The Mount Rushmore Collection of Important Presidential Documents

A curated selection of historical documents written by George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. The Mount Rushmore Collection is a celebration of the U.S. Presidents carved in granite and their lasting legacy in shaping our national history

President George Washington Writes to the United States Senate, Requesting Confirmation of Nominees For the U.S.’s First Standing Army

He acts in his official capacity as Chief Executive under Article II of the U.S. Constitution, which provides that the President “shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint…”

In Preparation For the Louisiana Purchase, President Jefferson Rushes to Establish a US Presence in New Orleans

He writes Benjamin Franklin’s grandson Dr. William Bache, urging him “to be at your destination before the French take possession.”

President Abraham Lincoln Writes Major General George G. Meade on Behalf of the Sick and Wounded Soldiers Cared For by the Sanitary Commission, Even as Meade Confronts Lee's Army in Virginia

A rare war-date letter, on engraved letterhead, of the President to Major General Meade, seeking Meade's approval for an arrangement that would lead to a donation of $200 per month for the needy soldiers

President Theodore Roosevelt's Original Letter Appointing a Speaker to Place His Name in Nomination at the 1904 Republican National Convention

This was his only nomination for President of United States in the only successful presidential campaign he ever had