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This subcategory contains 151 links Biography Lincoln/Net presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois. "The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 20,000 documents. The collection is organized into three "General Correspondence" series which include incoming and outgoing correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes and printed material. Most of the 20,000 items are from the 1850s through Lincoln's presidential years, 1860-65." NOTE: The three main sections of this website are the Abraham Lincoln Research Site, Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination, and the Mary Todd Lincoln Research Site. AmericanPresident.org houses two primary modules: "The Presidency in History" and "The Presidency in Action." White House biography " Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) collected his correspondence and official papers long before he became president. Although he took the precaution of designating Francis P. Blair custodian of this material, the Jackson manuscripts were scattered after the president's death. The Library of Congress has painstakingly reconstructed the collection through 100 separate accessions, building upon the important body of correspondence, transcripts, speeches, and orders donated by Blair's grandchildren in 1903. The published index for the Jackson papers prepared by the Manuscript Division traces the provenance of the 26,000-item collection and provides an alphabetical list of writers and recipients of letters. The collection has been microfilmed." Biography Nice biography with pictures. Roosevelt was a diverse and dynamic man. Biography An 1891 essay on Lincoln. Excerpts of Tom Wicker's essay on Nixon. Biography Special Report about the Clinton impeachment by the Washington Post PBS special Harry Truman's love letters to his wife "Rutherford B. Hayes kept a diary from age twelve to his death at age 70 in 1893. He was one of only three presidents to keep a diary while in office. The edited diaries and letters were published in 1922 as a set of five volumes, The Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes, Nineteenth President of the United States, edited by Charles Richard Williams (Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State Archeological and Historical Society, 1922). These 3000 pages of text have been digitized and are now available on the Web for students, scholars, and anyone interested in Hayes and the social and political history of his time period. Researchers can search by volume and keyword or browse through the 5 volumes page by page." Biography Official site. Edited by the late Steve Neal, political editor for the Chicago Sun-Times, the correspondence reveals the extraordinary story of a deep, often stormy and enduring friendship throughout one of the most important era's in American History. Great resource with thousands of cartoons catalogued. Library and Museum National Historic Site Biography Biography Biography Biography, classroom activities, more. Biography Official site Biography Biographical material. Biography Official site Biography These images are a small percentage of the photographic holdings of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, which total approximately 35,000 and cover the years 1877-1964. A large percentage of these photographs cover the years of the Hoover presidential campaigns and administration (1928-32), as well as the World War I food relief efforts and the post-presidential years. From the leading weekly newspaper of its time, HarpWeek presents exclusive online access to Harper's Weekly coverage of the historic 1868 Johnson Impeachment — with over 200 excerpts from 1865-1869 — selected specifically for this site. Biography Biography Biography Biography Biography The correspondence that shows their reconciliation and friendship. Monticello Was among the Prizes in a Lottery for a Ruined Jefferson’s Relief by Gaye Wilson Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, their descendants, and race. 1743-1790 This gopher site has files on the assassination Looks athe the myths and outright lies The History Place photo history of JFK Biography Biography Biography Biography Official site Gable, a graduate of Kenyon College, provides this bibliography about his lifelong passion, Teddy Roosevelt. Biography Biography "During his long career as a circuit-riding lawyer in Illinois prior to his presidency, Abraham Lincoln won over countless juries with his slow-talking style, his natural wit, and his story-telling ability." By Charles M. Hubbard The National Park Service presents examples of Lincoln's writings. "On October 16, 1854, from the steps of the courthouse in Peoria, Illinois, an obscure former congressman named Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech arguing that slavery was incompatible with the Founders’ vision of America as articulated in the Declaration of Independence. Lewis Lehrman, co-founder of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and author of Lincoln at Peoria: The Turning Point, explores the origins and the consequences of this important speech." Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History exhibition Abraham Lincoln fought clinical depression all his life, and if he were alive today, his condition would be treated as a "character issue"—that is, as a political liability. His condition was indeed a character issue: it gave him the tools to save the nation. By Joshua Wolf Shenk by Richard Carwardine “Lincoln often, if not wholly, was an atheist,” insisted one of Lincoln’s political associates, James H. Matheny. The young Lincoln had “called Christ a bastard,” “ridiculed the Bible,” and duped pious voters into believing he was “a seeker after Salvation in the Lord.” Matheny lined up with others convinced that Lincoln had been no Christian. Contending with them were those who insisted that Lincoln “believed in the great fundamental principles of Christianity.” "Lincoln/Net presents historical materials from Abraham Lincoln's Illinois years (1830-1861), including Lincoln's writings and speeches, as well as other materials illuminating antebellum Illinois." Biography Official site The James Madison Papers from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consist of approximately 12,000 items captured in some 72,000 digital images. They document the life of the man who came to be known as the "Father of the Constitution" through correspondence, personal notes, drafts of letters and legislation, an autobiography, legal and financial documents, and miscellaneous manuscripts. Columbia University Professor Andrew Delbanco discusses the changing and competing images of Abraham Lincoln throughout American history. Lincoln, Delbanco argues, is a cipher of self-perception for Americans of every era, partly a consequence of his pragmatism and ideological flexibility. Biography Biography by James Oakes Presidential Materials Staff is part of NARA From Grolier Encyclopedia Americana This text