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• - Official site for the PBS series includes presidential biographies, historical documents, essays, an overview of the election process, a campaign simulation game, and related lesson plans.
  
• - Features portraits, biographical sketches, trivia, inaugural addresses, and links to related articles.
  
• - Practice identifying United States presidents with this game from PrimaryGames.com.
  
• - Thinkquest site provides fast facts about the men who have occupied the Oval Office, as well as in-depth looks at their administrations.
  
• - Index contains biographies, sketches, writings, and speeches.
  
• - Smithsonian exhibit site traces the history and culture of the presidency from 1789 through 2000.
  
• - A collection of research developed for the PBS television series. Includes a review of all 20th century chief executives, a collection of Presidential quotes, links to related sites, a comprehensive collection of primary source materials, and a teachers'
  
• - Sorts presidents according to a wide variety of criteria ranging from religion to military rank to number of children.
  
• - Tells about the office of president, the history of the presidency, and the office of vice president. Includes portraits of first ladies and interactive quizzes. From the publishers of World Book Encyclopedia.
  
• - A comprehensive collection of photographs, biographies, quizzes, and trivia from Infoplease.com.
  
• - Lists birthdate, nickname and term of office for each president. Encourages students to find more information and report their findings.
  
• - Online exhibit from the National Portrait Gallery features likenesses of former presidents as well as brief summaries of major events occurring during their administration and information about the works of art.
  
• - Guide from Microsoft Encarta prepared for the 2001 inauguration of George W. Bush. Also includes historical and general information.
  
• - A collection of biographies and photographs from the official White House web site.
  
• - Sound files of the last 20 Presidents.
  
• - Background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich t
  
• - Short biographies of U.S. presidents and first ladies written especially for 3-8 graders. Taken from The New Book of Knowledge.
  
• - Features Herb Block's caricatures from a Library of Congress collection in a virtual tour to examine spoofs on several presidential administrations. Includes links to primary sources.
  
• - Article from Encarta Encyclopedia provides on overview of the highest government position in the United States.
  
• - Free online game helps students master basic facts about each administration.
  
• - Includes links to each presidential library and links to information about all the presidents.
  
• - In-depth biographical articles on every American president.