Each Christmas during his presidency Franklin Roosevelt engaged the United States Government Printing Office to produce a limited edition of his writing for distribution as gifts to friends, associates and family members. In 1944, he selected his D-Day prayer, shown here, which he recited in his radio address in which he informed the American public…

In 1942 Clare Boothe Luce was elected as a Republican representative from Connecticut, entering the 78th United States Congress where women made up less than two percent of its membership. Already famous, her arrival in Washington attracted additional notice; local hairdressers took advantage of her popularity by advertising “the Clarette” and “the Clare Bo” styles. Tourists taking in the…