Originally a celebration of George Washington's birthday, today Presidents Day also honors Abraham Lincoln's birthday and the office of the president. Teach and learn about the day!
How can we learn what past presidents thought and felt? Reading presidential letters gives students a chance to "hear" the professional and personal voices of presidents. FIND OUT MORE »
Discover sources on the presidency
Explore the assassination of President McKinley and the social context thereof. [...] »
Historian Allida Black analyzes FDR's April 28, 1935 Fireside Chat. What ideas [...] »
Learn strategies for teaching the presidency
What do the contents of pockets say about their owners? TAH teachers model [...] »
An 8th-grade teacher gets to the big picture via a specific historical case. [...] »
Test your presidential knowledge!
Can you match these famous first words with their presidential speakers? [...] »
Decide whether these statements on the more-than-50-year-old tradition of [...] »