Cocktails and Campaigns: JFK and Jackie’s Whirlwind Romance

Today’s Historic America Journal entry is the second of our two-part series on presidential love stories in preparation for our limited-run Presidential Sweethearts Tour. If these true tales capture your imagination, you’re in luck! A ticket for our Presidential Sweethearts Tour is the perfect Valentine's Day gift for the history nerd in your life. More information about the tour can be found on our website or our Eventbrite page. In our final piece for this series, we journey back in time to visit John F. Kennedy and Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis.

The EditorsFebruary 10, 2022Historic America Tours, Valentine's Day, Presidential Sweethearts, John F. Kennedy, JFK, Jackie Kennedy, Martin's Tavern, Engagement, History Nerd, GeorgetownComment

A Century of Love: How Americans Celebrated Valentine’s Day 1920-2020

Love is in the air! Although the pandemic has definitely shaken up our usual Valentine’s Day plans this year, but Americans have been celebrating the holiday for over a century. Join us as we go back in time and explore how our fellow Americans have commemorated their love over the past hundred years of Valentine’s Day festivities!

Abe MerkerFebruary 11, 2021Valentine's Day, Valentines Day, Valentines, Valentine, A century of Valentines day, Vintage Valentines, Valentines Day through the agesComment