The Letters
April 6, 1789
To: President George Washington
From: John Langdon
Langdon informs Washington that he has unanimously been elected first president of the United States.
Oct 15, 1860
To: President Abraham Lincoln
From: Grace Bedell
An 11-year-old girl from Westfield, New York girl wrote to Lincoln to suggest he grow a a beard to improve his Presidential prospects.
May 9, 2012
To: President Barack Obama
From: Laura King Ph.D
On marriage equality
April 5, 1898
To: President William McKinley
From: Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley proposes an American division of fifty lady sharp-shooters, should McKinley need them for a war.
August, 1964
To: President Lyndon B Johnson
From: Lady Bird Johnson
Lady Bird encourages Johnson to run in the 1964 election (which he did, and won the election in a landslide)
April 6, 1789
To: President Barack Obama
From: Grant Frtitz (8 yrs, Maryland), Taejah Goode (8 yrs, Georgia), Julia Stokes (11 yrs, Washington DC), Hinna Zeejah (8 yrs)
After the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school, Obama shared four letters written to him by children advocating for stronger gun control