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The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden

http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html

Provider: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History


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In The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History brings together objects that represent the lives and times of the country’s 42 presidents. Relics from the Smithsonian Institution’s deep collections are accompanied with informative articles that address a variety of presidential and governmental issues from the standard topics to some more unusual subjects:

  • Campaigns and Inaugurations
  • The President’s Job
  • Limits of Power
  • Life in the White House: Weddings, Privacy, Remodeling
  • Life After Office
  • Assassinations
  • Role of the Media

Also find a variety of other useful resources such as a list of the presidents, their military service, and a timeline of candidates. Teachers will find ideas for classroom activities as well as a teacher’s manual of lesson plans related to the website.