American Presidents

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

View the list of winners from our recent Lincoln Essay Contest!



American Presidents Exhibit:

Visit the American Presidents Portrait Exhibit, at American Presidents Museum in Branson, MO. The exhibit will run  from March 4 through May 1, 2008.

American Presidents Exhibit Activity



Build a Presidential Video Library

To purchase a two-volume compilation of American Presidents biographical vignettes or any videotape from the series - visit the
C-SPAN Archives!

Or contact the C-SPAN Archives at 1 800 277- 2698 to order your videotape today!
C-SPAN in the Classroom
American Presidents Resources
 
This web site is for teachers and students who want to use
C-SPAN's television series, American Presidents: Life
Portraits as a classroom resource.


  Watch the entire American Presidents series online and
  view video clip lists for selected programs.

           

Pick a President

  • Teacher Guides for all 41 programs
  • Video Clip Lists for selected programs
  • Spotlight Points of View: 6 Curriculum Units on Theodore Roosevelt

    American Presidents Timeline Poster Activities and Lessons

  • Career Paths to the Presidency Activity
  • Shaping the Nation & the Presidency Activity
  • American Presidents Timeline Quiz Activity
  • Student Directed Learning Lesson
  • Exploring the Career Paths of US Presidents Lesson

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    Teaching about the Presidency
    Lesson Plans from Champion Teachers

  • Letters from the Presidents
  • Building Blocks
  • Choosing the Next President
  • Why a President? Why not a King?
  • Know Your Presidents
  • To Be A President: The Children's View
  • President Notebook
  • Poetry and the American Presidents

    • Twenty Years of Public Affairs Programming. Created by America's Cable Companies.