Need a teacher's guide all about Sam Houston and how he relates to the Texas Revolution? Look no further! The guide includes a timeline detailing Houston's life, important milestones, and relevant maps that include his movement around...

A timeline can be a powerful learning tool because it reveals a pattern in events. While few would consider St. Augustine, Florida a hotbed of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, a selection of background information and a timeline of...

From the official site of the U.S. Senate, this biography of John Nance Garner, at first a candidate running for the Demcratic nomination for president, and becoming the candidate for Vice-President for Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1932...

Describes Preston Brooks' attack on Senator Charles Sumner, May 22, 1856, in the Senate after Sumner's famous speech, "Crimes Against Kansas."

Detailed discussion of Millard Fillmore's rise to the vice-presidency and later the presidency of the United States. Includes a thorough biographical account of his life and political career.

Panoramic views and historical information about the U.S. Capitol building. It's like you're really there! Requires frames-enabled browser, 16" monitor at 800 x 600 resolution.

Take a look at a 1917 anti-suffrage petition submitted to Congress by the Anti-Suffrage Party of New York that this site provides from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Biography of the political career of Kamala Harris, former U.S. Senator from California and current Vice President of the United States in 2020.

This resource provides the 17th Amendment, which called for the direct election of Senators. The text is followed by a discussion of the Amendment.

From the US Congress, find a short biography on Dennis Chavez, a Democratic senator from New Mexico during the New Deal years. Site lists the committees he served on during his time as senator and Representative.

Read a biographical account of the political career of former President, Repre Representative, Senator, and Vice President, John Tyler.

Biographical highlights on Benjamin Harrison, Republican Senator from Indiana and 23rd President of the United States.

Overview of the political career of Andrew Jackson, a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and 7th President of the United States.

Summary of the political career of James Monroe, former Delegate and Senator from Virginia and 5th President of the United States. He was also a Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State, and Secretary of War.

Profile of the political career of John F. Kennedy, a Democratic Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts and 35th President of the United States.

List of Andrew Johnson's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Tennessee and a Vice President and 17th President of the United States.

List of Lyndon Johnson's accomplishments during his political career, including his terms as a Representative and a Senator from Texas and a Vice President under John F. Kennedy and 36th President of the United States.

Account of the political career of Henry Cabot Lodge, former Republican Representative and a Senator from Massachusetts.

Provides a summary of the political career of former South Carolina Representative, Senator, and Vice President, John Calhoun.

Summary of the political career of Robert F. Kennedy, former Attorney General of the United States and Democratic Senator from New York.

Biographical summary of the political career of John McCain, Republican Senator and a Representative from Arizona. He was also the unsuccessful Republican nominee for President of the United States in 2008.

List of Joe Biden's accomplishments during his political career, including his term as a Senator from Delaware and a Vice President of the United States under Barack Obama.

One provision of the Residence Act of 1790 was that the federal government would reside in Philadelphia until 1800. This article discusses that first meeting there.

A late likeness of Jefferson, painted by Thomas Sully in 1856 from an original produced during Jefferson's lifetime. Details are provided about the painting's creation, the artist's career, and how the painting came to be in the...