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Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes gallery and quotations.
A collection of quotations from General Ulysses S. Grant
Biography of Warren Harding by Joe Mitchell Chapple published in 1920 and reproduced online.
Collection of pictures, quotes and facts about JFK, Jackie and other members of the Kennedy family.
Extensive review of the public rhetoric of Kennedy on Vietnam concludes that he would have had an extremely difficult time withdrawing, given his public statements.
Profile of the 35th President includes video and audio galleries along with his biography, a timeline and transcripts of major speeches.
Essay provides a brief look at the circumstances and events that molded the president's character.
Brief official biography of the 37th president.
Profile of the 37th President includes video and audio galleries along with his biography, a timeline and transcripts of major speeches.
Crowd-sourced encyclopedia article provides a personal and political profile of the former U.S. President.
July 2009 poll results including overview, charts, complete report, slideshow with commentary by Andrew Kohut, and searchable database.
Complete text of the speech delivered Friday, March 4, 1853, along with a brief look at the circumstances surrounding Pierce's inauguration.
Provides a biography of American President James Knox Polk. Includes his portrait and a list of places named after him.
Short biography from the official White House web site.
Provides a biography of American President Ronald Reagan. Includes picture, quotes, and list of his Supreme Court appointments.
Covers his life, his style and his funeral, with audio, video and photo galleries.
A tribute to Ronald Reagan through the eyes of people who knew him.
Focuses on Reagan's acting career, with a filmography and listing of television guest appearances.
Offers a collection of quotes spoken by President Teddy Roosevelt.
Complete text of speech delivered Thursday, March 4, 1909. Includes background information.
Features original source material from the Harry S Truman Presidential Library.
Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes lesson plans and links.
Provides a biography of American President Martin Van Buren. Includes his portrait and a list of his Supreme Court appointments.
The ancestral home, in England, of George Washington's family.
Biographical article from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Biographical article from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Biographical article. With portrait and bibliography.
Biographical article from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Biographical article on the 19th Vice-President from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Biographical article from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Trends in Civil War publishing, CW historiography, CW civic remembrance, and pop culture.
Information about many aspects of the most bloody conflict in United States history.
Provides links to hundreds of digitized photographs, images, albums, and more, relating to the Civil War held by SMU's DeGolyer Library.
Index of primary source documents concerning the armies, battles and soldiers of our American Civil War - online books, soldier rosters, photographs, maps, etc.
Bicentennial events in Arkansas, with news and calendar.
Provides an overview of the Louisiana Purchase with tips for teaching about it to students.
Organization dedicated to preserving, studying, and marking the historic trails in Utah and other Western states, including the California Trail, Old Spanish Trail and Mormon Pioneer Trail.
Information on the Pony Express which delivered mail to the American West from April 1860 to November 1861.
Dramatic story of the decisive Tennessee legislature vote for ratification of the 19th Amendment in Nashville, August 18, 1920.
In HTML. Each chapter in its own file, with links to previous, next, and table of contents.
The inaugural address of John Adams in Philadelphia in March 1797.
E-text of 1908 collection edited by John Bassett Moore covering the years 1841-1844.
Quotations from George W. Bush that make him look clueless.
Critical collection of Bush quotes, family and business ties, and political record. Includes breaking news headlines.
Resources for resisting Bush/Cheney administration policies.
Peace, freedom of speech, and anti-Bush administration graphics offered for free.
Opens the doors to highlight GWB's many personal and professional transgressions.
In an informal survey of 109 professional historians, over 98% assessed the Bush presidency as a failure and more than 61% of the historians concluded it was the worst in the nation’s history.
Provides the text of the Inaugural Address given by President George W. Bush which was delivered on January 20th, 2005.