It might just be our favorite ‘holiday’ today: #NationalWaffleDay! When asked to provide a favorite recipe for fundraising cookbooks or articles, JFK would send along this recipe for waffles. Recipe: jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/a…

Celebrating all the dogs, large and small, and their owners who try to wrangle them for photos on #NationalDogDay.

Happy birthday to the nation's 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, born #otd on August 27, 1908! Here's a photo of JFK & LBJ from their days in the Senate. LBJ Library

The March on Washington - held #otd on August 28, 1963 - is remembered as a landmark moment in American history. Its organizers faced behind-the-scenes challenges that made pulling off a successful March even more complicated than it seemed. Find out how: jfk.blogs.archives.gov/2020/08/27/mak…

Athletes from the 10th International Games for the Deaf (deaflympics) visited JFK in the Oval Office in August 1962. In the games, they participated in long jump, basketball, swimming, javelin, and long jump. More photos: jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/a…

Cruising into the long weekend 😎 Film: JFK Jr. steers a speedboat, with assistance from Secret Service Agent Tom Wells. jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/a…

#DYK: JFK named his sailboat Victura, which means “About to conquer” in Latin. As the summer winds down, stock up on our Victura Collection in the Museum Store and get inspired to take on (and conquer!) whatever comes your way. store.jfklibrary.org/collections/jf…

#DYK: Until September 2, 1963, nightly news was only 15 minutes long? 60 years ago #otd Walter Cronkite inaugurated the 1st half hour CBS Evening News broadcast with an interview with President Kennedy. Listen: jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/a…

Sven Walnum was a Norwegian-born photographer who followed JFK’s 1960 campaign from September 15 to October 17. In addition to capturing the candidate in action, he also photographed the people who came out to hear Kennedy speak. More about his photos: jfk.blogs.archives.gov/2021/11/04/the…

Happy 62nd anniversary, Frederick Douglass! #OTD in 1962, JFK designated Frederick Douglass's home part of National Park Service. jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/a…