• Video Clip: Touring the White House (4:31) 

• Lesson Plan: The People's House - A White House Experience (13 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: The Powers of the President (8 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Presidential Roles (17 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Planning a White House State Dinner (2 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Presidential Pardons (Clip 11)

• Lesson Plan: The Use of Presidential Vetoes and Veto Threats (8 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Executive Power in the Constitution (2:22)

• Bell Ringer: The Presidency and the Constitution (4:33)

• Bell Ringer: The Expansion of Presidential Power (3:06)

• Bell Ringer: Congressional and Presidential War Powers (6:03)

• Bell Ringer: Effectiveness of Presidents as Military Leaders (8:24)

• Bell Ringer: Recess Appointments and Pro Forma Sessions (1:14)

• Bell Ringer: Judicial Nominations (6:22)

• Bell Ringer: The History of Executive Orders (2:52)

• Bell Ringer: Presidential Power of Executive Orders (2 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Executive Orders (2 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: The Drawbacks of Using Executive Orders (2:11)

• Bell Ringer: The Use of Executive Orders and Regulation to Enact Policy (2:54)

• Bell Ringer: The Budget Rescission Process (3:01)

• Bell Ringer: Presidential Power and Nuclear Weapons (2:52)

• Bell Ringer: The Role and Responsibility of the Secret Service (2:14)

• Bell Ringer: Emergency Presidential Powers (3:40)

• Bell Ringer: Executive Privilege (4:57)

• Bell Ringer: A President's Power to Withhold Information (3:03)

• Lesson Plan: Presidential Records Act (1978) (9 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: The Cabinet (3 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: The National Emergencies Act of 1976 (5:10)

• Video Clip: Presidential Leadership and Qualities (2:00)

• Video Clip: What are National Emergency Declarations? (3:38)

• Video Clip: The History of National Emergencies and Presidential Powers (4:39)

• Video Clip: Presidential Emergency Powers in the Constitution (4:13)

• Video Clip: The National Emergencies Act of 1976 (5:10)

• Deliberation: Limits on Presidential War Powers

• Deliberation: Presidential Emergency Powers

• Lesson Plan: Line-Item Veto (1 Clip)

• Lesson Plan: U.S. Government Secrecy (13 Clips)

• On This Day: Cornerstone of the White House Laid (7 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Origin of the White House (3 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Blair House - Guest House of the US President (6 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Speeches That Defined A Presidency (27 Clips & Slides)

• Lesson Plan: Famous First Ladies' Speeches (10 Clips & Slides)

• Lesson Plan: Presidential Love Letters (10 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Dinner with the President (12 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Thanksgiving Dinner at the White House (6:04)

• Lesson Plan: How Presidents Have Interpreted the Role of the Presidency (6 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: History of State of the Union Addresses (13 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: White House Myths (11 Clips & Slides)

• Bell Ringer: Historical Foundation of the Roles and Powers of the President (7:57) 

• Lesson Plan: Eras of Presidential Speeches (8 clips) 

• Lesson Plan: Evaluating America's Best and Worst Presidents (6 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: The First 100 Days of a Presidential Term (4 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Presidential Communication during Times of Crisis (5 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: What Makes a Great President? (5 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Faith and the Presidency (7:35) 

• Lesson Plan: The President in Times of Crisis (8 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Impeachment (9 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: The 25th Amendment: Presidential Disability and Succession (4 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: The American Vice Presidency (9 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Camp David Presidential Retreat Choice Board (6 Clips) 

• Lesson Plan: The State of the Union Address (4 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: The History of the State of the Union Address (13:05)

• Bell Ringer: History of the Vice Presidency (9:12)

• Bell Ringer: Presidents and their First Year in Office (12:46)

• Bell Ringer: Presidential Leadership Qualities in Times of Crisis (4:20)

• Video Clip: C-SPAN's Historians Survey of President Leadership (6:11)

• Lesson Plan: Tournament of First Ladies (Bracketology) (1 Clip)

• Lesson Plan: Washington’s Farewell Address (4 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: George Washington's Cabinet (7:40)

• Lesson Plan: The Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt (8 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: George Washington and the White House (5:18)

• Bell Ringer: Abraham Lincoln's Writing of the Gettysburg Address (2:47)

• Bell Ringer: President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Policy (6:25)

