines the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln's Presidency, when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, fought with his generals, and coped with bouts of depression. a book signing follows the program.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3 dir="ltr">More videos from the National Archives</h3> <hr /> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://youtu.be/ESztW5HnNy4">Historic Scenes Along the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, 1933</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/XA42hGAd_u0?si=ce5ITGwGJnsEl35c">National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet General George Washington</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/amxiioaR9qY?si=cG3OJrmdJRJt6OkD&t=488">National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Abraham Lincoln</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://youtu.be/Rs3ghShQWh0"></a><span id="docs-internal-guid-c83b95dc-7b71-500e-7595-df9d30d566f3"><a href="https://youtu.be/Rs3ghShQWh0">FDR and the Tully Archive</a></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c83b95dc-7b71-500e-7595-df9d30d566f3"><a href="https://youtu.be/5C3gqIR8RoI">John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address</a> </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-c83b95dc-7b71-500e-7595-df9d30d566f3"><a href="https://youtu.be/Gg-jvHynP9Y">Eisenhower’s "Military-Industrial Complex" Speech Origins and Significance</a></span></p> <h3 dir="ltr">Videos from the Presidential Libraries</h3> <hr /> <p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-c83b95dc-7b71-500e-7595-df9d30d566f3"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL536D0517FF3D5EC0">Favorite Things: What's at Your Presidential Libraries?</a> </span></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HooverPresLib">Herbert Hoover Library</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/FDRLibrary">Franklin D. Roosevelt Library</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/HarryTrumanLibrary">Harry S. Truman Library</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/IkeLibrary">Dwight D. Eisenhower Library</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/JFKLF">John F. Kennedy Library</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLBJLibrary">Lyndon B. Johnson Library</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/RichardNixonLibrary">Richard Nixon Library</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMP5_7v48WfDKfoirLCcNgQ">Ronald Reagan Library</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/41President?feature=mhee">George Bush Library</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/clintonlibrary42">William J. Clinton Library</a></p> <h3>Author lectures</h3> <hr /> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/xPmWqiLjn2g?si=OMGcN3VjvA0WOC7q&t=57">First Family: George Washington's Heirs and the Making of America</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/aGjlBVx5FY4?si=VAfOnrRhvbXfU0w4&t=47">The Permanent Resident: Excavations and Explorations of George Washington’s Life</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/u6Z-6fLYDcw?si=FosUiSeeMSRl9Agy&t=23">George Washington: The Political Rise of America’s Founding Father</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/wMienich5q0?t=13">Washington’s End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle</a></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://youtu.be/tMq7KWtAeVo?t=162">The Great Divide: The Conflict Between Washington and Jefferson That Defined a Nation</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/S2PHep1bf0I">An Evening with the Mount Rushmore Presidents</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/qGo7iYnKhNc?si=nL3EydG1hK_z5IL8">Lincoln and the Fight for Peace</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/OCjnVY9GM9E?si=irjPNeYu3hNDtIBU&t=19">His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/z2hrSLEjPz4?t=28">All the Powers of Earth: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/_ZoIWisOckc">Lincoln’s White House: The People’s House in Wartime</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/xyK73_v6Wug">Wrestling with His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln, 1849–1856</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/0S5k2Xle-Ew">We Called Him Rabbi Abraham: Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/1bdFce5EUFU">Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination</a></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/k5tXhIGIskg">First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama</a></p> </div></div></div> <div class="panel panel-default"> <div id="headingpanel_67171" class="panel-heading"> <h3 class="panel-title"><a href="#collapsepanel_67171" data-toggle="collapse" data-parent="#67168" class="collapsed"><i class="fa fa-minus-circle"></i><i class="fa fa-plus-circle"></i>Education Resources</a></h3> </div> <div id="collapsepanel_67171" class="panel-collapse collapse "> <div class="panel-body"> <p><a href="https://internet2.edu/community/community-anchor-program/presidential-primary-sources-project/">Presidential