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Presidents Day

Print, For president, Abram [Abraham] Lincoln. For vice president, Hannibal Hamlin, c.1860, H.C. Howard, Library of Congress

Originally a celebration of George Washington's birthday, today Presidents Day also honors Abraham Lincoln's birthday and the office of the president. Teach and learn about the day!

Image, The American Presidency Project.

From Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush—discover the public messages, statements, and speeches of the presidents.

Photo, Bill Clinton loved to play the saxophone, William J. Clinton Library

Teaching 20th century presidential history or political events? Explore this site for interactive timelines, exhibits, and over 1,500 primary sources.

Historian Christopher Hamner visits the original Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial with educators. They consider the different purposes the old and new memorials serve.

How can we learn what past presidents thought and felt? Reading presidential letters gives students a chance to "hear" the professional and personal voices of presidents. FIND OUT MORE »

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John Adams: Great or Not?

Coin, Presidential $1 Coin for John Adams, 2007, United States Mint

What does historical "greatness" mean, anyway? [...] »

A Clear Shot across the Continent

James Knox Polk

President Polk, the fortunes of war, territory, and the ever-present [...] »

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

Inaugural Ball, 20 January 1961 Washington, D. C., National Guard Armory

This presidential library presents sources from the 35th President's life and [...] »

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Learn strategies for teaching the presidency

Reading Abraham Lincoln: A Case Study in Contextualized Thinking

Print, Abraham Lincoln and his Emancipation Proclamation, c.1888, LoC

Two styles of document reading demonstrate what successful readers do to [...] »

American Presidents

Photo, Taft & Roosevelt driving to Capitol, Mar. 4, 1909, Library of Congress

Analyze letters written by America's presidents to learn more about these men. [...] »

Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter?

Photo, Photo, Bronze casting of the life mask..., Highsmith, 2009, LoC

Students reading over-the-top fiction? Remind them to read historical fiction [...] »

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Test your presidential knowledge!

Spot the President: Presidential Campaign Ads

Woodcut on wove paper, "Union," c. 1848, Thomas W. Strong, Library of Congress

Decide whether these statements on the more-than-50-year-old tradition of [...] »

Presidents Day: Growing Up to Be President

Cover, Puck, Baby, kiss papa good-bye, Feb. 24, 1909, S.D. Ehrhart, LoC

Even American presidents were babies once! [...] »

Practicing Medicine on the Presidents

Photo, Lady Bird Johnson speaks with President Lyndon B. Johnson following. . .

When the presidents' maladies threatened to affect their performance. [...] »

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