Instructional Video2:17
Curated Video

Mount Rushmore

9th - Higher Ed
Mount Rushmore, carved into South Dakota's Black Hills, features Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt. It symbolizes pivotal moments in American history and leadership.
Instructional Video2:15
Curated Video

The White House

9th - Higher Ed
The White House is more than just a residence for the President. Explore the building’s remarkable history and learn how it became a symbol of the United States.
Instructional Video9:47
Rock 'N Learn

Learn the Presidents of the USA (rap song)

K - 5th
Celebrate Presidents’ Day and the entire week with these 3 presidents songs to help you learn the presidents of the United States. Learn the presidents with their inauguration date from Washington to Biden. Learn the presidents by last...
Instructional Video6:42
Professor Dave Explains

Calvin Coolidge: Silent Cal (1923 - 1929)

12th - Higher Ed
Calvin Coolidge was president during the Roaring 20s. His economic policies largely led to the Great Depression, but he had very progressive views regarding Civil Rights, and huge gains were made by minorities during his time in office....
Instructional Video4:08
NUMBEROCK

US Presidents Song For Kids | All the Presidents of the United States of America in Order

K - 5th
Thank you for watching our US Presidents Song For Kids. SUMMARY: This Presidents of the USA song for kids Starts from George Washington and goes all the way to Barack Obama and Donald Trump. With some bluegrass music in the background,...
Instructional Video2:00
Curated Video

The White House

9th - Higher Ed
The White House is perhaps the most iconic work of architecture in America - learn how it's design and style represents power, democracy and liberty.
Instructional Video2:46
Professor Dave Explains

Warren G. Harding: Posthumous Scandal (1921 - 1923)

12th - Higher Ed
Warren Harding was the 6th president to die while in office. He was well-liked during his term, but after his death, news began to materialize regarding widespread corruption in his cabinet, and this has sullied his reputation quite a...
Instructional Video13:41
Professor Dave Explains

Lyndon B. Johnson: A Tragic Figure (1963 – 1969)

12th - Higher Ed
Lyndon Johnson ascended to the presidency upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He was a large, imposing man, who had been an influential Senate Majority Leader and Vice President. And as President, it is difficult to say whether he...
Instructional Video13:52
Professor Dave Explains

John F. Kennedy: The New Frontier (1961 - 1963)

12th - Higher Ed
John F. Kennedy's presidency was a turning point in American history, both in terms of what he represented, as well as his assassination, which shocked the world. In many ways, America never recovered, and would never find the optimism...
Instructional Video11:20
Professor Dave Explains

Richard Nixon: I Am Not a Crook (1969 – 1974)

12th - Higher Ed
Richard Nixon is famous for being the only president to ever resign from office. Most also know about the Watergate scandal that prompted this decision. What was Watergate? What other events defined Nixon's presidency, and political...
Instructional Video13:04
Professor Dave Explains

Jimmy Carter: Successes and Failures Abroad (1977 – 1981)

12th - Higher Ed
Jimmy Carter was the last Democrat to win the South, given that he had served as Governor of Georgia. Most of the major events during his presidency were centered on foreign affairs, specifically the Middle East. Some went well, some not...
Instructional Video12:04
Professor Dave Explains

Bill Clinton: The Comeback Kid (1993 – 2001)

12th - Higher Ed
Bill Clinton was the governor of Arkansas before he decided to challenge George H. W. Bush for the presidency. Perceived as young and hip, with his saxophone skills, America fell hard for Bill and he won in 1992. His two-term presidency...
Instructional Video3:02
Curated Video

Ronald Reagan: Tear Down This Wall

9th - Higher Ed
On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech to the people of West Berlin, calling upon the Soviet Union to tear down the wall that divides the city.
Instructional Video2:16
Curated Video

The Bill of Rights: Cornerstone of US Society?

9th - Higher Ed
Written by Founding Father James Madison in 1789, The Bill of Rights makes up the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Many people still consider the Bill of Rights to be the cornerstone of our society, but not everyone agrees.
Instructional Video4:32
Professor Dave Explains

Gerald Ford: Taking Tumbles (1974 – 1977)

12th - Higher Ed
Gerald Ford ascended to the presidency upon the resignation of Richard Nixon. Since he had been selected to replace Spiro Agnew as Nixon's Vice President the year prior, Ford is the only person to ever have served as both Vice President...
Instructional Video5:07
Professor Dave Explains

Herbert Hoover: The Great Depression Begins (1929 - 1933)

12th - Higher Ed
Herbert Hoover's name may be best remembered for the Hoover Dam, but his presidency will always be remembered as the start of the Great Depression. The 1930s would be an extremely difficult decade, so let's jump into this time period now.
Instructional Video25:22
Professor Dave Explains

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Four-Term Phenomenon (1933 – 1945)

12th - Higher Ed
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a colossal figure in American History. He led the nation through the Great Depression, as well as World War II. He is the only president to be elected four times, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest...
Instructional Video13:56
Professor Dave Explains

Dwight Eisenhower: I Like Ike (1953 – 1961)

12th - Higher Ed
Dwight Eisenhower was the first military hero to become president since Ulysses Grant nearly a century earlier. But the post WWII era was much different from the post Civil War era. The military-industrial complex was taking shape, and...
Instructional Video24:16
Professor Dave Explains

Woodrow Wilson: A World War and a League of Nations (1913 - 1921)

12th - Higher Ed
Woodrow Wilson was president during a time when a lot was changing in the world. World War I broke out, and as hard as he tried to keep America out of it, it was inevitable that it enter the action, only to emerge as the world's premiere...
Instructional Video14:28
Professor Dave Explains

Ronald Reagan: The End of the Cold War (1981 – 1989)

12th - Higher Ed
Ronald Reagan was the first celebrity to become president, and as we now know, he wasn't the last. His presidency saw huge changes in both economic and foreign policy. What were these changes? What were the ramifications? Let's get a...
Instructional Video13:59
Professor Dave Explains

John F. Kennedy: The New Frontier (1961 - 1963)

12th - Higher Ed
John F. Kennedy's presidency was a turning point in American history, both in terms of what he represented, as well as his assassination, which shocked the world. In many ways, America never recovered, and would never find the optimism...
Instructional Video10:54
Weird History

Was Andrew Jackson The Craziest US President?

12th - Higher Ed
Andrew Jackson has a complicated legacy. On the one hand, he was a populist hero and a venerated war general. On the other hand, he enslaved persons, killed thousands of Native Americans, created an economic depression, and killed a man....
News Clip0:03
Hearst Metrotone News

President Calvin Coolidge stands and talks with another man.

Higher Ed
President Calvin Coolidge stands and talks with another man.
Instructional Video3:19
Curated OER

American Presidents: Benjamin Harrison

5th - 8th
A man of many firsts, Benjamin Harrison was also the only president to be replaced by a former president! He had electric lights installed in the White House, he was the first president to have his voice recorded, and he was the last...