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Today is the birthday of President George W. Bush!
In this photo, President Bush is presented with a birthday cake at the White House. 7/4/06.
More - White House Photo Books from the new George W. Bush Library Website
I have a fondness for GWB that’s completely unconnected to his Presidency but completely connected to things like THIS SHIRT.
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Why can’t every day be Take Your Dog to Work Day?
President Clinton with Buddy, the First Family’s Labrador Retriever.
Both of them: “Ladies…”
Cool Car
On this first day of summer, here’s a photo to inspire warm weather adventures. In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson took a break from White House duties for a ride with friends in his Amphicar.
What’s an Amphicar? Why, an amphibious car, of course. In this photo, LBJ steers his land-to-water vehicle into a lake at his ranch in Stonewall, Texas. 4/11/65.
We want.
Happy Summer Solstice!
God, the sixties.
life:
On this day in LIFE Magazine — June 19, 1964: Her and Him: The President’s Dogs on the Lawn of Their House.
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Photo Gallery: Presidents as Fathers
In honor of all the awesome dads out there, a Presidential Father’s Day gallery from the White House blog.
Happy Father’s Day!
Pictured, John F. Kennedy claps as his children, Caroline and John, Jr. dance in the Oval Office. 10/10/62
On this day, President John F. Kennedy was born -
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, made the following entry on a notecard, when her second child was born:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Born Brookline, Mass. (83 Beals Street) May 29, 1917In all, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy would have nine children, four boys and five girls. JFK was named in honor of his mother’s father, John Francis Fitzgerald, the Boston Mayor popularly known as Honey Fitz.
Before long, family and friends called this small blue-eyed baby, Jack. Read More
On the 95th anniversary of the birth of President Kennedy, here’s an album of Kennedy family photos from the JFK Library:
Missed this yesterday. Spent all of three seconds wondering which one was JFK before, wow, yeah. It’s so weird to me how so many people look exactly the same throughout their whole lives.
