Eisenhower and Kennedy. A presidential campaign, yet a President in office communicates with a candidate from another party…..making sure what is best for the country comes first.

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President Abraham Lincoln writes to Major General George G. Meade, commander of the Army of the Potomac at the time. “Major General Meade Army of the Potomac: I am appealed to on behalf of John Murphy, to be shot tomorrow. His mother says he is but seventeen. Please answer, A. Lincoln.” A very consequential letter and a fascinating story.

President Obama made education a major policy priority. In October 2011, the White House released a report titled Teacher Jobs at Risk, which highlighted how cuts in education funding had led to the loss of nearly 300,000 teaching positions nationwide between 2008 and 2011.

Obama sends encouragement to a teacher in this rare autographed letter..

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Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy offers her appreciation to Brigadier General Godfrey McHugh for his service to President John F. Kennedy, including the terrible day in Dallas and the immediate events that followed. A poignant recognition of Honor and Duty by the First Lady.

Soon after the tragedy of September 11, 2001, United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair lets it be known that his country will be there for America.

Allies have always been a key part of American history and this is one example of it.

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President Ronald Reagan, with his passionate views on democracy, had a very disciplined view of the world order. Reagan believed America had a unique role as the leader of the free world. His view of U.S. strength — military, economic, and moral — was the anchor of global stability.

The IMF Treaty in 1987, negotiated by Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, was viewed as a landmark achievement to begin the reduction of the world’s nuclear arm supplies.

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Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, known to the world as Mother Teresa, became the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. This religious congregation expanded globally, becoming a beacon of hope for the poor, sick, and destitute.