Primary Sources Webinar Series</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.docsteach.org/activities/teacher/documenting-key-presidential-decisions">Documenting Key Presidential Decisions</a></p> <p><a href="/presidential-libraries/programs/education.html">Education Programs at the Presidential Libraries</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.docsteach.org/">Search DocsTeach for primary sources relating to Presidents</a></p> <p><em>DocsTeach Documents</em></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/documents?filter_searchterm=%22George+Washington%22&searchType=all&filterEras=&filterDocTypes=&filter_order=&filter_order_Dir=&rt=HUXkpmXSqsxp&reset=1">George Washington Primary Sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/documents?filter_searchterm=%22Abraham+Lincoln%22&searchType=all&filterEras=&filterDocTypes=&sortby=relevance&filter_order=&filter_order_Dir=&rt=SHjqWmwgzZrY&reset=1">Abraham Lincoln Primary Sources</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/documents?filter_searchterm=President&searchType=all&filterEras=&filterDocTypes=&sortby=relevance&filter_order=&filter_order_Dir=&rt=U6jfNMPKgrBT&reset=1">Presidential Primary Sources</a></li> </ul> <p><em>DocsTeach Activities</em></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/memorials-statues-and-monuments-to-george-washington">Memorials, Statues, and Monuments to George Washington</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/ten-crucial-days-from-washington-crossing-the-delaware-to-the-battles-of-trenton-and-princeton">Ten Crucial Days: From Washington Crossing the Delaware to the Battles of Trenton and Princeton</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/memorializing-abraham-lincoln-in-washington-dc">Memorializing Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/lincolns-spot-resolutions">Lincoln's Spot Resolutions</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/letter-to-president-abraham-lincoln-from-annie-davis">Letter to President Abraham Lincoln from Annie Davis</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/theodore-roosevelt-conservationist-president">Theodore Roosevelt: Conservationist President</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/landing-a-man-on-the-moon-president-nixon-and-the-apollo-program">Landing a Man on the Moon: President Nixon and the Apollo Program</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/writing-to-the-president">Writing to the President</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/president-reagan-and-the-cold-war-vision-and-diplomacy">President Reagan and the Cold War: Vision and Diplomacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/documenting-key-presidential-decisions">Documenting Key Presidential Decisions</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/lincolns-suspension-of-habeas-corpus-during-the-civil-war">Lincoln's Suspension of Habeas Corpus During the Civil War</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/nixon-visits-china-the-week-that-changed-the-world">Nixon Visits China: The Week that Changed the World</a></li> <li><a href="https://docsteach.org/activities/teacher/analyzing-fdrs-first-fireside-chat">Analyzing FDR's First Fireside Chat</a></li> <li><a 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href="/publications/prologue/1994/spring/george-washington-1.html"><img alt="Colonel George Washington" class="nwidget nimage width100" data-additional-classes="" data-alignment="" data-frame="" data-image_width="100" src="/files/topics/g-washington-colonel-532861-c.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="/publications/prologue/1994/spring/george-washington-1.html">The Surprising George Washington</a> (Spring 1994)</p> </div> </div> <div class="nwidget nlayout ncolumns row " data-columns="3x1_3"> <div class="col-sm-4"> <p><a href="/publications/prologue/2004/spring/childrens-letters.html"><img alt="Letter to President Truman" class="nwidget nimage width100" data-additional-classes="" data-alignment="" data-frame="" data-image_width="100" src="/files/topics/feller-letter-1-c.jpg" /></a></p> <p><a href="/publications/prologue/2004/spring/childrens-letters.html">Just Between You and Me: Children’s Letters to Presidents </a>(Spring 2004)</p> </div> <div class="col-sm-4"> <p><a 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Portraits </a></p> <p>Unwritten Record: <a href="https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2022/05/11/lincoln-memorial-link-roundup/">Lincoln Memorial Link Roundup</a></p> <p><em>Presidential Libraries</em></p> <p><a href="https://hoover.blogs.archives.gov/">Hoover Heads</a> (blog of the Herbert Hoover Library)</p> <p><a href="https://fdr.blogs.archives.gov/">Forward with Roosevelt</a> (blog of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library)</p> <p><a href="https://jfk.blogs.archives.gov">JFK Library Archives</a> (blog of the John F. Kennedy Library)</p> <p><a href="https://ford.blogs.archives.gov/">Ford in Focus</a> (blog of the Gerald R. 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