American Presidents: Life Portraits


A Site to Complement C-SPAN's 20th Anniversary Television Series, American Presidents: Life Portraits March-December 1999

Welcome to C-SPAN in the Classroom's
American Presidents: Life Portraits
Exhibit Activity

We invite you to take this opportunity
to get to know a little more about America's 43 presidents.

Visit the American Presidents Portrait Exhibit, at Union Station in Washington D.C. The exhibit will run through January 2005. The hours of operation are 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Exhibit Activity Overview

Over a hundred years ago, a visitor presented a calling card to announce his or her arrival.

Students can use "Calling Cards" in this activity to meet and get to know the presidents when they visit the exhibit.

Proceed to the Exhibit Activity

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