• Bell Ringer: Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidency and the Cold War (5:21)

• Bell Ringer: Press Coverage of the Kennedy Assassination (6:13)

• Bell Ringer: John F. Kennedy's Legacy (6:52)

• Bell Ringer: President Lyndon Johnson & Voting Rights Act (3:36)

• Bell Ringer: President Johnson's Announcement to Not Run for Reelection (5:12)

• Bell Ringer: The 25th Amendment and the Reagan Assassination Attempt (2:47) 

• Bell Ringer: History of Presidential Illnesses (2 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: North American Free Trade Agreement and Presidential Elections (8:32)

• Bell Ringer: Nonconsecutive White House Terms (2 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: U.S. Presidents and Baseball (5 Clips)

• Video Clip: The President in Comic Books (12:25)

• Video Clip: The White House in Comic Books (12:41)

• Bell Ringer: Significance of Presidents' Day (2 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Modern-Day Evolution of the First Lady (11 Clips)

• Deliberation: Should the Electoral College Be Reformed?

• Lesson Plan: Electoral College Map Virtual Scavenger Hunt (Multiple Activities)

• Lesson Plan: The Electoral College and the Constitution (10 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Evaluating Historical Presidential Campaign Ads (15 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Presidential Campaign Announcement Analysis (10 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Choice Board - How Effective Are Presidential Campaign Ads? (Multiple Options)

• Lesson Plan: Learning from Previous Presidential Transitions (5 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Following the Presidential Transition (14 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Analyzing Historical Presidential Inaugural Addresses (9 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Campaign Announcements and Campaign Fundraising (3:27)

• Bell Ringer: History of the Presidential Primary System (7:08)

• Bell Ringer: History and Significance of the New Hampshire Primary (9:44)

• Bell Ringer: District Systems in Maine and Nebraska and the Electoral College (2 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Electors in the Electoral College (4:06)

• Bell Ringer: Arguments For and Against the Electoral College (2:19)

• Bell Ringer: Presidential Transitions after an Election (4:59) 

• Lesson Plan: Presidential Succession (19 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Researching the President-Elect's Cabinet Nominees (2 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Historic Presidential Farewell Addresses (14 Clips & Slides)

• Lesson Plan: President-Elect’s Plans for Their Administration (1 Clip & Slides)

• Lesson Plan: 1800 - John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson (16 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: 1860 - Abraham Lincoln vs. Stephen Douglas vs. John Breckinridge (13 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: 1876 - Rutherford B. Hayes vs. Samuel Tilden (11 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: 1912 - William Howard Taft vs. Woodrow Wilson vs. Theodore Roosevelt (17 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: 1932 - Herbert Hoover vs. Franklin Roosevelt (11 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: 1948 - Harry Truman vs. Thomas Dewey (13 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: 1960 - John Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon (15 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: 1968 - Richard Nixon vs. Hubert Humphrey vs. George Wallace (15 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: 1980 - Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan (15 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: The First 100 Days of a Presidential Term (4 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: First 100 Days - George Washington (1789) (13 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: First 100 Days - Andrew Jackson (1829) (15 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: First 100 Days - Ulysses Grant (1869) (14 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: First 100 Days - Franklin Roosevelt (1933) (15 Clips)

• Stay tuned for future lessons on the first 100 days of:

  • Lyndon Johnson, 1963

  • Gerald Ford, 1974

  • Jimmy Carter, 1977

  • Ronald Reagan, 1981

  • Barack Obama, 2009

  • Donald Trump, 2017 

• Lesson Plan: Choice Board - US Presidents and the Press (Multiple Activities)

• Lesson Plan: Famous First Ladies' Speeches (10 Clips & Slides)

• Lesson Plan: Jacqueline Kennedy's 1962 Televised White House Tour (6 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Presidential Communication during Times of Crisis (5 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Is Twitter the New Fireside Chat? (5 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: The Televised Presidency (5 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: So You Want To Be A Presidential Speechwriter? (13 Clips & Slides)

• Lesson Plan: Speeches Undelivered (7 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Writing and Planning the State of the Union Address (3 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Presidents and the Changing Role of the News (4:53)

• Bell Ringer: Sarah Sanders on the Role of the White House Press Secretary (2:54)

• Bell Ringer: Advertising and Celebrity Politics (9:21)

