American Presidents Documents

U.S. Presidents have varying backgrounds and political persuasions. Only one was unanimously elected. They can have little or lasting influence. These stories are about individuals with the power to make a difference at home and abroad.

This image depicts the second page of a formerly top-secret, now-declassified draft document which considers the reasons why America would be justifie...

  The U.S. federal government considered a "body of secrets" which could justify an American military invasion of Cuba. Those items, set forth i...

  The U.S. federal government considered implementing various terrorist activities to justify an American military invasion of Cuba. The top-sec...

  Mrs. Kennedy testified before the Warren Commission on June 5, 1964.  The following is her entire testimony which she gave at her home. ...

In a frenzy, newspapers published information (some correct, some incorrect) about the assassination of President Lincoln and the attempted-assassinat...

Image of a Presidential Proclamation for National Navajo Code Talkers Day, signed by President Ronald Reagan on July 28, 1982. Click on the image for...

On the 28th of October, 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent President John F. Kennedy a letter which effectively ended the Cuban Missile Crisi...

On the 28th of October, 1962, Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sent President John F. Kennedy a letter which effectively ended the Cuban Missile Crisi...

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's letter, dated the 28th of October, 1962, effectively ended the Cuban Missile Crisis.  This image is the third...

This image is page four of Nikita Khrushchev's translated letter to John F. Kennedy, dated the 28th of October, 1962.  The letter ended the Cuban...

This image is page five of Nikita Khrushchev's translated letter to John F. Kennedy, dated the 28th of October, 1962.  The letter ended the Cuban...

This image depicts the original document President Truman prepared discharging General MacArthur from all responsibilities during the Korean War. ...

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