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The Florida Case before the Electoral Commission, oil on canvas by Cornelia Adèle Strong Fassett, 1879

H.J. Res. 27, Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution . . . relating to the terms of office of the President (Twenty-second Amendment), March 24, 1947

H.R. 6233, A Bill to expedite the prosecution of the war effort (First War Powers Act), December 15, 1941

Under Four Flags, lithograph by Philip Martini, 1917

S. 3771, A bill authorizing the President to coordinate or consolidate executive bureaus, agencies, and offices… (Overman Act), March 18, 1918

The Sun, New York, front page, November 20, 1919

Refusing to Give the Lady a Seat, drawing by Rollin Kirby, ca. 1919

An Act to enforce the constitutional right to vote . . . (Civil Rights Act of 1964), July 2, 1964

Cloture Motion on the Civil Rights Bill of 1964, June 10, 1964

“Take a Stand for Civil Rights,” petition from residents of Chicago, Illinois, 1963