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Officially Washington’s Birthday, President’s Day is celebrated the third Monday of February to honor all United States Presidents.

A state holiday in most states, the day has 15 different names depending on the state.

An Act of Congress implemented the commemoration of Washington’s birthday in 1879 for America’s first president. In 1885, it was expanded to include all federal offices. It was also designated to be held February 22, George Washington’s birthday.

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The date was shifted to include February 15 through the 21 or the third Monday in February in 1971 as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. This ensured the day would never fall on Washington’s actual birthday.

Just a month after establishing Washington’s Birthday as part of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, President Richard M. Nixon issued a proclamation naming the day President’s Day. He further declared it to be the first “three-day holiday set aside to honor all presidents, even myself.”

Prez Rickard is today’s emcee.

DC Comics, still under the National Periodicals brand, made Rickard the first teenage president of the United States. The premise lasted all of four issues before the title was impeached.

A fifth and final issue appeared in Cancelled Comic Cavalcade issue two in 1978, though he did guest in Supergirl issue 10 in 1974.

Using the passage of the 26^th Amendment in 1971 allowing the voting age to drop to 18 as a springboard, Joe Simon and Jerry Grandenetti envisioned a world where teenagers are also allowed to run for public office. The public first takes notice of Rickard after he fixes the town clocks in Steadfast to run on time. From there he is launched into the political world eventually earning the Oval Office.

Prez’s mother became vice-president and his sister secretary of state. During his time on the newsstands, Prez fought a legless vampire and a werewolf, Washington’s great-great-great-great-great grandnephew, in a bid to over throw the government and a corrupt political boss.

These do not stand the test of time. They didn’t survive their own era.

Instead, of tracking these down, maybe find another title that follows today’s theme.

Obama appeared on at least four covers including Savage Dragon issue 137, Veronica 109, Amazing Spider-Man 583 and Youngblood 8; Richard Nixon was featured on the covers of Fantastic Four 123 and From Beyond the Unknown 17; John F. Kennedy on Superman 170; Dwight D. Eisenhower on Mystery From Space 30, Abraham Lincoln on Deadpool 4, Flash 210, House of Mystery 51, Scooby-Doo 2, Scalphunter 53, Captain America 222 and Rip Hunter, Time Master 23; and Ronald Reagan on The Oustiders 24.