BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden

DC -- Natl Museum of American History -- Exhibit: Glorious Burden:

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1. SIAHGB_190624_01.JPG: Seal of the President of the United States The primary purpose of the presidential seal is to authenticate official correspondence from the president to Congress. In addition to its use on documents, the seal or the presidential coat of arms (the seal without the encircling words) is printed on many objects and publicly displayed on a lectern or table at presidential speeches, bill signings, and press conferences. This large fiberglass seal was used at the White House during the George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. It was retired when the White House Communications Agency began using smaller seats for speeches and signing events.
2. SIAHGB_190624_11.JPG: The Seal of the President of the United States Although the President of the United States plays many roles, the job is more than a collection of tasks. An office greater that the sum of its parts, the presidency as a whole is symbolized by the Seal of the President of the United States. In 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes was the first to use a formal presidential seal or coat of arms, with a design based on the Great Seal of the United States. Other presidents followed his example and the seal appeared on documents, china, and White House decor. It stayed largely the same until 1945 when Harry S. Truman added stars to represent the states, changed the eagle from white to its "natural" color, and turned the eagle's head toward its right to race the olive branches of peace rather than the arrows of war.
3. SIAHGB_190624_15.JPG: Ronald Reagan cup and saucer, 1981
4. SIAHGB_190624_20.JPG: Dwight D. Eisenhower Christmas card, 1958
5. SIAHGB_190624_26.JPG: Rutherford B. Hayes invitation, 1881
6. SIAHGB_190624_31.JPG: Harry S. Truman invitation, 1947
7. SIAHGB_190624_36.JPG: George H. W. Bush pen, 1990
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Description of Subject Matter: The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
This exhibition explores the personal, public, ceremonial and executive actions of the 43 men who have had a huge impact on the course of history in the past 200 years. More than 900 objects, including national treasures from the Smithsonian’s vast presidential collections, bring to life the role of the presidency in American culture.
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