Win the White House
What does it take to win a presidential campaign? Try it yourself with this online game from iCivics!
The "Daisy" Ad
Johnson, Goldwater, and the politics of fear.
The Election of 1932: Photographs of FDR
What can a photograph of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 reveal? Donald A. Ritchie looks at the people captured in this photograph.
The Election of 1932: Clifford Berryman Cartoon
Donald A. Ritchie, Historian of the U.S. Senate, asks how a political cartoon captures a moment of change in the 1932 presidential campaign.
By the Numbers: Election Maps
What can historical election maps tell us? Take a look at the electoral vote for several 19th-century presidential elections.
Spot the President: Presidential Campaign Ads
Decide whether these statements on the more-than-50-year-old tradition of television campaign ads are true or false.
Presidential Moments: Campaigns
Think the mudslinging in modern campaigns is bad? Campaigns have always been “dirty” to amass support for one politician over another.
Presidential Elections
How has campaigning changed over the years? Need to know details on major campaign issues?
Teaching about Presidential Elections
A wealth of historical material exists on the web to support teaching about presidential elections.
Public Papers of the Presidency
From Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush—discover the public messages, statements, and speeches of the presidents.
1896: The Presidential Campaign
Follow the contentious election of 1896 with close to 100 political cartoons related to the presidential campaigns.
American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election
Access 59 sound recordings of 1918-1920 speeches by American leaders.