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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: The Campaign and Election of 1944

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll down to find information about the campaign and election of 1944 in which Franklin D. Roosevelt ran for an unprecedented fourth term.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Dwight David Eisenhower: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive explanation of Eisenhower's Cold War policies.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Chester Alan Arthur: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the domestic policies of President Chester A. Arthur, who demonstrated an independence from the Republican Party line.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Benjamin Harrison: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the subdued campaign and election of 1888 where the Republicans took control of the presidency, House of Represenatives, and Senate. Find out how Benjamin Harrison was selected as the Republican presidential candidate.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Benjamin Harrison: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
President Benjamin Harrison did not put forth a strong domestic agenda of his own, but find out what legislation he supported that was offered by various congressmen.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Benjamin Harrison: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the vigorous foreign policy pursued by Benjamin Harrison during his four-year term as president. His decisive actions presaged Theodore Roosevelt's "Big Stick" policy.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Buchanan: A Life in Brief

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief look at James Buchanan as president and the controversies he faced. From the Miller Center.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Jimmy Carter: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on President Carters domestic affairs including his inauguration, the success of his energy policy, his poor image in the media, and scandals in the White House during his term.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Grover Cleveland: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Grover Cleveland's foreign policies were similar in both of his terms as president, interrupted by a presidential term of Benjamin Harrison. Read about his use of the Monroe Doctrine and some of the successes he had.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Coolidge Foreign Policy

For Students 9th - 10th
A good review of the foreign policies carried out in the Coolidge administration. Read about the policies particularly in regard to Latin American countries.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Death of the President

For Students 9th - 10th
Franklin D. Roosevelt's poor health was not revealed during his re-election campaign in 1944. Find out about his illness and subsequent death shortly after his inauguration in 1945.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Millard Fillmore: Life in Brief

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a brief biography of Millard Fillmore's life. Hyperlinks to additional information about his private and political life.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James A. Garfield: American Franchise

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting explanation of the make-up of voters in the election of 1880. The country was evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. Find out about the policies of each during the 1870s and 1880s.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
From the impressive site by Miller Center about the U.S. presidents, this page details the foreign policy highlights and disasters of the Grant Administration.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Warren G. Harding: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the Harding presidency's approach to foreign policy through the ideas of Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes, Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon, and Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Warren G. Harding: American Franchise

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about American culture and the culture of the Harding presidency in the beginning of the 1920s.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Henry Harrison: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll to the election of 1840 to find information about the candidates, platforms, and results. From the Miller Center of Public Affairs.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Henry Harrison: Domestic Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
William Henry Harrison didn't live to carry out his domestic policies, but he had thought about them. Read about what his plans were.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John F. Kennedy: Campaign and Election of 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at John F. Kennedy and the campaign and election of 1960.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: John F. Kennedy: Foreign Affairs

For Students 9th - 10th
Social Studies > U.S. History > The Upheaval of a Nation (1954-1980) > John F. Kennedy Administration (1960 to 1963) > Kennedy and the Cold War
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Lyndon Baines Johnson: The American Franchise

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides an overview of the American Franchise during the Lyndon B. Johnson presidency.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: James Monroe: Life Before the Presidency

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through this article on the events of James Monroe's life before he became President, to find information about his actions as Secretary of State and Secretary of War in James Madison's Cabinet.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Pierce: Campaigns and Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting account of the political conventions which had trouble choosing a candidate, and the lack of campaigning for president in the election of 1852. From the Miller Center.
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Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Pierce: The American Franchise

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the political party leanings of immigrants in the 1850s and the backlash against immigrants as reflected in political platforms.