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Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Famous Presidential Speeches

For Students 3rd - 8th
Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and others have their famous presidential speeches captured in this database.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Presidential Speech Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
The Scripps Library, through cooperation with various presidential libraries, has been collecting some of the most important presidential speeches in American history. These speeches all have transcripts, and some are available in their...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Election Collection: Election Central 2016

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a collection of classroom resources to engage students during the 2016 Presidential elections. These include links to news, debates in the classroom, the election process, lesson plans, historical presidential speeches, etc.
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Thinkport Education

Thinkport: America Goes to War

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This module uses excerpts from four presidential speeches delivered during World War ll as a means to instruct students about finding the central idea and supporting evidence in primary source documents.
Primary
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: Presidential Speeches: Radio Report to the American People on Postdam Conference

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the speech President Harry Truman gave to the American public upon his return from the Potsdam Conference in August, 1945, following the surrender of Germany.
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Curated OER

Fact Monster: Famous Presidential Speeches

For Students 3rd - 8th
Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and others have their famous presidential speeches captured in this database.
Primary
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Lb Johnson Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

For Students 9th - 10th
Video and transcript of the remarks made by President Johnson upon signing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty of July, 1968. [13:14]
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Other

Government Information Agency: Guyana

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official Government of Guyana website. Features current news headlines updated daily, presidential speeches, official press releases, members of the cabinet, videos, and highlights of government budgets and programs.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Harry S. Truman

For Students 9th - 10th
Track the presidency of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972 CE) as the 33rd President of the United States. AmericanPresident.org takes us through his early life as a Midwest farmer to his death.
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Other

September 11 news.com: President Bush

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents President Bush's reaction and speeches after the September 11, 2001terrorist attacks in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Herblock's Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Historically significant collection of political cartoons featuring U.S. Presidents from Library of Congress online teacher-student resources.
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PBS

Pbs: George Washington's First Inauguration Speech [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A handwritten text of President George Washington's Inauguration speech from April of 1789.
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Yale University

Jefferson: 6th Annual Message to Congress

For Students 9th - 10th
Jefferson's speech to Congress given December 2, 1806.
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This Nation

This Nation: George H. W. Bush's 1991 State of the Union Address

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of George H. W. Bush's 1991 State of the Union Address on January 29, 1991.
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This Nation

This nation.com: George H. W. Bush's 1992 State of the Union Address

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of George H. W. Bush's 1992 State of the Union Address on January 28, 1992 is provided here.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Dwight David Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969 CE) was the allied commander of all European forces. AmericanPresident.org takes the reader through the exploration of President Eisenhower's distinguished career. Use this site to learn about the life of...
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Harry S. Truman

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Harry Truman's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Herbert Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
Text version of inaugural address of President Hoover in 1929. Records Hoover's ideas about the 18th amendment, government/business relationship and mandates from the election.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has President Eisenhower's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: Andrew Johnson: 17th President

For Students 9th - 10th
Page containing links to primary source text of Andrew Johnson's speeches, including State of the Union 1866-1868, Cleveland Speech and a speech made to the House of Representatives on his position to veto the first Reconstruction Act.
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Vassar College

Vassar College: Nixon's Speech on "Vietnamization"

For Students 9th - 10th
Here at this site from Vassar College you will find the full text of President Nixon's Speech on "Vietnamization" (11/3/69).
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Other

Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum: Remarks, "The Trouble With Washington"

For Students 9th - 10th
Who is Gerald Ford? Learn about the 37th President of the United States through his own words. In this speech he gave in 1996, he summarizes his political beliefs, his battles, his failures, and his accomplishments. Contains humorous and...
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Read Works

Read Works: World War Two President Roosevelt Addresses Congress

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt from President Roosevelt's speech on December 8, 1941 declaring war on Japan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Power of Americans

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt form a speech given by President Ronald Reagan at the Republican National Convention in 1988. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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