Presidents

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A teenage art prodigy managed to steal half an hour with Abraham Lincoln every day—for five months.

Campaign songs can make or break a candidate's image. Here are some memorable choices, from self-penned threats to a Van Halen power ballad.

An image of the State of the Union address in 2016

Answers to a few questions that might come up when the State of the Union address storms every channel of your TV.

Shirley Chisholm led a groundbreaking career.

Nearly 50 years after becoming the first Black American woman to run for president, Shirley Chisholm is still making headlines.

Our 26th president was a man of action who chased down boat thieves, knocked out an armed man, helped save football, and inspired the teddy bear.

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Abraham Lincoln's successor—and the first United States president to be impeached—liked to tend to a family of mice.

The 28th president kept a flock of sheep on the White House lawn.

Our 20th president never actually pursued the presidency.

The story of a missing man, a damning confession, and a surprise witness who would shock the courtroom.

Funeral Train of President Abraham Lincoln

President Bush's funeral has revived an old tradition.

Fearing attacks on his corpse, the Secret Service guarded Lee Harvey Oswald well into the afterlife.

More than a half-century after his assassination cut his presidency short, JFK remains one of history’s most intriguing figures—and, according to Gallup, America’s favorite president.

Among those who don't believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing JFK, the same names keep popping up.

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The greatest speech in American history had a tough act to follow.

There are more than 276,000 documents to look through from T.R.'s tenure in public life, including his time before and after the White House, much of which had never been digitized before.

One of the most popular U.S. presidents, Eisenhower significantly expanded the highway system, created NASA, and put five justices on the Supreme Court.

Eleanor Roosevelt holds a Spanish-language version of the UN Declaration of Human Rights.

On Eleanor Roosevelt's wedding day, then-President Theodore Roosevelt walked her down the aisle. Read on for more surprising facts about the first lady and diplomat.

Would you recoil in terror if spell-check ever stopped working? Fear not: You're in good company.

LBJ worked his way from the bottom to become one of the most unique, colorful, and controversial presidents in history.

Number 38 once locked himself out of the White House.

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Sixth POTUS John Quincy Adams, who was born on July 11, 1767, was a fan of skinny-dipping—and pet alligators.

The slain civil rights advocate wasn't above a bar fight.

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Along with counseling the president on nuclear energy and space exploration, the advisors politely replied to wild scientific theories mailed in from around the country.

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In 1991, recreating Jefferson's legendary garden meant running afoul of federal law.

Vinnie Ream: The Teen Who Met With Abraham Lincoln for 30 Minutes Every Day

The Best and Worst Political Campaign Songs (But Mostly the Worst)

A Brief History of the State of the Union Address

12 Facts About Shirley Chisholm, the First Black American Woman to Run for President

27 Facts About Theodore 'Teddy' Roosevelt

8 Things You Might Not Know About Andrew Johnson

8 Things You Might Not Know About Woodrow Wilson

8 Things You Might Not Know About James A. Garfield

The Time Abraham Lincoln Stopped a Murder Trial in its Tracks

A Brief History of Presidential Funeral Trains

The Highly Unusual Funeral of Lee Harvey Oswald

25 Fascinating Facts About John F. Kennedy

9 People Who Killed John F. Kennedy, According to Conspiracy Theorists

The Other Gettysburg Address You Probably Haven't Heard Of

Huge Collection of Teddy Roosevelt's Letters, Diaries, and Speeches Is Now Online

10 Facts About Dwight D. Eisenhower

11 Inspiring Facts About Eleanor Roosevelt

11 Historical Figures Who Were Really Bad At Spelling

10 Facts About Lyndon B. Johnson

10 Facts About Gerald Ford

11 Fascinating Facts About John Quincy Adams

14 Surprising Facts About Robert F. Kennedy

"People Have Been Killed for Less": The Bizarre Letters Sent to Presidential Science Advisors

The DEA Crackdown on Thomas Jefferson's Poppy Plants