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National WWII Museum

Franklin Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor Address - December 8, 1941

7th - 12th
The audio of President Franklin Roosevelt's speech regarding Pearl Harbor teaches pupils about the attack and its impact on the United States' involvement in World War II.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Organizing Us Gov. Pt 3: His Highness the President

9th - 10th
Congress once debated addressing the chief executive as "His Highness, the President." Find out why they changed their minds on today's episode. This episode originally aired in May 2012.
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A&E Television

History.com: Roosevelt Elected to Third Term

9th - 10th
From WGN Chicago on November 7, 1940, news reporter Fulton Lewis Jr. details the historic third-term election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president of the United States. This is the audio about the results of the election to FDR's third...
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Organizing Us Gov. Pt. 6: Expanding Executive Branch

9th - 10th
When Jefferson was president, about 2,000 people worked for the executive branch; today, that number is about 3 million. This episode originally aired in May 2012.
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Center For Civic Education

60 Second Civics: Organizing Us Gov. Pt. 4: First Executive Departments

9th - 10th
What were the first three executive departments? Find out on today's episode. This episode originally aired in May 2012.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: The Heart of Power

9th - 10th
A discussion with James Morone, one of the authors of The Heart of Power: Health and Politics in the Oval Office. The book examined the health of past presidents and drew some conclusions about how their personal health affected their...
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Learn Out Loud

Learn Out Loud: American History Free Audio & Video

K - 1st Standards
Links to 24 podcasts of America's most revolutionary works, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" Speech and "The Narrative of Frederick Douglass." Some have online videos as well as audio. RI.9-10.9 US Documents,...
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Health Care Reform

9th - 10th
Listen as experts discuss the realities around President Obama's health care reform agenda. Aired June 19, 2009 [47:56]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: What's a Smart Grid?

9th - 10th
A discussion of what President Obama believes must be done to increase the ability of the national electricity distribution grid to meet the energy needs of today and the future. Aired Feb. 13, 2009 [21:17 min]
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: A Diverse Energy Diet, to Face a Changing Climate

9th - 10th
U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz talks about progress on President Obama's all-of-the-above energy strategy.
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Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Reforming Healthcare Reform

9th - 10th
Arnold Relman, a retired M.D. and the former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, explains why he thinks President Obama's healthcare reform attempts will fail, and what he thinks needs to be done.

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