American+Presidents

American Presidents [|White House] On the official White House presidential site, you can find comprehensive biographies of each president. Also, the site includes the following interesting information: On-Line Tour of the White House, Kids Quiz on Presidents, White House Events & Traditions, Historic Presidential Photographs, and Highlight President Video Clips.

[|Schoolhouse Rock! Electoral College] Check out this video about the Electoral College from Schoolhouse Rock.

[|The History of U.S. Presidential Elections] Click on the link above to watch inaugural videos, campaign speeches, and campaign ads from modern presidential elections through the History Channel website.

[|The Living Room Candidate- Museum of the Moving Image] Learn about U.S. History through U.S. presidential campaign ads from 1952 to 2004 to better understand campaign issues in their historical context.

[|President Elect] President Elect contains information on the election of U.S. Presidents and the electoral college. You'll find election results, history, electoral college debate, and much more! Look on the left side of the page to click on the election year about which you would like to find more information.

[|C-Span American Presidents] Life portraits series of the presidents done with C-SPAN that includes great basic life facts for each president, fascinating "did you know" facts about each president, a link to key events during the presidency and many other interesting links. (They even give you driving directions to Grant's tomb in New York City.)

[|PBS American Experience- American Presidents] Award winning DVD/Video series by PBS American Experience that lets you explore the lives and careers of all the American Presidents. Information on each president is divided into printable sections including: Overview, the Era, Domestic Policy, Foreign Affairs, and Presidential Politics.

[|U.S. Presidents] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">You can find basic information and great links to online biographies, historical documents, audio and video and files for all the U.S. Presidents.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">[|The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden] Explore this Smithsonian site dedicated to the U.S. Presidents. Click on any of the portraits of U.S. Presidents at the top of the page in order to find out more important biographical information. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">[|The American Presidency Project] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">The American Presidency Project is the only online resource that has consolidated, coded, and organized into a single searchable database: The Messages and Papers of the Presidents: //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Washington - Taft (1789-1913), //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;"> The Public Papers of the Presidents, //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Hoover to Bush (1929-1993), //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;"> and The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents, //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Clinton - Obama (1993-2009). //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;"> The archives also contain thousands of other documents such as party platforms, candidates' remarks, Statements of Administration Policy, documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary, and election debates.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">[|National Portrait Gallery] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Located in Washington, D.C., the National Portrait Gallery holds the nation's only complete collection of presidential portraits outside the White House.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">[|Special Presentation: Time Line of Presidents and First Ladies] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Created by the Library of Congress, this timeline feature each president and first lady listed chronologically according to the president's term(s) in office. The list of first ladies comes from the book titled //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">The First Ladies, //<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;"> by Margaret B. Klapthor (Washington, D.C.: White House Historical Association, 1994).

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">[|YouTube: Presidents in Our Backyard- Martin Van Buren clip] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">This is a segment on New York's Martin Van Buren from the 2008 WMHT documentary "Presidents in Our Backyard". Nicknamed "The Little Magician," Van Buren, from Kinderhook New York, is technically the first American-born President. There are other presidents included in this program also. Thank you to Kareem Shama for finding the clip.

<span style="background-color: #8181cf; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Presidential Election 2012- Barack Obama (D-IL) and Joe Biden (D-DE) vs. Mitt Romney (R-MA) and Paul Ryan (R-WI)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Mitt Romney's Official Website] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Find out more about the Republican Party's candidate for president by searching through Mitt Romney's official website.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Barack Obama's Official Website] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Find out more about the Democratic Party's candidate for president by searching through Barack Obama's official website.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Election 2012- Scholastic News] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Follow President Barack Obama/Vice-President Joe Biden (D) and candidates former Governor (MA)Mitt Romney/U.S. Represesentative Paul Ryan (R) as the 2012 presidential election unfolds.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">[|Election 2012: TIME for Kids] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Follow President Barack Obama/Vice-President Joe Biden (D) and candidates former Governor (MA)Mitt Romney/U.S. Represesentative Paul Ryan (R) as the 2012 presidential election unfolds.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">[|Federal Election Commission] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">If you want to know more about who is supporting each candidate, the Federal Election Commission's Campaign Finance Disclosure Portal website is the key to finding out this information. From individual donors to Super PACs, you'll find easy-to-navigate maps and charts that display the campaign finance data you're most interested in.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">[|CNN Student News] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">Although this CNN website contains U.S. and world news, it is a great resource to find up-to-date articles and news clips and reports about the 2012 Presidential Election.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|CNN- 2012 Election Central] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Follow President Barack Obama/Vice-President Joe Biden (D) and candidates former Governor (MA)Mitt Romney/U.S. Represesentative Paul Ryan (R) as the 2012 presidential election unfolds.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|2012 Election- USA Today] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Follow President Barack Obama/Vice-President Joe Biden (D) and candidates former Governor (MA)Mitt Romney/U.S. Represesentative Paul Ryan (R) as the 2012 presidential election unfolds.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Election 2012: NPR] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Follow President Barack Obama/Vice-President Joe Biden (D) and candidates former Governor (MA)Mitt Romney/U.S. Represesentative Paul Ryan (R) as the 2012 presidential election unfolds.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|PBS Election 2012] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Find articles, video clips, and commentary from both sides of the aisle by visiting PBS's election headquarters website.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|270 to Win] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">In order to win the presidency, you need 270 electoral votes. Check out this website to see electoral college maps from all presidential elections including the 2012 election.

<span style="background-color: #008000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Games

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|U.S Presidents Hangman Game] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Guess the name of the hidden U.S. President's name by playing hangman.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|History Mystery- Presidents: Game 1] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|History Mystery- Presidents: Game 2] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|History Mystery- Presidents: Game 3] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Solve the mystery in the fewest clues! Pay close attention to the clues, do your research, and guess the name of the president who is being described in these Scholastic games about U.S. Presidents.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Mr. Nussbaum- Presidents] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Scroll over a presidential number to find out some basic facts about each U.S. President.

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