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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Eisenhower Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the domestic and foreign policies of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Other

Gbt Television: The March of the Bonus Army

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief description of the march on Washington, D.C., in 1932 by veterans of World War I. Find out which military leaders helped to rout the men from their Bonus Army camps,
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Website
A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has President Eisenhower's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, and several video clips.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Hall of Presidents: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief summary of Dwight D. Eisenhower's road to the presidency. Includes historical perspective on his performance.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Dwight D. Eisenhower: Farewell Address

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text and audio of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address to the nation on January 17, 1961, at the end of his Presidency.
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Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Atoms for Peace"

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the text, audio, and video [5:45] of President Eisenhower's address to the United Nations General Assembly entitled "Atoms for Peace" on December 8, 1953.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: General Eisenhower's Order of the Day

For Students 7th - 8th
A learning module that begins with "General Eisenhower's Order of the Day" by General Dwight D. Eisenhower accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Eisenhower National Historical Site

For Students 9th - 10th
At the online arm of the Eisenhower National Historic Site, a home and farm purchased by Eisenhower in 1950, find information about Eisenhower's life, the plant and animal species that live there, park operations, and similar types of...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: The Eisenhower Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Eisenhower's domestic and foreign policies.
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Other

Potus: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive facts about Dwight D. Eisenhower and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: American Commands of Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from ibiblio offers details of President Eisenhower's assignments as general during WWII.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: D Eisenhower: Second

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the text of the speech given by Dwight D. Eisenhower's on January 21, 1957, at his second inauguration.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of America's thirty-fourth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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Website
Other

Texas Historical Commission: Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site

For Students 9th - 10th
The official site of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's birthplace, in Denison, Texas gives visitors a look at the premises. With useful backgrounders on his life and career: a brief bio, an image gallery, a guide to the site, and a brief...
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Activity
NSTATE

Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives an overview of the life of Earl Warren. Includes a picture and information on his term as chief justice.
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Handout
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography of President Dwight D. Eisenhower for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, on this site.
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Graphic
270 To Win

270towin: 1956 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1956 won by Dwight D. Eisenhower, a rematch of the 1952 election.
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Graphic
270 To Win

270towin: 1952 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1952 won by Dwight D. Eisenhower in a landslide, ending 20 consecutive years of Democratic control of the White House.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Character Above All: Dwight D. Eisenhower

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay by Stephen Ambrose covering Dwight Eisenhower's life and career. The essay explores ways in which Eisenhower's character shaped his decisions.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Eisenhower Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS American Experience site summarizes the foreign policies set in place and carried out by the Eisenhower Administration.