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These lesson plans and resources, designed to meet national standards in history and language arts, use engaging archival material to foster your students’ understanding of history and politics. Topics include: biographical resources, the campaign and election of 1960, JFK’s inaugural address, civil rights, the space program, the Cold War, the ...
Access biographical resources on John F. Kennedy, including a letter from ten-year-old Jack Kennedy to his father, asking for a raise in his allowance. All lessons plans incorporate age-appropriate primary source material. Topics include: the campaign and election of 1960, the space program, civil rights, and the Kennedy White House. Check out l...
Jay Williams made history in November, 2005 when he became the youngest and the first African-American Mayor of Youngstown, Ohio. A former banker who left the corporate world to serve as director of the city’s community development agency, Williams staked his mayoral candidacy on an unusual and politically bold plan to revitalize the city. Once hom...
Challenge your students to analyze an inaugural address, research civil rights leaders, or follow President Kennedy on a typical day in the Oval Office, and more. Lesson plans and resources incorporate engaging archival material and meet national curriculum standards. Topics include: biographical resources, the campaign and election of 1960, the...
Speeches, documents, photographs and an activity guide your exploration of the space program in the Kennedy administration.
This link leads you to speeches and remarks by the President, memoranda and correspondence, photographs, an oral history interview of John Glenn, and an activity to guide your exploration of these documentary materials.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris discusses the final volume of his trilogy, Col...
Sound recording of an interview of President John F. Kennedy by sportscaster Vince Lloyd o...