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National First Ladies Library
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"As the first and only facility of its kind, the National First Ladies' Library will serve as a unique, national resource for patrons from school children to scholars. As a national archive devoted to educating people about the contributions of Firs ...
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http://www.firstladies.org/ |
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The American Presidency Project
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Created at the University of California, Santa Barbara, it contains presidential documents starting with George Washington. Read FDR's fireside chats and compare the number of words in presidential inauguration addresses.
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http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/index.php |
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The Hermitage: Home of President Andrew Jackson
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Official website for this historical site in Tennessee that has welcomed visitors since 1889. The "Discover" section features a biography of Jackson, a timeline, a Jackson "Top Ten" list (first U.S. President to represent the Demo ...
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http://www.thehermitage.com |
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Harry S Truman National Historic Site
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Website for the Independence, Missouri, home where Harry S. Truman lived between 1919 and 1972 and for the Truman Farm Home in Grandview, Missouri. Features historical essays, images of artifacts, a link to an exhibition about the 33rd U.S. president ...
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http://www.nps.gov/hstr/ |
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Sherwood Forest: Home of President John Tyler
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Sherwood Forest Plantation in Virginia was the home of the 10th U.S. President John Tyler from 1842 until his death in 1862, and is "known to be the longest frame house in America." The site for this National and Virginia Historic Landmark ...
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http://www.sherwoodforest.org |
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Sulgrave Manor
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Website for this home in Oxfordshire, England, which was "the ancestral home of the Washingtons in Britain." Features background about George Washington's family, and about the home. "The original long Tudor house was built between 154 ...
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http://www.sulgravemanor.org.uk |
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Today in History: February 22
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This site celebrates George Washington's birthday with a presentation of materials about him in the Library of Congress. Includes a portrait, a discussion of the date of his birth (which was described as being on the "11th of February Old Style. ...
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb22.html |
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Missouri History: Harry S Truman
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This illustrated article provides biographical details about Harry S. Truman, the 33rd U.S. president. Also includes a link to the exhibit about the 1948 presidential election: "Upset! Truman's Whistle Stop Campaign Remembered." From th ...
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http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/truman.asp |
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Thomas Jefferson Papers: An Electronic Archive
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This online exhibition includes high resolution scans (some with transcriptions) of Thomas Jefferson's manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence, Farm Book, Garden Book, 1783 Catalog of Books, 1789 Catalog of Books, and Architectural Drawing ...
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http://www.thomasjeffersonpapers.org/ |
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By George, IT IS Washington's Birthday
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This 2004 article discusses how "debate over the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill in 1968 [which designated the third Monday in February as Presidents' Day] touched on the fear that George Washington would be forgotten in the schoolrooms." Topic ...
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http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2004/winter/gw-birthday-1.html |
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