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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Harry S. Truman Library: The President's Cabinet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Features a teacher-directed activity that explores the President's Cabinet and the duties of each secretary.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Andrew Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides a biography of President Andrew Jackson by detailing his life before the presidency, his policies while president, as well as his life after the presidency. Provided links give information on the first lady, Jackson's...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Howard Taft

For Students 9th - 10th
A great in-depth biography of William Howard Taft. Topics include: his life before the presidency, campaigns and elections, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, and life after the presidency. Links to the first lady, his Cabinet members,...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John Quincy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a detailed biography of John Quincy Adams. From the right-hand toolbar, select information about his life before and after his presidency, his campaigns and elections, and his domestic and foreign affairs. Also, you...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
A great in-depth biography of John Adams. Topics include: his life before the presidency, campaigns and elections, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, and life after the presidency. Links to the first lady, his Cabinet members, and Staff...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Monroe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a biography of President James Monroe. From the left-hand toolbar, select information about his life before presidency, campaigns and elections, and also domestic affairs. Links to the first lady, cabinet members , and...
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New York Times

New York Times: Key Members of the 44th President's Team

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Profiles of the key members of President Barack Obama's team, including his cabinet members, chief of staff, White House Press Secretary, National Security Advisor, Director of the CIA, and more.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Garfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides wonderful biographical information on the president, James A. Garfield. Contains information about his life before, during, and after the presidency and also about his foreign and domestic affairs. Also has links to...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides facts about the life and presidency of Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919).
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Chester Alan Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
This Miller Center site is the portal for a great deal of information about Chester A. Arthur and his presidency. You can find a brief biography of Arthur, biographies of the members of his cabinet, an archive of his state of the nation...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Benjamin Harrison

For Students 9th - 10th
The entry page into Benjamin Harrison's presidency from the Miller Center. Find information on his presidential policies, the members of his cabinet, and links to his speeches and papers.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Gerald Ford (1913 2006)

For Students 9th - 10th
Full coverage on Ford and the years of his administration. Find biographical facts, selected speeches (video and transcript), members of his cabinet, and special Miller Center presentations. Helpful essays on Gerald Ford's life,...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive biography of Ulysses S. Grant including information about his life before his presidency, detailed essays on various aspects of presidency, brief biographies of members of his cabinet, and copies of his presidential papers.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Polk

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site examining James Polk's life before the presidency, his campaigns, domestic and foreign affairs, life after the presidency, and his family. From the left-hand toolbar, select links detailing his cabinet and staff...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Herbert Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains a detailed biography on Herbert Hoover. From the left-hand toolbar, select information on his life before the presidency, campaigns and elections, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, and life after the presidency....
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Jimmy Carter (1924 )

For Students 9th - 10th
The Miller Center at the University of Virginia provides a brief overview of President Jimmy Carter's life and administration. Watch and listen to videos of speeches and dip into essays highlighting various parts of Carter's life. A list...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Mc Kinley

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and career of William McKinley (1843-1901), the 25th President of the United States. Find links to his biography, biographies of the members of his cabinet, and essays about his foreign and domestic policies as...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Frances Perkins

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Frances Perkins. Appointed secretary of labor by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, she was the first female cabinet member.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Fdr: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Miller Center of Public Affairs gives a detailed biography of the life of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The page also provides links to the biography of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as his Cabinet...
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson's Cabinet

For Students 9th - 10th
In addition to providing a general description of the roles of Cabinet members, this website provides a chart listing the people who served in the Cabinet of President Lyndon Johnson during the 1960s.
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PBS

Pbs: The President's Cabinet: Choosing the Right Members (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan that involves students in explaining the confirmation process of presidential appointees by testing the system of checks and balances and the separation of powers. The lesson plan also requires students to simulate the...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Grover Cleveland

For Students 9th - 10th
The entry page into Grover Cleveland's presidency from the Miller Center. Find information on his presidential policies, the members of his cabinet for both of his terms (interrupted by Benjamin Harrison's presidency), and links to his...
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Other

Presidencia De La Republica

For Students 9th - 10th
This official web site of the Argentine government provides a biography of the current president, a chronology of past presidents and a list of current cabinet members.
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Political Resources on the Net

Political Resources: Bangladesh Government

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Political Resources on the Net is a good resource for official websites on the government agencies of Bangladesh. Includes chiefs of state, cabinet members, the president, the parliament (Jatiya Sangsad) and embassies.