Carriages of the Presidents
Before the twentieth century, the presidents' vehicles were not armored-plated or specially built. Their carriages were similar to those of...
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Bio Abraham Lincoln
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Eleanor Roosevelt's "My Day": Family Life
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Presidents and the Hey Day of Horse Racing in the Federal City
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