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Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Inauguration Trivia

For Students 3rd - 8th
Uncover all types of U.S. Presidential Inauguration trivia at this site.
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Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Inaugural Factfile

For Students 3rd - 8th
Gain insight into the history behind January 20th becoming Inauguration Day for the United States.
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Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Inaugural Oratory

For Students 3rd - 8th
Which President had the best Inaugural speech? Who had the longest speech? Find out here.
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Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Having a Ball at the Inauguration

For Students 3rd - 8th
When was the first Inaugural Ball and how has the big event become what it is today? Here is the history from the first gala.
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Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Famous Presidential Speeches

For Students 3rd - 8th
Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and others have their famous presidential speeches captured in this database.
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PBS

Pbs: George Washington's First Inauguration Speech [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A handwritten text of President George Washington's Inauguration speech from April of 1789.
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Library of Congress

Loc: "I Do Solemnly Swear"

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit of historically pertinent items dealing with the inauguration of a number of US Presidents.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Franklin Roosevelt and New Deal 1932 1941: Rise of Franklin Roosevelt

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the election of 1932 and why Franklin Roosevelt appealed to voters. After the election, the country had to wait a whole four months, called an interregnum, before Roosevelt's inauguration, prompting Congress to amend the U.S....
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: William Mc Kinley

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Hoover's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Jefferson Clinton

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the office of the 42nd President of the United States of America. AmericanPresident.org effectively presents the life of William Jefferson Clinton.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Harry S. Truman

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Harry Truman's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: John F. Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Kennedy's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and video clips.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Calvin Coolidge

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Calvin Coolidge's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has President Eisenhower's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Johnson's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, several video clips.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Herbert Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Hoover's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Richard Nixon

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Richard Nixon's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, several video clips.