US Presidents
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Internet Links
- American Memory: Library of Congress Search 13 collections of primary source materials at the Library of Congress.
- American Presidents: Life Portraits (http://www.americanpresidents.org/) is the companion website for the C-SPAN television series and "contains a complete video archive of all American Presidents: Life Portraits programming, plus these additional resources: Biographical facts, Key events of each presidency, Presidential places, Reference material."
- The American Experience - Presidents, from PBS
- Biography.com US Presidents Biography in the classroom lists presidents by date - includes portraits, videos and more
- Chronicling America: Search America's historic newspapers pages from 1836-1922
- History from the White House Official White House Web site has biographies of Presidents, and photoessays of past and present in the White House.
- Internet Public Library background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included.
- Library of Congress: Election Resource Guides 1800 - 1912
- The Miller Center at The University of Virginia is a nonpartisan institute that seeks to expand understanding of the presidency, policy, and political history, providing critical insights for the nation’s governance challenges. American Presidents Reference Resource
- National Archives Digital Vault
- National Portrait Gallery: Smithsonian Take a virtual tour of the National Portrait Gallery to find a portrait of your president.
- Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladys : American Memory Collection From the American Memory Collection at the Smithsonian, a collection of popular pictures.
- Presidential Campaign Commercials from 1952 - 2012 From Museum of the Moving Image
- Presidential Libraries: Hoover to Bush
- Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman Political cartoons from the first half of the 20th century provide relevant commentary and fascinating insight into the campaigns and elections of today.
- Standford University - Campaigns 2000 - 2008
- History.com US Presidents
- Mrs. Swift's Deconstruction Presentation
Other Interesting Links
Works Cited
Updated June 27, 2016