Presidents' Day: A Reminder How Legacies Change | RealClearPolitics
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by Samuel Waitt, The TennesseanFebruary 16, 2026
<p>This Feb. 16, the nation will mark Presidents’ Day, a federal holiday Americans have celebrated every third Monday of February since 1971, when Congress, rarely the source of bright ideas, merged the birthdays of the two most legendary American presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.</p>
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Originally published on RealClearPolitics on 2/16/2026