Burr Ridge Mayor Mickey’s Straub’s 50 Capitols trip is now a piece of American history.

U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, a Wheaton Republican, recently entered information about Straub’s 2012 patriotic pilgrimage to honor President Abraham Lincoln into the Congressional Record.

Roskam was at the Village Board meeting April 10 to laud Straub for his efforts and to present him with a laminated copy of what the Wheaton congressman said on the House floor.

Straub drove to 48 state capitols and flew to the other two in 50 days, reciting Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address at each capitol. Straub is the only person in history to hit the 50 capitols in 50 days to honor the country’s 16th president, Roskam said.

“There is so much division and anxiety in public life today,” Roskam said during his presentation, “but Mayor Straub lets people share their opinions. He is willing to lead and be an example … He is an example for young boys and girls.”

He praised Straub for being a man of action.

“Thank you for courageously being willing to lead, not just by saying, but by doing,” Roskam said. “Thank you for honoring the greatest American president.”

Straub was aware that Roskam was coming to the meeting to recognize him, but was taken aback when Roskam presented what he read into the Congressional Record on Feb. 9.