The U.S. Mint site provides some interesting information about the coinage of U.S. Presidents on our currency.

Explore the life and times of Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973 CE)through AmericanPresident.org. Find out about the 36th president and his accomplishments during his presidency. He was a teacher early in his career.

This is the swearing in of Gelald R. Ford as President of the United States on August 9, 1974, after President Nixon resigned. After taking the oath of office, Ford speaks to the country. Offered in mp3 audio and in text.

Read the speech given by President Bill Clinton in which he explains to the American public why he ordered the U.S. Armed Forces to join NATO in protecting Kosovo from the brutality of the Serbian troops. He gives the background behind...

Learn about the life and career of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), the son of a president, who also served in that office as the 6th President of the United States (1825-1829).

Ben's Guide is a fun way to present U.S. Government to students grades K-12. This site presents an in depth look at the electoral college. Links to related sites are available.

President James Garfield didn't serve long enough to put much of a stamp on domestic affairs, but reading about the selection of his cabinet gives a good window into what his tenure might have been like, and what the rifts in the...

Details the process for electing the President and Vice President of the United States.

Pictorial essay explores ten facts about Rutherford B. Hayes, the 19th U.S. President.

Kathleen T. Rhem analyzes President George W. Bush's announcement that the combat in Iraq has ceased. (May 1, 2003)

This resource offers a detailed description and historical significance of the Marine Corps War Memorial dedicated by President Eisenhower in 1954.

Provides information on the Electoral College and how we use this system to elect the President of the U.S. Features links to much more information on the election.

Lesson and activity on conflict of cultures in which students study U.S. overtaking lands of Mexico and California and form policy on property rights and citizenship of conquered cultures. Activity guidelines, questions for discussion...

President Reagan (1911-2004) was the oldest president elected to office. Read essays, interviewa and facts about Reagan's life before, during and after his administration.

A brief political biography of 13th Vice President, William Rufus King.

This website provides an in depth description of the life of President Gerald Ford, offering essays, historical information, facts and photos.

This site compiles all of the State of the Union addresses and messages by all the presidents in U.S. history (except William Henry Harrison and James A. Garfield).

Insight into the private poems by President John Tyler. With quotes of his works and a link to an original transcript.

"So, Mr. President, what do you really think of General MacArthur?" A president's diary, detailing Harry Truman's thoughts on issues during his presidency.

Brief overview of the life and political history of Harry S. Truman.

Shannon O'Neil, Latin American studies fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. answers questions posed by PBS about Mexico's President Felipe Calderon's visit to the United States. The Q & A covers a range of issues from...

Scroll through this article on the events of James Monroe's life before he became President, to find information about his actions as Secretary of State and Secretary of War in James Madison's Cabinet.

A bulleted list of facts about the US Embassy bombing in Beirut. Also contains good before and after photos of the Embassy, as well as links to photos of President and Mrs. Reagan honoring the victims.

Features the text of the speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 known as the Gettysburg Address.