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Taft cover.jpg
This is the cover of the original souvenir program honoring President Taft's visit to Charlotte. The design is elaborate and features both the President and his wife.

McAlpine1.jpg
This is a scanned image of an entry made by Erastus C. McAlpine into his diary in 1916 briefly recounting the presidential of Woodrow Wilson. This is his first entry used in this exhibit. His diary is very detailed throughout. In this particular…

McAlpine2.jpg
This is a scanned image of an entry made by Erastus C. McAlpine into his diary in 1916 briefly recounting the presidential of Woodrow Wilson. This is his second entry used in this exhibit. His diary is very detailed throughout. In this particular…

McAlpine3.jpg
This is a scanned image of an entry made by Erastus C. McAlpine into his diary in 1916 briefly recounting the presidential of Woodrow Wilson. This is his third entry used in this exhibit. His diary is very detailed throughout. In this particular…

taft4.jpg
This is an image from the original souvenir book depicting the crowd surrounding the carriage of President Taft after he disembarked from his train and as he was making his way toward the reviewing stand for the parade.

FDR cover.jpg
This is the cover of the official souvenir program to the 1936 Green Pastures Rally in Charlotte. President Roosevelt is colorfully depicted along with green trees and hills.

FDR-2.jpg
This is a page taken from the official souvenir program of the Green Pastures Rally. As chairman, H. Haywood Robbins welcomes the guests in attendance.

FDR-5.jpg
This is a letter written to visitors in attendance at the Green Pastures Rally by the Mayor of Charlotte. It appeared in the official souvenir program.

Eisen-1.jpg
This is a black and white photograph of President Eisenhower arriving at Freedom Park via motorcade. He is waving to the crowd that gathered for the day's festivities on May 18, 1954. He is surrounded by secret servicemen.

EisenSmall2.jpg
This is a photo of President Eisenhower peering over a special table which was available for him to dine on during the celebration. Underneath a glass panel were the words of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence.
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