The President's Day
What is Obama going to get for his birthday today? The White House receives gifts all year. Presidents can keep whatever they get from US citizens, but must declare it and pay taxes on it. Unless your gift is a federal holiday: Washington got February 22 until President Johnson signed a bill creating President's Day on the third Monday of that month. Before the Uniform Holidays Bill went into effect in 1971, many school kids had two holidays that short month. But Lincoln's birthday on February 12th was never a federal holiday, and President's Day is still just for Washington. States and businesses can make their own decisions about what days are holidays. Even federal holidays technically only apply to federal workers.
A holiday gift: in 24 states, Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is a holiday.
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