American Presidents: Life Portraits


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

Welcome to
American Presidents:
Life Portraits
Viewer Contest

12 Grand Prize Winners - Over 18
&
25 First Place Winners - Over 18

Under 18 Winners

Watch Marge Amey, C-SPAN Viewer Services Supervisor, announce the 22 winners of the American Presidents Viewer Contest. 1/17/00

12 GRAND PRIZE WINNERS - OVER 18
These entrants, listed alphabetically, receive a trip to Washington, DC for themselves and a guest and a 19" television set

Name & City	Entry Description
Roy Feinson Newport Beach, CA	Portrait of George Washington created by a collage of small photographs of other Presidents and First Ladies. View Portrait
Marilyn Glen Savannah, GA	Three-paneled hand and machine-embroidered wall hanging showing the statue of Abraham Lincoln in his Memorial from several perspectives. View Embroidery
Arthur Glickman Teaneck, NJ	Bronze plaque honoring Thomas Jefferson that contains a mechanism that allows the doors to open in the same fashion as those at Monticello. View Plaque
Robert Jones Hermitage, TN	Wooden sculpture of James K. Polk's home which includes quotes and other references to him - and the C-SPAN School Bus. View Sculpture
Laura Kirmse Roanoke, VA	Cross stitch portraying sites and other items related to Thomas Jefferson done in the pink/rose tones of the pottery transferware glaze of the period and related to the color of the bricks at Monticello. View Cross Stitch
Doug Kresse Tiffin, OH	Chess set with sculpted pieces depicting friends and foes of George Bush. View Chess Set
Henry Lyon Waikoloa, HI	Black and white pencil sketch of FDR. While not part of his entry, he sent sketches of the other Presidents…once he got started, he couldn't stop! View Sketch
Dianne Morrison Potsdam, NY	Washington Journal "transcript" with Brian Lamb as host and James Monroe as the guest. Read Transcript
Joyce Stenstrom Rochester, MN	Painting of Harry S. Truman "in heaven" sitting in a comfortable chair and reading his biography written by David McCullough. This would be Truman's idea of heaven as suggested by his daughter, Margaret. View Painting
Judith Thompson Wenonah, NJ	Quilted wall hanging inspired by the pattern of a quilt top left unfinished by James Monroe's daughter. View Quilt
Janet Webb El Dorado Hills, CA	Website: http://www.webbinteractive.com/mckinley "Partners in Time: A Look at Wiliam McKinley and the Last Generation to Celebrate a New Century" A profile of McKinley and a sense of what America was like 100 years ago.(she was also a Tocqueville Grand Prize winner).
Reginald Williams Shaker Heights, OH	An original song about Lyndon Johnson and his policies titled "Takin' A Stand". Listen

25 FIRST PLACE WINNERS - OVER 18
These entrants, listed alphabetically, receive a 19" television set

Name & City	Entry Description
Cynthia Allen Point, TX	Shadowbox featuring Rough Rider Teddy Roosevelt
Cheryl Beeman Longwood, FL	"Honest Abe" quilt - American patchwork design grew and reached its zenith during the time of Lincoln's career….she is researching historical quilt blocks and hopes to write on it.
Carol Berry Merced, CA	Quilt featuring Benjamin Harrison. She is an Indianan who knew little about Harrison until watching our series and doing her project.
Thomas Caffrey Tuckerton, NJ	Poem about John Adams
Alan Dale, Jr. Cornelia, GA	Portrait of Bill Clinton
Diane Dare Holiday, FL	Acrostic on Herbert Hoover
Karen Hanrahan Towson, MD	Board game "FDR-The Game"
Margaret Harris St. Petersburg, FL	Essay on Abraham Lincoln's pardon of her great-grandfather (a young Confederate soldier) Includes photo of her relative
Neil Humphrey Palatine, IL	Essay on Abraham Lincoln
Laurie Kwiatkowski Kentwood, MI	"Antique" photo album on U.S.Grant
Edward Leeson Manteno, IL	Music/writing about John F. Kennedy
Heidi Marley Kansas City, MO	Children's book about the youthful years of Harry Truman
Inez Mellow Satellite Beach, FL	Portrait of Abraham Lincoln with black background
Wilton "Bud" Mitchell Winston-Salem, NC	Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Jim Murray Gulfport, FL	Musical play "The Duchess or The Mysterious Death of Warren G. Harding"
Michele Nomura El Cerrito, CA	Website on the Presidency of Gerald R. Ford
William Palmer Gardenerville, NV	Essay on Herbert Hoover's approach to his mining career and how he used that attitude in his Presidency.
Paul Roides Elizabethtown, KY	Crossword puzzle on Theodore Roosevelt (he was a Tocqueville Grand Prize Winner)
Gus Schalkham Melbourne, FL	"Thomas Jefferson Comes to Florida" He is a teacher at South Area R.O.P.E.S. School in Brevard County, FL. He recreated an outdoor replica of the floor plan of Monticello and uses photos to give students an in-depth look at Monticello. Student "guides" are used to guide and inform others
Brian Spencer Hiram, OH	Original music about James K. Polk
Danielle Tussey Salem, OH	Watercolor collage on Theodore Roosevelt which includes: T.R. quotes, political banner, his homes, twigs which relate to his interest in the outdoors, and a watercolor portrait of T.R.
Marlene Walker Placitas, NM	"Truman Saved Millions" quilt about Harry Truman and the bomb
Victoria Watkins-Gorce Boulder, CO	Portrait of Lincoln and the forces affecting his Presidency
Barbara Zamlen Brunswick, OH	Shadowbox of Harry Truman's "haunted" White
Patricia Zimmerman Reno, NV	Essay on her personal memory of the assassination of John F. Kennedy

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