is the transcription of the first in a series of interviews with Richard Nixon which were conducted by his close friend and former employee Frank Gannon in 1983. The entire series is over 30 hours long. Presented here are the contents of the first 6 video tapes in the series, or about 7 hours of interviews. "It provides an overview of the Woodrow Wilson Administration (1913-1921) while highlighting many of the issues that are commonly discussed in relation to his Presidency, including women’s suffrage, World War I, and the League of Nations. The site contains some original source material, such as copies of major speeches, and several instructional units for teachers. In addition, it features a helpful interactive unit that allows a student to simulate running for president in the 1912 election by picking positions on some of the major issues of the time. While it has useful information for students and teachers, this site is not complete and should not stand on its own as a comprehensive source for information on Wilson." The Nixon Tapes and the Supreme Court Tape by Manisha Sinha. "Abraham Lincoln was not an original advocate of abolition. In fact we know that his journey to what he called “the central act of my administration, and the great event of the nineteenth century” was a relatively slow, though continuous, one. " PBS Harry Truman and the 1948 presidential campaign. Contains materials for teachers. Some classic quotes "Martin Van Buren, son of a tavern keeper, architect of the Democratic Party, the first U.S. president to be born after the founding of the United States, and the only president for whom English was a second language (he grew up speaking Dutch), is widely regarded as a failed president, but Ted Widmer, author of Martin Van Buren argues that the “little magician” was in fact a critical force in early American politics. Van Buren, Widmer says, essentially created America’s strong two-party system, and should not be consigned to the dustbin of U.S. presidential history." "Richard Carwardine is Rhodes Professor of American History at Oxford University, author of Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power, and winner of the 2004 Lincoln Book Prize. In this lecture, he discusses different aspects of Lincoln’s life. Why is Lincoln a mythic figure? How early in his career did he develop his views against slavery? What role did religion play in his life? Professor Carwardine analyzes Lincoln’s greatness as well as his humility." Biography Biography Hear the former President CNN provides this biography. Biography The first presidental library. "Thanks to the actions of the men assigned to protect him, President Harry S. Truman survived a harrowing attempt on his life by two Puerto Rican nationalists." by Sean Wilentz. "Unlike the more conservative of the Whigs, he was affected by democratic ideas and practices that shaped the mainstream of both of the major parties of the 1830s and 1840s." "Using stories from her prize-winning book, Doris Kearns Goodwin examines the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. Goodwin argues that Lincoln’s voracious intellect, his kind and generous demeanor, his empathy, and his appreciation for the talents of others led him to assemble what she calls “the most unusual cabinet in history.” Goodwin also provides an insider’s look into her research methods, as she recounts combing through thousands of pages of letters and diaries." Uncritical site. " Catherine Clinton “The Family that Made Lincoln, and the Family He Made” Abraham Lincoln in His Time and Ours: A Symposium Columbia University, November 22, 2008 Running Time: 22:29 Catherine Clinton, Professor of US history at Queens University Belfast, sifts through the myths and realities of Abraham Lincoln’s early life. Lincoln’s youth was beset by poverty and loss–his mother died when he was only ten, and his father suffered from bouts of melancholy. Clinton argues that these ordeals helped Lincoln to deal with later obstacles and tragedies." "terms as the new nation's first president, and kept that nation on an even keel. After all that, could he be satisfied with retirement on his country estate?" by John Ferling "From the leading weekly newspaper of its time, HarpWeek presents exclusive online access to Harper's Weekly coverage of the historic 1868 Johnson Impeachment — with over 200 excerpts from 1865-1869 — selected specifically for this site." Transcripts "THE VIRGINIA ESTATE TO WHICH GEORGE WASHINGTON LONGED TO RETIRE WHEN HE LEFT THE PRESIDENCY IN 1797 WAS LATER SAVED FROM RUIN BY THE EFFORTS OF A GROUP OF LADIES LED BY ANN PAMELA CUNNINGHAM." You are invited to begin your visit to the world famous Ronald W. Reagan Library & Museum. From Prologue, a journal of the National Archives "Victories in the Civil War made Ulysses S. Grant a national figure and propelled him into the White House. Until recently, however, historians and biographers have found him to be an elusive and controversial subject. For decades basic documents necessary to understand this complex figure- Grant's correspondence, military and government papers, and other important materials - remained scattered in libraries, archives, and private collections. Now, the Ulysses S. Grant Association is assembling these documents in an edition that presents authentic texts to the general public as well as to specialists." 1745-1799, Edited by John C. Fitzpatrick (1931-44). Biography By William Roscoe Thayer in 1919. Thayer was a friend. Written in 1913 after he left the presidency. TR was outspoken. Roosevelt was shot just before a speech in Milwaukee, Wiscosin on October, 14, 1912. This is the stenographic record of that speech. He wrote to his children whenever he was away. A loving father. Doesn't cover everything "Unlike any previous president in history, Theodore Roosevelt believed that the chief executive was empowered by the people to actively protect and aggressively further the public's interest. He was a true progressive in that he fully embraced the idea of human improvement by means of collective action and government planning within the limits of private property and regulated capitalism. For Roosevelt, modern society required a modern president—a chief executive able to inspire and lead the people while protecting them from greedy private interests." Short biography "The letters included in this volume were written by Theodore Roosevelt to his children during a period of more than twenty years. Deep and abiding love of children, of family and home—this was the dominating passion of his life." Biography from the White House at the University of Virginia. Hundreds of thousands of photographs and documents housed at the Truman Library. In Key West, Florida. Biography Biography Ford Library and Museum Story from CNN. Nixon ordered the break-in Watergate, Nixon crimes, etc. Mary Todd Lincoln's Cloak Biography Biography Biography Biography The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition Biography Biography |
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