More Resources
As you're reading The Presidents, you'll come across many terms, names and events that you may want to learn a little more about. Since each chapter is a snapshot of the presidency, this page will help give you more detail about the times and what each president was facing.
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Definitions
Key words, events and legislation
Lists
Comparative and informational lists
- Children of Presidents
- Education of Presidents
- History of Recessions and Panics in the United States
- Illnesses of Presidents
- Military Service of Presidents
- Popular Vote in U.S. Election
- Presidential Slave Owners
- Presidential Vetoes
- Presidents by Home State
- Presidents of the United States by Net Worth
- Supreme Court Nominations
- U.S. Congresses Party Divisions
People
People mentioned throughout the book
Verbatim
Speeches and documents in the presidents' own words
- "The Speech" (aka "A Time for Choosing")
- 1988 Willie Horton ad
- Article about Blair Education Bill
- Charles Guiteau's autobiography
- Declaration of Independence
- Dr. Cary T. Grayson notes/papers
- George Washington's Farewell Address
- John Adams diaries
- John Quincy Adams diaries
- Julia Sand letters
- Lincoln Douglas Debates
- Massachusetts Constitution by John Adams
To continue your educational journey about the presidents, here are some other good resources to study the presidency.
- Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University
- Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
- Hauenstein Center at Grand Valley State University
- Miller Center at the University of Virginia
- Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency at Hofstra University
- Southern Methodist University Center for Presidential History
- The Garfield Center for Public Leadership at Hiram College