Calvin Coolidge Last Will and Testament

Download this free file to read the Last Will & Testament of George Washington (1732-1799).

• George Washington was an American general and commander in chief of the colonial armies in the American Revolution (1775-83) and first president of the United States.
• Dissatisfied with the Articles of Confederation, he presided over the Philadelphia Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787.
• Washington became President of the United States in 1789 and established many of the customs and usages of the new government's executive department.
• Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians.
• When Washington died in 1799, in his funeral oration, Henry Lee said that of all Americans, he was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
• Washington has been consistently ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents.

The foregoing biographical material quoted from Wikipedia.com.

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy (1932-2009).

• Edward Kennedy (better known as 'Teddy' or 'Ted') was a US Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. He was re-elected to Senate nine times and served for 47 years until his death from a brain tumor.
• He was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died and is the fourth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
• For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the last surviving son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassination, and Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., killed in action in World War II; and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
• Ted Kennedy played a vital role in passing many laws that addressed economic and social issues such as immigration, cancer research, health insurance, AIDS care, civil rights, and education.
• Over the course of his career and continuing into the Obama administration, Kennedy continued his efforts to enact universal health care, which he called the 'cause of my life.'

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Sr. (1917-1963).

• John Fitzgerald Kennedy (familiarly known as 'JFK') served as the 35th president of the United States. He was the first Roman Catholic to be elected president. He became President in 1961 by defeating Richard Nixon.
• Educated at Harvard, Kennedy served with distinction in the Navy during World War II.
• President Kennedy's attempt to restore a right-wing government in Cuba by backing an invasion of Cuban exiles to fight Fidel Castro was a failure that nearly led to war.
• His important contributions to US policy were the Civil Rights Bill and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
• He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963, less than 3 years in office, leaving behind his widow Jacqueline and two small children, Caroline and John Jr.

Read a free copy of the Last Will & Testament of Martha Washington (1731-1802).

• Martha Dandridge Custis Washington was the wife of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
• Although the title was not coined until after her death, Martha Washington is considered to be the first First Lady of the United States. During her lifetime, she was known as "Lady Washington".