Presidents
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Presidents
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site - The site focuses on Lincoln's life in Kentucky. The Birthplace Unit demonstrates Lincoln's humble beginnings with a symbolic birth cabin enshrined within a neo-classical Memorial Building.
- Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life - Explore artifacts from Lincoln's life, including a suit used during his presidency and the top hat he wore to Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865.
- American Presidency Project - This project's site contains over 75,000 documents related to the study of the presidency.
- Executive Branch - Ben's Guide - What does the President do?
- Meet Amazing Americans - America's Story - Discover the inventors, politicians, performers, activists and other everyday people who made this country what it is today.
- Presidential Libraries - Presidential Libraries present vast archives of documents and museums full of important Presidential artifacts.
- Presidential Timeline of the 20th Century - View resources, video and audio files from the collections of twelve Presidential Libraries.
- President's Cabinet - Ben's Guide - All about the President's Cabinet, his or her team of expert advisers.
- Presidents - Library of Congress - Explore these collections of personal papers, portraits, and recordings of some of America's presidents.
- Presidents of the United States - White House - Learn more about each U.S. president with these short biographies.
- Research Presidential Materials from Presidential Libraries - Every day the President and his staff generate thousands of documents providing insight into the issues confronting our nation; includes audio and visual collections to use for your research.
- U.S. Electoral College - Understand the Electoral College, a key part of how elections work.
First Ladies
- First Ladies at the Smithsonian - Admire the famous collection of gowns from the First Ladies and to learn about the contributions made by the women who wore them.
- First Ladies of the United States - White House - Lots of great information about the First Ladies throughout our history.
Vice Presidents
- Vice President of the United States - Lots of information about American Vice-Presidents.
- Vice-Presidents who ascended to the Presidency - Discover how fourteen Vice-Presidents stepped into the presidential role and helped shape history.
