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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum

Jfk Presidential Library and Museum: Campaign of 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
John F. Kennedy would be elected in November, 1960, as the youngest president ever voted into office. Here read about the Democratic convention, the debates between Kennedy and Richard Nixon, and find out about the issues of the...
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Vote 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
Vote 2008 is the official election web page for PBS Online News Hour. Find analysis of candidates and their latest moves as they journey down the presidential campaign trail. There is also a link to the Election 2008 Vote by Issue Quiz.
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New York Times

New York Times: On This Day: Electoral College Controversy 1876

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Nast's political cartoon from a Harper's Weekly 1877 edition plus a description of the dispute over the election of 1876.
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President Elect: 1892

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides basic information about the presidential candidates of 1892 as well as an electoral map showing the distribution of votes.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: William Jennings Bryan

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers an overview of the life of William Jennings Bryan that discusses his campaign for President in 1896 and his life after he was defeated in the election. Also includes links to information on the Elections of 1896, 1900...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Presidency of Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive history of Reagan's administration including information on his presidential campaign, domestic policies, foreign policies, and domestic and international events of his presidency.
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New York Times

New York Times: On This Day: Alf Landon, g.o.p. Stand Bearer, Dies at 100

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times's obituary on politician Alf Landon presents a great overview of his life and political career. It discusses his upbringing, his campaign for presidency, his landslide defeat in the 1936 election against FDR, and the...
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Other

Politics 1: Presidency 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
Site presents presidential candiadates for the 2004 election for the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, and each of the Third Parties.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Nixon Kennedy Debate

For Students 3rd - 8th
Although Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy weren't the first presidential candidates to use the media to reach the public, their debates showed most clearly how television could influence the voting public.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: So You Want to Be President?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This project-based learning project extends classroom learning with a variety of multimedia tools to conduct an engaging election campaign for the Presidency. Students form political parties, write a platform, and conduct a campaign for...
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Fieldston School United States History Survey: Rugged Individualism Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
Herbert Hoover closed his 1928 presidential campaign with this speech, an expression of the Republican Party's philosophy of rugged individualism.
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Digital History

Digital History: Nixon and Vietnam

For Students 9th - 10th
This site discusses the American involvement in the Vietnam War would officially come to an end during Nixon's second term in office. As part of his election campaign in 1968, Nixon pledged to bring "Peace with honor," and an end to...
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Democratic Platform for America 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
Featured is a list of the Democratic Platform for America presented by the Democratic National Committee in July, 2004. Click on each issue to get further information or click on the links on the left for further election 2004 updates.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: 1968: Year of Unraveling

For Students 5th - 8th
In 1968 Lyndon Johnson announced he would not run for re-election. Read about the turmoil at the Democratic National Convention, the third-party candidate, and Richard Nixon's election with a plurality of votes.
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PBS

Pbs Lesson Plan:immigration 2004

For Teachers 9th - 10th
PBS presents a lesson plan for teachers to use to educate students on immigration to the United States which is a major issue in the election of 2004. Students can take a practice citizenship test to see if they can pass.
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BBC

Bbc News: Rwanda President Sworn In

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the swearing in of Paul Kagame, the first Rwandan President elected since the 1994 genocide killings. Quotes made by Kagame are noted as are his expectations for the future. The process leading to his windfall election...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Election of 1856

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief account of the election of 1856, the first in which the new Republican Party put forth a presidential candidate. See how the election split down regional lines.
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1936: Roosevelt Defeats Landon

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the 1936 election in which Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated Alfred Landon for the presidency.
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BBC

Bbc News: Us Elections

For Students 3rd - 8th
An excellent, easy to understand guide for learning about the election process and the job of the President in the context of the 2004 election.
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Other

The Political Graveyard: Election of 1892

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from The Political Graveyard just lists the electoral votes each candidate received in the 1892 election. Links to brief biographical listings about each candidate and elector.
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Digital History

Digital History: Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Election of 1932

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief overview of Franklin D. Roosevelt's private and political life prior to being nominated as the presidential candidate of the Democratic party in the election of 1932.
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: Political Cartoons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Offers teaching activities, four political cartoons, and a narrative about reforms proposed by three major presidential candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Get Out the Vote: Campaigning for the u.s. Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
An examination of the process of campaigning and electioneering through partisan artifacts, symbols and ballots in ten featured elections.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Hail to the Chief!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The students will use prior knowledge of Presidents to complete this project. They will devise a platform based on past presidents' qualities and their impact on the nation to run against classmates in an election. Students will use this...

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