成人快播

In honor of President鈥檚 Day, 成人快播 highlights some leaders who showed a little extra love for literacy. We hope these literary-minded presidents of the past will inspire you to pick up a book that will help expand your mind and leave a lasting impression on your life.

George Washington

鈥淟ight reading (by this, I mean books of little to no importance) may amuse for the moment, but leaves nothing solid behind.鈥� -George Washington

Our very first president, and the one whose birthday originally established the President鈥檚 Day holiday, loved reading books that taught him something new. George Washington filled his 聽in Mt. Vernon with more than a thousand books and publications, all of which were educational.

Abraham Lincoln

鈥淎 capacity and taste for reading gives access to whatever has already been discovered by others.鈥� -Abraham Lincoln

Our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, loved to read. As a young adult, his education was limited; however, he was very motivated to learn to read. Books were few and far between in the Lincoln household, and neighbors often reported seeing him walk miles just to borrow .

Harry S. Truman

鈥淣ot all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.鈥� -Harry S. Truman

President Truman was a true lover of history and books. As a classmate of his , he would often see 鈥淗arry go home many a time with two or three books on weekends, and I guess by Monday he had them all read鈥︹��

Through the power of reading, President Truman taught himself about the many responsibilities of life in public service, and in doing so developed the qualities to be a leader.

George W. Bush

鈥淚n this job [the presidency], there are some simple pleasures that really help you cope. One is books…鈥� -George W. Bush

成人快播 North Texas received an exciting visit from former President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush at our reading center in Briscoe Elementary School in Fort Worth.

President Bush and Mrs. Bush were attending a roundtable discussion about principal pipelines and stopped into the reading center to learn more about our program and connect with enrolled students. Our students, tutors, and staff were thrilled to have the opportunity to meet the Bushes and introduce them to our work!

Barack Obama

鈥淎t the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better. It鈥檚 an enormous force for good.鈥� -Barack Obama

To get through the hard days, weeks, and months of his presidency, former President Barack Obama turned to books. During his time in the White House, 聽he read almost every night, for at least an hour, reading books that would engage his mind in a new way, or would let his mind drift away from the stress of the day. As he works on his presidential library, he has said he will use it as a way to 鈥渆ncourage a public 鈥榗onversation about books.鈥欌��

During their time in the White House, Barack and Michelle Obama hosted 成人快播 students, AmeriCorps members, and staff at several events. One of the most recent was in 2015, when one of 成人快播鈥� own AmeriCorps members got to visit the White House and participate in the 鈥淟et鈥檚 Move! Let鈥檚 Read!鈥� event聽in the East Wing, which encouraged students to engage in healthy habits in addition to reading.

For more fun facts about presidential reading endeavors in the White House and beyond, check out this Business Insider .

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