Presidents

The American Presidency - Grolier Encyclopedia - Several biographies of each president are presented from four Grolier Encyclopedias for readers at different educational levels.
http://ap.grolier.com/browse?type=profiles

I Do Solemnly Swear: Inaugural Materials from the Collections of the Library of Congress - Exhibit featuring rare photographs, manuscripts, campaign posters, letters, broadsides, and speeches from the inaugurations of eighteen presidents
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/inaugural-home.html

The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden - Official exhibit site of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Traces the history and culture of the presidency from 1789 through 2000.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html

A Presidential Exploration - The Oval Office - ThinkQuest site provides fast facts about the men who have occupied the Oval Office, as well as in-depth looks at their administrations.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11492/oval_office/index.html

Russell D. Renka - U.S. Presidency Links - Comprehensive guide to web resources from the professor's syllabus at Southeast Missouri State University.
http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/renka/PresidencyLinks.htm

Presidents of the United States - Background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site.
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/

Hall of Presidents - Portraits and brief descriptions of presidents. Quicktime VR virtual tour available. Part of the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery.
http://www.npg.si.edu/collect/hall.htm

Voices of The Presidents - Sound files of the last 21 Presidents.
http://www.lib.msu.edu/vincent/presidents/

HistoryChannel.com: Impeachment - Explains how crimes and misdemeanors in the White House are dealt with. Includes detailed information on Watergate and the Starr report.
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/impeach/whthouse.html

American Presidents Blog - Weblog featuring sites that relate to the American Presidency or specific American Presidents. Created by Michael Lorenzen who is a librarian at Central Michigan University.
http://www.american-presidents.org/

Wikipedia: Historical Rankings of United States Presidents - Summary tables of various polls rating the presidents over the years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_United_States_Presidents

History Buff: The Presidents of the United States of America - Features portraits, biographical sketches, trivia, inaugural addresses, and links to related articles.
http://www.historybuff.com/presidents/presidents.html

Getting the Message Out - An exhibition examining the national popular political culture in the antebellum United States through campaign materials from presidential campaigns from 1840-1860. Histories, biographies, and primary source material such as campaign biographies and campaign songbooks, as well as song recordings, images, and teachers' guide.
http://dig.lib.niu.edu/message/

Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies - Find pictorial records of the first families from the Library of Congress Prints and Photograph Division.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html

The American Experience: The Presidents - A collection of research developed for the PBS television series. Includes a review of all 20th century chief executives, a collection of Presidential quotes, links to related sites, a comprehensive collection of primary source materials, and a teachers' guide.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/

Presidential Graves - Documenting the gravesites of U.S. Presidents, Vice Presidents, and signers of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
http://www.presidentialgraves.com

American Presidents: Life Portraits - Site complements CSPAN television series of the same name. Includes brief facts about each president, plus video clips from the series.
http://www.americanpresidents.org/

Teaching about the U.S. Presidency - Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which gives advice to teachers about instructing students on the American Presidency.
http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/presidency.htm

USA Presidents - Provides biographies and information on each American president. Also includes the text of Inaugural and State of the Union speeches, details on the presidency, and links to related resources.
http://www.usa-presidents.info/

U.S. Presidents: Lists and Records - Collection of presidential facts and trivia in list form.
http://www.heptune.com/preslist.html

The Hall of Forgotten Presidents - Arthur, Tyler, and Polk are identified and chronicled as forgotten, yet important, Presidents.
http://www.paulsilhan.com/hallpres.htm

How Good Are Experienced Presidents? - Presidents rankings according to political experience compared with popularity ratings.
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Info/experience.html

Presidents - Index contains biographies, sketches, writings, and speeches.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/P/index.htm

Dead Presidents - Visits to the gravesites of the U.S. Presidents, with links for more information on their lives.
http://starship.python.net/crew/manus/Presidents/

MSN Encarta: President of the United States - Encyclopedia article gives overview of highest government position.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761571294

U.S. Presidents and the Bible - Quotes from past U.S. Presidents on what they thought about the bible.
http://www.bebaptized.org/u.htm

Public Papers of the Presidents - Material compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/

Presidents and First Ladies - Original articles, discussions, answer to questions, and links to other sites on the subject of presidents, vice-presidents, and first ladies.
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/presidents_and_first_ladies

Presidential Avenue - Photos, stories, information and publications about historical Presidential sites such as birthplaces, homes, libraries, museums, memorials and gravesites.
http://www.presidentialavenue.com

Presidents of the United States - Includes information about U.S. Presidents, including biographies, campaign histories, trivia, genealogy, and museums.
http://www.presidentsusa.net/index.html

Presidents of the United States - Archontology - A directory of American Presidents from 1774 to 2005 with dates of rule or office and selected biographies.
http://www.archontology.org/nations/us/

Masonic Presidents Tour - Identifies U.S. Presidents who were Masons. Includes a portrait of each, along with his signature and a record of his Masonic career.
http://www.pagrandlodge.org/mlam/presidents/

First Ten Presidents - Information and links about the first ten leaders of the United States.
http://www.geocities.com/lucid_2020/index.html

The Tennessee President's Trust - Contains historical information on all U.S. Presidents with a focus on those from Tennessee as well as a directory of presidential resources on the web.
http://www.presidentstrust.com/

Medical History of American Presidents - Tabulates the little-known illnesses of America's chief executives. Copiously referenced.
http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/index.htm

Wikinfo - President of the United States of America - Encyclopedia article which examines the roles and powers of the American Presidency.
http://www.wikinfo.org/index.php/President_of_the_United_States

Presidential Factfile - A comprehensive collection of photographs, biographies, quizzes, and trivia from Infoplease.com.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/presday1.html

Character in Time: The U.S. Presidents - Project seeks to produce quality one-act plays that capture the character of each President. Synopsis of each play, along with profiles of the playwrights involved in the project.
http://www.uspresidents.com/

First Families - This site focus on Jenna and Barbara Bush, but covers other First Families as well.
http://www.thefirsttwins.com/firstfamilies.html

American President: An Online Reference Resource - Contains detailed biographies, staff listings, position descriptions, organizational charts, and key events for all 43 past and current presidents of the United States, as well as primary source materials and current information about the Presidency. Explores both the historical and political science aspects for the Presidency.
http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/

Presidential Gravesites and Homes - A personal photo collection of the homes and gravesites of the Presidents of the United States.
http://www.patspresidentialplaces.com/

The Presidents of the United States - Short history of the U.S. Presidency, along with biographical sketches and portraits of all the presidents to date. From the official White House site.
http://whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html

U.S. Presidents and the Presidency - Tells about the office of president, the history of the presidency, and the office of vice president. Includes portraits of first ladies and interactive quizzes. From the publishers of World Book Encyclopedia.
http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/presidents&sc=0

Grolier Online: The American Presidency - A history of presidents, the presidency, politics and related subjects. Includes biographies for every president.
http://ap.grolier.com/