President’s Day

February 20, 2024 USGOPO 0

The Father of the Country. Originally celebrating George Washington’s birthday, and then Abe Lincoln’s Birthday, the federal government has declared the third Monday in February […]

Presidential Constraints

January 31, 2024 USGOPO 0

“Bring in the New Guy…” Despite the soaring rhetoric of presidential campaigns, presidents are severely constrained on their ability to enact a policy agenda. Numerous […]

Best President in History?

January 26, 2024 USGOPO 0

C-SPAN tries to Answer. This C-Span survey summarizes the scores these presidential historians and biographers gave U.S. presidents. Notice that in addition to an overall ranking, presidents […]

Presidential Libraries

January 25, 2024 USGOPO 0

Standing and Online Museums. Once a president leaves office their memory and legacy lives on in the form of presidential libraries. Congress appropriates a set […]

Presidential Communication

January 18, 2024 USGOPO 0

Pictures or no pictures? President Obama’s former White House Press secretary fielded questions and concerns a few years ago about the no-photo policy during a […]