Why Presidents' Day is slightly strange

A Note on Presidents' Day. By KATHERINE SCHULTEN. A 90-foot flag flew on the George Washington Bridge in honor of Washington's Birthday Librado Romero/The New York Times A 90-foot flag flew on the George 

And look at his own presidential library: This year it's having a celebration of Presidents Day, not Washington's Birthday, complete with actors playing Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt. Not that we're complaining. We'd go if

Robert Houle and Bruce Peabody look at presidential legacies at home and abroad, from George Washington to Nelson Mandela: "But citizens need to grapple with a more complex legacy of these political icons. We should 

This President's Day, tap into your patriotic spirit by learning more about the presidency. Travel through time by reading about former Presidents, looking at George Washington in a whole new way, and flipping through photos from the past.

Robert Houle and Bruce Peabody look at presidential legacies at home and abroad, from George Washington to Nelson Mandela: "But citizens need to grapple with a more complex legacy of these political icons. We should