Humorist Art Buchwald: ‘As a public service, I am printing instant responses for loyal Nixonites when they are attacked at a party. Please cut it out and carry it in your pocket.’
Richard Nixon’s final presidential crisis truly began with the ruling that he could no longer withhold 64 disputed White House tapes from the Watergate prosecutors. Here is the story of the last days before Nixon’s resignation.
What were jitterbugs jiving to in the late ’30s & early ’40s? For one, the Lindy Hop dance, with hundreds of individual steps, breaks and mutations inspired by American music.
In 1970, Elvis Presley sent President Nixon a letter saying he’d like to become a ‘federal agent at large’ to help in in the war on drugs. The next day, Presley got his meeting
Take a trip back to the past – go sightseeing in Washington DC like they did in the ’50s! The classic tour is here, from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial to the White House.
In June 1919, a peace treaty with Germany was signed in France, and formally brought an end to the Great War, which we now call World War I.
In 1922, Washington DC had their biggest snowstorm in 34 years, and in many ways, it brought the city to a halt. Here’s a look at the nation’s capital covered in snow so long ago.
Without the kind of winter weather equipment we take for granted, removing snow from city streets and sidewalks was a huge undertaking. Here’s a look!
Here’s the White House Christmas menu from the 1880s – with dishes like Mrs Harrison’s Sausage Rolls, Mrs Kenna’s Regent Punch and Mrs Cullom’s Chocolate Creams.
This widely-beloved cartoon music video for ‘I’m Just A Bill’ came out in 1975 as part of Schoolhouse Rock, a memorable series of animated shorts that ran with the Saturday morning cartoons.
WAR DECLARED: See 31 consecutive front page headlines from DC from those tumultuous weeks leading to the outbreak of hostilities in WWI back in 1914.
The Declaration of Independence IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human
What was it like to go looking for a new car more than 100 years ago? Here’s a look at some of the car showrooms that would have greeted automobile buyers!
In Washington, it used to be Georgetown — now it’s Watergate Just everybody lives there In the wintertime, Dr. Sam Johnson believed, swallows “conglobulate together”
Richard Nixon’s first Watergate speech was broadcast live from the White House’s Oval Office on April 30, 1973, starting at 9:01 pm Eastern. Below, see a video of his statements, followed by a transcript of the speech.
Last evening at about 9:30 p.m., at Ford’s Theatre, the President was shot by an assassin who suddenly entered the box and approached behind the President. The pistol-ball entered the back of the President’s head, and penetrated nearly through the head. The wound is mortal.
Mrs Mamie Eisenhower, who will move out of the White House January 20, gave a friendly one-hour tour to the new tenant, Mrs John F Kennedy. Like their husbands at a meeting earlier in the week, the ladies seemed to get along famously.
George Washington considered the patronage of the government as a sacred trust, created for the good of the whole people, and to be employed for the good of the whole.
Our national museum Better known to the public as the Smithsonian Institution Founded with funds left to the United States by James Smithson, an Englishman
Beauties of seven towns Their individual charms are somewhat hard to define Characteristics of the girls in several great municipalities Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, New Orleans,
1981: President Reagan was wounded in the chest by a gunman, John Hinckley Jr, who tried to assassinate him with a burst of .22-caliber bullets
How Charles Lindbergh rose from working on a farm to become a worldwide hero for his flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Roosevelt & FDR (1941) Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin Roosevelt give a joint press conference in the Oval Office of the White House,
J C Harding & Co, Inc. electrical goods “Housecleaning made easy” – appliances, radio, vacuums Shoe store (1925) Display of Dr Scholl’s shoes and
Spring weather can be mighty uncertain. But there’s nothing uncertain about Pennsylvania Railroad’s great East-West Fleet! These fine modern trains always go … always get
Six photographers were ushered into Franklin D Roosevelt’s office on the afternoon that the Brazilian Trade Agreement was to be signed in 1935. Here’s what they saw.
Apotheosis of Washington The Apotheosis of Washington in the Rotunda eye of the Capitol Dome was Constantino Brumidi’s most ambitious work. He painted it over
The evolution of “home brew” Washington brewer first to discover process of making a harmless, wholesome malt beverage Chr. Heurich Brewing Co. have produced a
Martin Luther King’s speech (video) “I have a dream” by the Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr, President, Southern Christian Leadership Conference March on Washington
Young boys and girls learning to dance Older kids practicing moves Morning stretches
Swiftest pitcher’s amazing record Walter Johnson, wonderful hurler, who can snap the ball 122 feet a second – prevents the mightiest batsmen of the American
The Yerkes home’s exterior – front and back Living room Dining room Kitchen Stairwell Hallway Bedroom in Yerkes home TRoom with drafting table
The store that runs on a wrench An invader from Scandinavia creates a build-it-yourself empire At a cavernous store in the Washington suburb of Dale
Baker returns from exposition Rode Indian motorcycle out there and back with R C O’Brien Goodyear tire had original air in it to Coast and
The lobby of the White House The Red Room The Blue Room The Green Room The President’s office, White House The State Dining Room The
Learning the three Rs: Reading, writing and arithmetic Anatomy class: Calisthenics at the desk: Studying birds at school: Atmospheric pressure experiments:
Taft’s Presidental inauguration Taft & Roosevelt driving to Capitol on March 4, 1909: Taft on inaugural platform, after inauguration in Senate chamber: Side
Cooling off in the creek Marion Newton and Ruth Williams preparing to wade in Rock Creek, after suffering with the intense heat of the past
Rhode Island State Lottery (1826) Rhode-Island State Lottery, Third Class THIS TICKET will entitle the bearer to ONE QUARTER of such PRIZE as may be drawn to
Smith files Titanic disaster report Washington, May 28 (1912) – Senator Smith of Michigan, chairman of the Senate investigating committee on the Titanic disaster, today
Notice to Southern coach travelers Passengers for the South are respectfully informed that a line of Stages will go into operation on Friday, the 9th instant. Leaving Clagget’s Hotel, Alexandria,
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