Monday, February 18, 2008

President's Day



Originally meant to celebrate the birthday of our first president, George Washington, President's Day now celebrates all past presidents. Here are a few books that we have if you would like to research the first President of the United States:

George Washington : the American presidents
E312 .B983 2004b

His Excellency : George Washington
E312 .E245 2004

George Washington : a biography
E312 .A58 1984

Or check out these books on other Presidents:

Facts about the presidents : a compilation of biographical and historical information
Ref E176.1 .K3 1989

Vital statistics on the presidency : Washington to Clinton
JK518 .R34 1996

Richard Nixon [videorecording] : man and president
AV--E856 .R52x 1996

Andrew Jackson [videorecording] : a man for the people

AV--E382 .A53x 1995

For more information on other American holidays, check out the American Holidays page from the USA.gov website.

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