Link to teacher guides for each of the 41 presidents profiled in C-SPAN's 1999 series. Teacher guides draw on related C-SPAN American Presidents: Life Portraits programs, when noted. You can also learn about student projects and winning proposals for C-SPAN in the Classroom's American Presidents video giveaway contest.

George Washington (1732-1799) Teacher Guides Washington and Modern Day America Presidential Assessments: Washington, Adams, Jefferson The Reenactment of the Funeral of George Washington

John Adams (1735-1826) Video Clip List Teacher Guides John Adams and the Spirit of Liberty, Presidential Assessments: Washington, Adams, Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Teacher Guides Voices of Democracy Historical Detective: Exploring the Personality & Character of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson: Historical Opinion and Slavery

James Madison (1751-1836) Teacher Guides The Life of Dolley Madison James Madison and the Constitutional Convention Booknotes interview with Lance Banning on The Sacred Fire of Liberty: James Madison & the Founding of the Federal Republic

James Monroe (1758-1831) Teacher Guide : A lecture on James Monroe and John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) Teacher Guides Lecture on James Monroe and John Quincy Adams Biographical Vignette on John Quincy Adams Booknotes interview with John Nagel about his book, John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) Video Clip List Teacher Guides Biographical Vignette on Martin Van Buren Biographical Vignette on Andrew Jackson Booknotes interview with John Marszalek on his book, The Petticoat Affair: Manners, Mutiny, and Sex in Andrew Jackson’s White House

Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) Teacher Guide: The relationship of Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren Student Activities Teaching Tips Celebrating President's Birthdays Student Speech

William Henry Harrison (1773-1841) Teacher Guide: William Henry Harrison: Campaigning in the 1800's

John Tyler (1790-1862) Teacher Guide: Biographical Vignette on John Tyler

James Polk (1795 -1849) Teacher Guide: Path to the Presidency

Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) Teacher Guide: Military and Political Leaders

Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) Teacher Guides Millard Fillmore: Running for Office in New York State Millard Fillmore Historical Interpreter

Franklin Pierce (1806-1869) Teacher Guide : Franklin Pierce and the Presidential Family Student Activity What I Learned About Franklin Pierce Fourth grade students at Kimball School in Concord, NH

James Buchanan (1791-1868) Teacher Guide: James Buchanan as Public Servant

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Video Clip List Teacher Guides Abraham Lincoln Teacher Guide BOOK TV interview with David Adler on his book, A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln BOOK TV interview with Jean Baker on her book, Mary Todd Lincoln Biography BOOK TV interview with Douglas Wilson on his book, Honor's Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln BOOK TV interview with David Herbert Donald on his book, Abraham Lincoln.

Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) Teacher Guide : Biography

Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) Teacher Guides Biography Booknotes interview with Geoffrey Perret on the book, Geoffrey Perret Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier and President

Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) Teacher Guide: Biography

James A. Garfield (1831-1881) Teacher Guides Biography Teacher Guide President's Life Time Line: James A. Garfield James Garfield Historic Monument Student Activity Garfield Poem

Chester Arthur (1829-1886) Teacher Guide: Biography

Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) Teacher Guides Early Life and 1st Administration of President Grover Cleveland 2nd Administration and Later Life of President Grover Cleveland Grover Cleveland Portrayal

Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) Teacher Guide: Biography

William McKinley (1843-1901) Teacher Guide: Biography

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) Video Clip List Teacher Guides Biography of Theodore Roosevelt The Progressive Era Booknotes interview with Historian Betty Boyd Caroli on her book, The Roosevelt Women BOOK TV interview with Betty Boyd Caroli on her book, The Roosevelt Women

William Howard Taft (1857-1930) Teacher Guides The Progressive Era Biography of William Howard Taft

Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) Video Clip List Teacher Guides The Progressive Era The Life of President Woodrow Wilson

Warren G. Harding (1865-1923) Teacher Guides Biographical Vignette on Warren G. Harding Booknotes interview with Robert Ferrell on his book, The Strange Deaths of President Harding

Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) Teacher Guides Booknotes interview with Robert Sobel on his book, Coolidge: An American Enigma The Life of President Calvin Coolidge

Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) Teacher Guides: Biography

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) Teacher Guide Video Clip List Booknotes Interview with Historian Betty Boyd Caroli on her book, The Roosevelt Women BOOK TV Interview with Betty Boyd Caroli on her book, The Roosevelt Women. BOOK TV Interview on A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Beacon in the White House

Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) Video Clip List Teacher Guides BOOK TV Teacher guide interview with Harold I. Gullan on the book, The Upset That Wasn't: Harry Truman And The Crucial Election Of 1948. BOOK TV interview with David McCullough on his book, Truman: A Life and History: A Source of Strength Student Activities Access tips and activities from Frances Bailey Wood's class: Truman Trunk Truman Poster Students' Work

Teacher Guide: Biography

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Teacher Guides The Life and Policy of President John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy: Party Affiliation and Political Groups Booknotes interview with Christopher Matthews on the book, Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America

Lyndon Johnson (1908-1973) Teacher Guides Biographical Vignette on Lyndon B. Johnson Booknotes interview with Jeff Shesol on the book, Mutual Contempt: Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, and the Feud that Defined a Decade. Booknotes interview with Jon Margolis on the book, The Last Innocent Year: America in 1964 Other Resources: The Lyndon Johnson White House Tapes

Richard Nixon (1913-1994) Teacher Guides A Look at Watergate Booknotes interview with Monica Crowley on the book, Nixon Off the Record: His Commentary on the book, People and Politics. Booknotes interview with Christopher Matthews on the book, Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America Student Activities Richard M. Nixon Elementary School Classroom Celebration Richard M. Nixon Elementary School Student Activities Richard M. Nixon Elementary School Students' Questions for the President's Brother

Gerald R. Ford (1913-?) Teacher Guide: Biography

Jimmy Carter (1924-?) Teacher Guide: Biography Ideas and Activities: A Field Trip to Jimmy Carter National Historic Site

Ronald Reagan (1911-?) Teacher Guides BOOK TV interview with Dinesh D'Souza on his book, Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Became an Extraordinary Leader Booknotes interview with Marlin Fitzwater on his book, Call the Briefing

George Bush (1924-?) Teacher Guides Booknotes interview with Marlin Fitzwater on the book, Call the Briefing Life Portrait of George Bush

Bill Clinton (1946-?) Teacher Guides The Clinton Presidency - A Research Paper Teacher Guide was provided by Champion Teacher Steve Armstrong from Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL. Booknotes interview with Columnist Molly Ivins on her book, You Got to Dance with Them What Brung You: Politics in the Clinton Years Booknotes interview with Journalist Roger Simon on his book, Showtime: The American Political Circus and the Race for the White House Booknotes interview with Bill Clinton on his book, Between Hope & History Booknotes interview with David Maraniss on his book, First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton Booknotes interview with Steven Waldman on his book, The Bill: How the Adventures of Clinton's National Service Bill. Booknotes interview with Elizabeth Drew on her book, On the Edge: The Clinton Presidency Booknotes interview with Paul Greenberg on his book No Surprises: Two Decades of Clinton Watching