The Library holds the original papers of 23 early presidents, from George Washington to Calving Coolidge. Join us in the coming weeks as we highlight these collections--all of which have been digitized & are available online. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary
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The papers of army officer and first U.S. president George Washington held by the Library constitute the largest collection of original Washington papers in the world. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore the digitized collection:
http://loc.gov/collections/george-washington-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
Washington delivered his first inaugural address to a joint session of Congress at Federal Hall in New York City on April 30, 1789, establishing the precedent of inaugural addresses. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

View the complete manuscript: http://loc.gov/item/mcc.053/?loclr=twloc
George Washington's first inaugural address, 30 April 1789.

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The Library’s collection includes papers from beyond Washington’s time as president, such as this geometry exercise book dated from 1745, when Washington was 13 years old. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary http://loc.gov/resource/mgw1a.002/?sp=2?loclr=twloc
Image 1 of George Washington Papers, Series 1, Exercise Books, Diaries, and Surveys 1745-99,...

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The Library's collection of papers from Thomas Jefferson—diplomat, architect, scientist and third president of the United States—is the largest collection of original Jefferson documents in the world. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore the collection:
http://loc.gov/collections/thomas-jefferson-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
A draft of what would become the Declaration of Independence, penned by Jefferson in 1776, is held in Jefferson’s presidential papers collection: http://loc.gov/resource/mtj1.001_0545_0548/?sp=1/?loclr=twloc

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Image 1 of Thomas Jefferson, June 1776, Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence

http://loc.gov/resource/mtj1.001_0545_0548/?sp=1/?loclr=twloc
The Library holds the papers of James Madison, fourth president of the United States. The collection documents the life of the man who came to be known as the “Father of the Constitution.” #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore the digitized collection: http://loc.gov/collections/james-madison-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
James Monroe’s presidential collection not only documents his presidency, but his careers as secretary of state, secretary of war, delegate to the Continental Congress and governor of Virginia. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore the digitized collection:
http://loc.gov/collections/james-monroe-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
The papers collection of Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, contains more than 26,000 items dating from 1767 to 1874. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore the digitized collection: http://loc.gov/collections/andrew-jackson-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
The Library holds the papers of Martin Van Buren, former U.S. president, vice president, secretary of state and senator from New York. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore the digitized collection: http://loc.gov/collections/martin-van-buren-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
The papers of William Henry Harrison chronicle the life of the former president leading to his election, including memorialization materials following Harrison’s April 4, 1841 death–a month after being sworn into office. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore: http://loc.gov/collections/william-henry-harrison-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
The Library holds the papers collection of John Tyler, 10th president of the United States. Tyler was the first vice president to succeed to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor, William Henry Harrison. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary
Explore: http://loc.gov/collections/john-tyler-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
Explore the digitized papers collection of James K. Polk: http://loc.gov/collections/james-k-polk-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc

Items in the collection from Polk’s presidency document the annexation of Texas, war with Mexico, the acquisition of the New Mexico and California territories and more. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary
Explore the presidential papers collection of Zachary Taylor: http://loc.gov/collections/zachary-taylor-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc

A majority of Taylor's personal papers were unfortunately destroyed following his death--the Library has acquired the surviving materials over time. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary
Explore the digitized presidential papers collection of Franklin Pierce, army officer, representative and senator from New Hampshire, and 14th president of the United States: http://loc.gov/collections/franklin-pierce-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc #PresidentsAtTheLibrary
Explore the presidential collection of Abraham Lincoln: http://loc.gov/collections/abraham-lincoln-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Treasures in the collection include Lincoln’s 1st & 2nd inaugural addresses, his draft of the Emancipation Proclamation & the earliest known copies of the Gettysburg Address.
The Library holds the presidential papers collection of Andrew Johnson, who became the 17th president of the United States in 1865 following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore the digitized collection: http://loc.gov/collections/andrew-johnson-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
Explore the digitized presidential papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Army officer and 18th president of the United States: http://loc.gov/collections/ulysses-s-grant-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc

Beyond his terms as president, the collection details Grant’s service in multiple wars and his extensive travels. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary
"General Garfield's habit was to keep everything," Lucretia Garfield said in describing her husband's relationship to his papers. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore the digitized papers collection of James A. Garfield, 20th president of the United States: http://loc.gov/collections/james-a-garfield-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
The Library's collection of papers from Chester Alan Arthur consists of thousands of items related to Arthur's presidency, his service as collector of customs for the Port of NY & his work with the NY Republican State Committee: http://loc.gov/collections/chester-alan-arthur-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc

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The Library's vast papers collection of Grover Cleveland —lawyer, governor of New York, and the only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms — has been digitized and made available online: http://loc.gov/collections/grover-cleveland-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
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The papers collection of Benjamin Harrison — U.S. senator from Indiana, Army officer and 23rd president of the United States — includes items from every aspect of Harrison's life and career. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary

Explore the digitized collection: http://loc.gov/collections/benjamin-harrison-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc
Explore the digitized papers collection of William McKinley: http://loc.gov/collections/william-mckinley-papers/about-this-collection/?loclr=twloc

Items in the collection relate to McKinley's presidential elections, the gold standard, the McKinley tariff, the Spanish-American War and more. #PresidentsAtTheLibrary
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