Garfield
President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day Proclamation.
President Calvin Coolidge has this honor.
President Lincoln.
As President, on October 3, 1789, George Washington made the proclamation
John Hanson in 1700's
President Clinton is the last president to have lifetime protection from the secret service. Every president after him will only have secret service protection to 10 years. In 2013, President Obama signed legislation restoring Lifetime Secret Service protection to former Presidents.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President, issued the first official proclamation that made Thanksgiving an annual national holiday.
That was President Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States.
President James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine in 1823.
In March of 1807, President Jefferson issued a written statement roundly condemning the institution of slavery in the US. He was the first sitting president to do so before President Abraham Lincoln's time.
President George Washington issued the first official government proclamation of Thanksgiving in 1789. President Abraham Lincoln made it a yearly official national holiday in 1863.
Woodrow Wilson