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The White House: First Ladies: Jacqueline Kennedy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The White House provides a biography of Jacqueline Kennedy (1929-1994 CE), the former first lady. Learn about her life in the White House and beyond.
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The White House: First Ladies: Edith Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site, which is provided for by the White House, you can read a biography of First Lady Edith Wilson, who married the President while he was in office.
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The White House

The White House: Presidents: James A. Garfield

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the White House, gives a brief biography of James A. Garfield, with details of his presidency and assassination.
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The White House

The White House: Presidents: Warren G. Harding

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the White House, gives a short biography of Warren G Harding's life and presidency.
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The White House

The White House: Presidents: William Mc Kinley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the White House, gives a biography and portrait of former president William McKinley.
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The White House

The White House: Presidents: Andrew Jackson

For Students 9th - 10th
The White House's official site gives a brief overview of Andrew Jackson's life as the seventh President of the United States. A portrait is included.
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The White House

The White House: Presidents: George Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Short biography of George Washington from the White House provides some insight into his views and participation in the Revolutionary War.
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The White House

The White House: Drug Facts: Methamphetamine

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides both general information and statistics about methamphetamine use and the complications associated this dangerous drug. Providing charts, references, and links, this website is a good starting point for those...
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The White House

The White House: Office of National Drug Control Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
Official website of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
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The White House: Recovery, Your Money at Work

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains to everyone what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is meant to do, track the spending associated with the act, and provide accountability for the act.
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White House Historical Association

The White House Historical Association: The Presidents

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete biographies and photos of all past presidents.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: A White House Garden Harvest

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Michelle Obama started a garden on the grounds of the White House in 2009. This article features her invitation to children to join her while to conduct her final harvest since they will be leaving the White House during the winter of 2016.
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The Washington Post

A Boy Makes His Home at White House for First Time in a Half Century

For Students 9th - 10th
Washington Post writes about the President-Elect Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron, being the first young boy in the White House since John Kennedy, Jr.
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Other

History in Motion: White House Intruder, 9/19/2014

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this "real time" scenario to learn about the intruder who entered the White House on September 19, 2014 with a folding knife and had 800 rounds of ammunition in his car.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Roosevelt's Little White House at Warm Springs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Warm Springs Historic District is home to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Little White House, where he went annually to treat his polio with the therapeutic spring water. His experiences at the Little White House helped form some of...
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White House Historical Association

White House Historical Association: The Great Cause of Union

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Information with lesson plan for grades 9-12 about Abraham Lincoln's presidency focuses on the decisions and political actions he had to make throughout the Civil War.
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The White House

The White House: First Lady Michelle Obama

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers detailed information about First Lady Michelle Obama including a biography, up to the minute news, speeches and her initiatives.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: A Baby Boomer in the White House

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the presidential election of 1992, which included a third-party candidate, focused on the economy, and unseated an incumbent.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Life and Death in the White House: James A. Garfield

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read a brief account of the assassination of President James Garfield by Charles Guiteau in July, 1881. Included are photographs and information about Alexander Graham Bell's attempts to find the bullet lodged in Garfield's body.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine the effects the fashion of Jacqueline Kennedy had on John F. Kennedy's administration through this fascinating exhibit.
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The White House

The White House: National Security & Defense

For Students 9th - 10th
Read general information about the establishment of the National Security Council, current staff, and its function within the government.
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The White House

The White House: The Cabinet

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of the Obama Cabinet appointments; includes the Vice President and the heads of 15 executive departments in order of succession to the Presidency.
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CNN

Cnn: The Reagan Years: Inside the White House

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a cnn.com in-depth special "The Reagan Years", this site provides you with brief explanations of the US in 1980, the 1980 presidential election and assorted topics of Reagan's presidency including the assassination attempt, the...
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The White House

The White House: Presidents: John Quincy Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
From the official White House web site, this page summarizes the public life and presidency of John Quincy Adams.

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