George Washington Last Will and Testament

Download a free copy of the last will and testament of Benjamin Franklin.

• Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American statesman, inventor, philosopher, author, soldier, scientist and political activist. He is credited, among other things, with inventing the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove. He established the first public library and the first fire department in the United States. F
• ranklin became a newspaper editor, printer, and merchant in Philadelphia and became very wealthy writing and publishing Poor Richard's Almanack and The Pennsylvania Gazette.
• From 1775 to 1776, Franklin was the Postmaster General under the Continental Congress and from 1785 to 1788, the President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania.
• Toward the end of his life, Benjamin Franklin became one of the most prominent figures endorsing the abolition of slavery.

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Download this free copy of the last will and testament of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994).

• Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
• The Kennedys had two children, Caroline and John Jr. Like any First Lady, Jacqueline was thrust into the spotlight and while she did not mind giving interviews or being photographed, she preferred to maintain as much privacy as possible for herself and her children.
• She was later married to Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis from 1968 until his death in 1975.
• In later years she had a successful career as a book editor. She is remembered for her contributions to the arts and historic preservation, her unique sense of style and elegance, and her public stoicism in the wake of President Kennedy's assassination.

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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".

Download a free copy of the last will and testament of Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994).

• Richard Nixon was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 and was also the 36th Vice President of the United States (1953 to 1961), and the first born in the 20th century.
• Nixon was the only President to resign the office and also the only person to be elected twice in both the offices of the Presidency and Vice presidency.
• In 1952 he became one of the youngest Vice Presidents in history, serving under Dwight D. Eisenhower. He lost his bid to become President in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and after losing a race for Governor in California in 1962, he withdrew from politics. In 1968, however, he ran again for president of the United States and was elected.
• The most immediate task facing President Nixon was a resolution of the Vietnam War. He initially escalated the conflict, overseeing incursions into neighboring countries, though American military personnel were gradually withdrawn and he successfully negotiated a ceasefire with North Vietnam in 1973, effectively ending American involvement in the war. His foreign policy initiatives were largely successful: his groundbreaking visit to the People's Republic of China in 1972 opened diplomatic relations between the two nations, and he initiated the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union. At home, he implemented new economic policies which called for wage and price control and the abolition of the gold standard. He was reelected by a landslide in 1972.
• In his second term, the nation was afflicted with economic difficulties. In the face of likely impeachment for his role in the Watergate scandal, Nixon resigned on August 9, 1974. He was later pardoned by his successor, Gerald Ford, for any federal crimes he may have committed while in office.
• In his retirement, Nixon became a prolific author and undertook many foreign trips. His work as an elder statesman helped to rehabilitate his public image. He died following a debilitating stroke at the age of 81.

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Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826).

• Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and one of the most influential Founding Fathers.
• Major events during his presidency include the Louisiana Purchase (1803) and the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806), as well as escalating tensions with both Britain and France that led to war with Britain in 1812, after he left office.
• Jefferson also achieved distinction as a horticulturalist, political philosopher, architect, archaeologist, paleontologist, inventor, and founder of the University of Virginia. To date, Jefferson is the only president to serve two full terms in office without vetoing a single bill of Congress.

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Download a free copy of the Will of William McKinley (1843-1901), the 25th President of the United States.

• William McKinley Jr. was the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected as president. He was the last president to serve in the 19th century and the first to serve in the 20th.
• McKinley's presidency came during a return to prosperity after the Panic of 1893, and he made gold the base of the currency. He oversaw the US victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War, and the capture of Cuba and the Philippines. His decision to annex the Philippines met with widespread opposition.
• McKinley's administration accepted Hawaii's request to join the US, with all of its residents becoming full American citizens.
• McKinley was assassinated in 1901 by an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz, and was succeeded by his vice president Theodore Roosevelt.

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