Search | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Start New Search

Displaying results for Topic "Presidents Discussing Presidents"

29 search results

Filter:

Only return results with full-sized images

Sort by

Advanced search

Keyword

Author

Subjects

Place written

Year

Sub-era

3 April 1863

Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Eliakim P. Scammon

Hayes writes as Colonel of the 23rd Regiment of Ohio Volunteers to Brigadier General Scammon in Charleston. States that he sent Lieutenant William McKinley (later elected U.S. president) to tell Scammon about Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins's force and advises to send cavalry after them. Writes, "Gen. Jenkins is reported to have crossed the pike leading from Guyandotte to the Mouth of Coal with less than half the men he brought with him." Says that many of Jenkins's men have been left behind and "...are likely to remain until they are either scared away or find a chance to escape on…

GLC02997

30 May 1934

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Typed document signed

Title: [Press release of speech delivered on Memorial Day at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]

Signed at end as President. Speech mentions the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg and Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. Stresses the importance of uniting the country. Gives particular attention to the part played by George Washington as Continental Commander-in-Chief, president of the Constitutional Convention, and President of the United States. Calls upon Americans to heal "ancient passions" and not to begrudge benefits to other regions and individuals. Marked "Confidential until Released," by Stephen Early, Assistant Secretary to the President.

GLC03352

18 April 1833

Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Nathaniel Williams

Informs that President Andrew Jackson is to assist in the laying of the cornerstone of a monument to the memory of George Washington's mother on 7 May. States that members of the President's cabinet are invited to attend. Asks if a case Williams is to handle will keep him in Baltimore that day, if so, the President will excuse him from attending.

GLC03545.08

25 May 1958

United Press International

Photograph

Title: [Harry Truman and Ralph Bellamy]

One photograph of Harry Truman and Ralph Bellamy dated May 25, 1958. Features Truman and Bellamy shaking hands. The attached description notes that Bellamy is playing Truman's predecessor Franklin Roosevelt which is why he wears glasses similar to Roosevelts. It also notes the wheel chair in the background.

GLC08878.1471

19 February 1862

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Document signed

Title: [Authority to affix the seal to a proclamation for the celebration of George Washington's birthday]

Partially printed order directing Secretary of State William H. Seward to affix the seal to a proclamation recommending the celebration of Washington's birthday. On February 19, 1862 Lincoln issued an official proclamation recommending that the people of the United States assemble in their "customary places of meeting for public solemnities" on February 22 in honor of Washington's birthday. One black and white full length seated engraving and one bust engraving of Lincoln included. One black and white full length seated engraving of George Washington also included.

GLC06038

31 December 1808

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Letter signed

Title: to William Henry Harrison

Asks Harrison, then governor of the Indiana Territory, to help pass laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol to Indians, in hopes that it will remove a "great obstacle to their acquiring industrious habits." Also notes that the general government policy towards the Indians was "to endeavor to render them friends, and, in time, perhaps, useful members of the nation."

GLC07156

2 June 1911

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed letter signed

Title: to C. H. Betts

Responds to criticism from Betts over an article Roosevelt wrote in The Outlook denouncing the New York Court of Appeals for their decision to rule the workmen's compensation act unconstitutional. States that their conduct was, " ... a most flagrant and wanton abuse of a great power." Conveys his views on how the Court should be run, "My plea is for rational growth; my plea is that the court act with ordinary statesmanship, ordinary regard for the Constitution, as a living aid to growth, not as a straight jacket; ordinary regard for the laws, the rights of humanity, and the growth of…

GLC06422

1912

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Typed document

Title: Counsel Against the People

Four cases re: dangerous working conditions, victims inability to fight back due to ignorance and poverty, preference of big business over the common man; "Douglas assailed Abraham Lincoln... as these four great corporation lawyers have assailed me." On thin paper. Includes extensive autograph additions and corrections. The last page is completely autograph pencil. Damage on pp. 1-3 slightly affecting text in upper left corner.

GLC06944

4 January 1800

Hough, George, 1757-1830

Newspaper

Title: Courier of New Hampshire [Vol. 10, no. 49 (January 4, 1800)]

Includes an obituary for George Washington, who died on 14 December 1799, along with a diagram depicting the positioning of Washington's pall bearers, and a detailed description of the funeral procession (page 3). Contains statements of remembrance and respect regarding Washington from President John Adams, Tobias Lear, the War Department, the Senate, and the House of Representatives, among others. Includes articles on foreign and domestic affairs, public announcements, and notices of sale. Frayed along the edges.

GLC08826

February 4, 1926

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Typed manuscript signed

Title: [Analysis of the Lincoln-Douglas debates]

One typed document created by William H. Taft dated February 4, 1926. Pertains to the debate of slavery between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. Two lines inserted in Taft's hand on page 14 and numerous other corrections. Signed and dated by Taft on the last page.

GLC01488

September 1807 ca.

Adams, John, 1735-1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Benjamin Rush

Scathing assessment of Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Lafayette. "Washington had great advantages for obtaining Credence. He possessed a great Fortune, immense Lands, many Slaves, an excellent Consort, no Children."

GLC08023

10 October 1922

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930

Typed letter signed

Title: To George Lorimer

Disputes with Theodore Roosevelt

GLC08052

1861-1877

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Pamphlet

Title: The Significance of Lincoln

GLC08880.013

24 March 1961

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: Approves Kennedy Laos Policy

One wirephoto released by Associated Press, dated March 24, 1961. Shows President Eisenhower in casual clothing standing behind four microphones making a statement. Beside him is James Mitchell, former Secretary of Labor. According to the embedded press release Eisenhower told the press that President John F. Kennedy's policy on Laos conforms to his own.

GLC09677.88

1952-1963

Header Record

Title: [Collection of wire photographs, 1952-1963] [Decimalized .01 - .88]

76 wire photos with 8 larger wire photos, many with International News Photos handstamps and/or typed dated descriptions affixed on verso. Most dated 1952-1963.

GLC09677

15 March 1954

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Typed letter signed

Title: to Vernon Smith

Sends thanks for the "treasured photographs of Abraham Lincoln" taken by Smith's grandfather. States that he will take great care of them and will eventually donate them to the Museum at Abilene. Accompanied by the President's schedule for March 12, 1954, accepting the gift (see GLC07094.02).

GLC07094.01

12 March 1954

Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969

Typed document

Title: The President's Appointments Friday, March 12, 1954.

Eisenhower's schedule for the day showing an appointment at 8 AM to accept some photos of Abraham Lincoln from Vernon Smith, a worker in the Social Room. Smith's grandfather, who was a personal friend of Lincoln, took the photos. Also shows an 8:30 appointment with the Secretary of the Treasury, Hon. Sherman Adams, and Hon. Bryce Harlow and a 10AM Cabinet meeting. Lists a 1:30 PM departure for Camp David. Accompanies GLC07094.01.

GLC07094.02

1990/04/25

Bush, George, 1924-2018

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Dr. F. Terry Hambrecht re: enjoying "The Toy Shop" and a story of Lincoln

Written as President

GLC02793.119

1882/11/20

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry B. Adams

"I am quite in sympathy with democratic principles; it is democratic practice that I object to... Jefferson has always been my pet aversion; to me he seems merely an intriguing doctrinaire, mighty in word and weak in action, revengeful but timid, of enormously overrated abilities, and standing about on a par with Jefferson Davis -- minus the latter's boldness."

GLC05792