Many presidents ignored Hale's letters, but President Lincoln did not. His October 3rd, 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation read, "In the midst of a civil war of unequal magnitude and severity ...

For all his modesty and wartime preoccupation, the 16th president was one of the most photographed men of his time, with a ...

The history of White House Thanksgiving traditions date back more than 160 years to President Abraham Lincoln, who established the national holiday. During his time in office, Lincoln issued a ...

George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789 and Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863, send powerful and timely messages to the people of the USA and Israel today.