• Video Clip: How the Press Covers President Trump's Tweets (3:15) 

• Lesson Plan: Presidential Voice - D-Day Speeches (8 Clips)

• Video Clip: The President in Comic Books (12:25)

• Video Clip: The White House in Comic Books (12:41)

• Bell Ringer: The White House and Political Cartoons (4 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Political Cartoonists as Forecasters (3:09)

Inauguration

• Video Clip: President Biden Inaugural Address (21:37)

• Video Clip: Joseph Biden Sworn in as the 46th President (2:19)

• Video Clip: Kamala Harris Sworn in as Vice President (2:40)

Policies and Proposals

• Lesson Plan: President-elect Biden’s Plans for His Administration (8 Clips)

• Video Clip: 2021 President Biden Presidential Address (1:05:31) 

• Video Clip: Biden Administration First Day Executive Orders (4:04)

• Video Clip: Priorities for the Beginning of the Biden Administration (3:04)

• Video Clip: President-elect Biden Releases "American Rescue Plan" (2:45)

Cabinet

• Lesson Plan: Researching the Biden Administration Cabinet Nominees (3:51)

• Lesson Plan: The Role of Executive Departments (15 Clips) 

• Video Clip: Cost of Federal Regulations (12:09)

• Lesson Plan: The White House Staff (9 Clips & Slides)

• Lesson Plan: The Role of Executive Departments (15 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Examples of Regulatory Agencies (9 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: The Archivist of the United States (11 Clips and Slides)

• Bell Ringer: The Department of Veterans Affairs (4:26)

• Bell Ringer: The Department of Health and Human Services (3:13)

• Bell Ringer: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (3:35)

• Bell Ringer: The Department of Agriculture (5:33)

• Bell Ringer: The Department of Homeland Security (4 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: The Role of the Secretary of State (2:18)

• Lesson Plan: State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms Tour (7 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Role of the National Taxpayer Advocate (2:28)

• Bell Ringer: Role of the Comptroller General and the GAO (1:24)

• Bell Ringer: The Role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: CISA and Election Security (6:15)

• Bell Ringer: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (5:52)

• Bell Ringer: The Role of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) (4:45)

• Bell Ringer: Office of Management and Budget and the Budget Process (3:53)

• Bell Ringer: The Small Business Administration and Entrepreneurship (5:05)

• Bell Ringer: The Role of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) (2:59)

• Bell Ringer: The Role of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (1:47)

• Bell Ringer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (1:52)

• Bell Ringer: Highway Traffic Safety and Self-Driving Cars (4:13)

• Bell Ringer: The Future of the US Postal Service (2:32)

• Bell Ringer: The Role of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (2:32)

• Bell Ringer: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2:13)

• Bell Ringer: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (2:03)

• Bell Ringer: FEMA, Hazard Insurance, and Hurricane Recovery Efforts (8:11)

• Bell Ringer: American Battle Monuments Commission (4 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: FDA and the Cost of Pharmaceutical Drugs (2:43)

• Bell Ringer: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (7:25)

• Bell Ringer: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (4:23)

• Bell Ringer: The Role and Responsibility of the Secret Service (2:14)

• Bell Ringer: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Internet (6:09)

• Bell Ringer: Government Accountability (5:13)

• Bell Ringer: The Spoils System vs the Merit System (6:45)

• Bell Ringer: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (2 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: GAO High Risk List (6:38)

• Bell Ringer: New U.S. Postage Stamp (5:44)

• Lesson Plan: J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI (10 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: Virtual Tour of the FBI Experience Museum (13 Clips)

• Lesson Plan: The Role of Bureaucracy in Policy-Making (6 Clips)

• Video Clip: Cost of Federal Regulations (4:47)

• Bell Ringer: Classification of Government Documents (5:13)

• Bell Ringer: Costs and Benefits of Regulations (2 Clips)

• Bell Ringer: Regulatory Agencies and Shrinking the Executive Branch (4:35)

• Bell Ringer: The Use of Executive Orders and Regulation to Enact Policy (2:54)

• Bell Ringer: Regulation and the Congressional Review Act (3:18)

• Bell Ringer: The Chevron Doctrine (5:09)

• Bell Ringer: Antitrust Tools of the Federal Government (4:27)