The Reluctant President
Description
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin discusses President John Quincy Adams and the challenges of his presidency.
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David McCullough Discusses John Adams
Description
Author David McCullough discusses his book John Adams, profiling the life of the second president of the United States. McCullough talks about the relationship between Adams and Thomas Jefferson, and also with his wife Abigail.
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Discussion on Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
Description
Time Magazine's Christopher John Farley discusses the election of 1800 and the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson's term in office is remembered for a war on terror, and the Louisiana Purchase, and a scandal.
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EDSITEment Spotlights Materials on the Modern Presidency
Anonymous (not verified)
Thu, 05/29/2008 - 12:07
Date Published
Article Body
EDSITEment, a website of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), is spotlighting classroom materials related to the Public Broadcasting Series (PBS) series, The Presidents.
Materials include lesson plans on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and John Kennedy and link these lesson plans to related segments of online video from the series. They highlight major policies and events during each presidency within the context of the era. One lesson plan on Harry Truman, for example, examines origins of the Cold War, then discusses major policies such as the Strategy of Containment.
These lesson plans are directed towards grades 912, but incorporate materials that may be useful for younger students.
Winston Churchill Memorial Breakout Session
Description
This workshop provides in-depth training about the Winston Churchill Memorial's education curriculum specific to the 68 classroom. This workshop will assist teachers in preparing students for participating in the Memorial's various on-site and outreach school programs.
Contact name
Crump, Mandy
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
Phone number
5735926242
Target Audience
6-8
Start Date
Duration
Four hours
Winston Churchill Memorial Breakout Session
Description
This workshop provides in-depth training about the Winston Churchill Memorial's education curriculum specific to the 912 classroom. This workshop will assist teachers in preparing students for participating in the Memorial's various on-site and outreach school programs.
Contact name
Crump, Mandy
Contact email
Sponsoring Organization
Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
Phone number
5735926242
Target Audience
9-12
Start Date
Contact Title
Education Coordinator
Duration
Four hours
Winning World War I With Food
Description
This iCue Mini-Documentary introduces food rationing during World War I, a measure taken to help support the troops.
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The Local Machine
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The Democratic political machine was a favorite target of political cartoonists in the late 19th century. Josh Brown of the American Social History Project looks at one particular cartoon about New York's notorious Boss Tweed.
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Redeemers: Redemption in the South
Description
History Professor Edward O'Donnell explains how former Confederates "redeemed," or restored a majority white rule throughout the South after Reconstruction by suppressing blacks' newly won right to vote.
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Wilson's Domestic Party and "New Freedom"
Description
Professor Christopher Capozzola of MIT discusses the productive first years of Woodrow Wilson's presidency, when Congress was able to pass a series of reform measures whose effects are still felt today.
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