Title:
Presidents Day dilemma: Who was first may never be agreed upon
Author:
Carol W. Kimball
Subjects:
Presidents Day
Who was first U.S. President
Who was first U.S. President
Object ID:
Kim09-071
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
New London, CT
Pubication Date:
02/16/2004
Collection:
Carol W. Kimball
Summary:
President's Day use to be simple, we knew it celebrated Washington and Lincoln most of all but now there are a number of contenders for the positiion of first president of our country including Samuel Huntington, John Hanson, Samuel Johnson and Thomas McKean to name a few. By some reckonings Washington was actually the eleventh man to be president.
People:
Washington, George
Lincoln, Abraham
Huntington, Samuel
Hanson, John
Johnson, Samuel
McKean, Thomas
Simmors, Rob (U.S. Rep.)
Stanley, Bill
Klos, Stanley
McKean, Thomas
Smith, Seymour
Lincoln, Abraham
Huntington, Samuel
Hanson, John
Johnson, Samuel
McKean, Thomas
Simmors, Rob (U.S. Rep.)
Stanley, Bill
Klos, Stanley
McKean, Thomas
Smith, Seymour
Search Terms:
Presidents Day dilemma
first president
Articles of Confederation
Constitution
first president
Articles of Confederation
Constitution