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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: James Monroe: First

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the text of the speech given by James Monroe on March 4, 1817, at his first inauguration.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: James Madison: First

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the text of the speech given by James Madison on March 4, 1809, at his first inauguration.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Thos. Jefferson: 2nd

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the text of the speech given by Thomas Jefferson on March 4, 1805, at his second inauguration.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Thos. Jefferson: 1st

For Students 9th - 10th
Review the text of the speech given by Thomas Jefferson on March 4, 1801, at his first inauguration.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Benjamin Harrison

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a transcript of the speech given by Benjamin Harrison at his inauguration on March 4, 1889.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Grover Cleveland 1st

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the speech given by Grover Cleveland at his first inauguration on March 4, 1885.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: James Buchanan

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a transcript of the speech given by James Buchanan at his inauguration on March 4, 1857.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: James Knox Polk

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of the speech given by James K. Polk at his inauguration on March 4, 1845.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: William H Harrison

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of William Henry Harrison's inauguration speech given on March 4, 1841, which has the distinction of being the longest inaugural address yet given. Includes a short introduction.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Abraham Lincoln: 1st

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a transcript of the speech given by Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration on March 4, 1861. Includes a short introduction that explains the state of affairs at the time of Lincoln's swearing in.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Fireside Chat 18: On the Greer Incident

For Students 9th - 10th
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt addresses the nation with his traditional Fireside Chat on September 11, 1941 with unfortunate news of the U.S. destroyer Greer in the north Atlantic Ocean. Listen to a voice recording of the speech...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Statement on Kosovo (March 24, 1999)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the speech given by President Bill Clinton in which he explains to the American public why he ordered the U.S. Armed Forces to join NATO in protecting Kosovo from the brutality of the Serbian troops. He gives the background behind...
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University of Groningen

American History: Presidents: Ronald Wilson Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains links to the following Ronald Reagan speeches: Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union Addresses, The 1964 Speech, The Challenger Disaster Speech, The Evil Empire Speech, Pointe de Hoc Normandy, Speech at Omaha...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: President Bush Pledges to Unite Country in Second Term

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpts of President George W. Bush's victory speech after winning reelection in November, 2004.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Vote 2008

For Students 9th - 10th
Vote 2008 is the official election web page for PBS Online News Hour. Find analysis of candidates and their latest moves as they journey down the presidential campaign trail. There is also a link to the Election 2008 Vote by Issue Quiz.
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CNN

Cnn: Joe Biden

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN's coverage on Joe Biden provides basic facts, video highlights, transcripts and speeches.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Susan B. Anthony

For Students 9th - 10th
Read women's rights activist Susan B. Anthony's 1873 speech on women's right to vote, given the year after she was arrested for casting an illegal vote in the presidential election.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Lincoln at Cooper Union

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay about Lincoln's speech in 1860 at Cooper Union which brought him to the attention of the national Republican Party.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Jimmy Carter

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Jimmy Carter's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, several videos of speeches made during his career, and more.
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Article
CNN

Cnn: White House Chief of Staff Resigns

For Students 9th - 10th
CNN article informing of the surprise resignation of President Bush's White House chief of Staff, Andrew Card. Includes text of Bush's 3/28/06 speech and brief biographical data on Josh Bolten, his successor.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Ronald Reagan: 1911 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
The PBS Online NewsHour profiles the late Ronald Reagan and his presidency. Read the eulogies, articles about Reagan's policies and legacy, tributes from world leaders, excerpts from Reagan's speeches, and interviews with his biographers.
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Charles I. Kelly and Lawrence E. Kelly

American History: Election of 1896: It Came Down to a Question of Money

For Students 6th - 8th
This program, part of The Making of a Nation from Voice of America gives a very good description of the issues in the presidential campaign of 1896. Learn about the differences between the gold bugs and silverites, a third party...
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A&E Television

History.com: Presidents: Gerald Ford

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Gerald Ford's biography, events occurring during his presidency, an image gallery, several videos containing his speeches, and more.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Election Central 2016: Inaugural Addresses

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Election Central 2016 website that provides information about the 2016 Presidential candidates and election. The link Inaugural Addresses provides information about the history of inaugural addresses and videos of several...

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