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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
A newly updated teacher resource from the Library of Congress, Inaugurations: Stepping into History, provides teachers and students with an opportunity to investigate inaugurations past using rich primary sources from the Library's online collections.
Posted in: Government and Law, Presidents
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Explore how presidential correspondence can provide insights into the leadership and decision making making skills of the president, the impact of current current events , and information on communication styles and the technologies of the time.
Posted in: Presidents
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Use data analysis to explore the workings of the electoral college.
Posted in: Government and Law, Presidents
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore resources to help students learn more about the electoral college.
Posted in: Government and Law, Presidents
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore what portraits can say about a person using portraits of Presidents of the United States.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Presidents
Posted by: Danna Bell
Explore three new collections that the Library of Congress has recently placed online: the papers of Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur and William McKinley.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Government and Law, Presidents
Posted by: Danna Bell
In the October 2014 issue of Social Education, the journal of the National Council for the Social Studies, our "Sources and Strategies" article focused on the presidential election of 1864.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Constitution, Presidents
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
History and images have a complex relationship. Many turning points in history passed with no one there to record them. Others are so thoroughly documented that it can be difficult to find the unique human stories beneath the clouds of images that surround them.
Posted in: Presidents, Primary Source Highlights
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
A recent blog post on presidential inaugurations noted that while the Constitution requires only an oath of office, presidential inaugurations have evolved to include many more activities. Many of these elements, including inaugural addresses, are documented in primary sources from the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Presidents