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Candidates
 Websites presented in alphabetical order America Votes: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Duke University Special Collections Library 
 This exhibit "illustrates the nation's presidential elections in letters, sheet music, leaflets, buttons, and bumper stickers." Browsable by candidate starting in 1796 and parties. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/americavotes/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Correspondence, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
This site from the Smithsonian presents background information on the presidency, the campaigns to achieve it, and the men who have been president. Find brief biographical sketches, lists of achievements, images of items in the Smithsonian's collection, and classroom aids. The "Resources" section includes a list of all the presidential candidates, a list of military service of the presidents, a bibliography, and annotated links to other presidential websites. http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 Commission on Presidential Debates
Find history about U.S. presidential and vice-presidential debates, debate transcripts from 1960 to present, video reenactments of historical debates, news, and more. Includes tips for hosting a Debatewatch, which "brings citizens like you together to watch the televised debates." From an organization that has sponsored Presidential debates since 1988. http://www.debates.org Topics: Communications, Politics, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 Declaring for President is a Dance of Seven Veils
This December 2006 essay discusses the steps potential presidential candidates might take before they declare that they are running for election. Possible steps considered include "testing the waters," television appearances, and the formation of an exploratory committee. ("The exploratory committee has been around for decades, and technically it creates a legal shell for a candidate who expects to spend more than $5,000 while contemplating an actual run.") From National Public Radio (NPR). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6581302 Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 29, 2007 FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check
This site describes itself as a nonpartisan, nonprofit, consumer advocate for voters that monitors "the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases." The site's original articles analyze and comment on political claims and statements, providing summaries and the facts. Searchable. From the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania. http://www.factcheck.org/ Topics: Politics by Place, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 Medical History of American Presidents
This resource "tabulates the illnesses of American Presidents and other notable people." In addition to the presidents, the site discusses the health of American vice presidents and presidential candidates, English royalty, and historical figures. It also lists the names of some of the presidents' physicians. From a physician/hobbyist. http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/ Topics: Notable People: Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 Politics1
"Links to all the Presidential, Gubernatorial, U.S. Senate & Congressional candidates and political parties," including third parties and third party candidates. Links reflect contrasting positions on taxes, guns, abortion, gay rights, affirmative action, the environment, free speech, immigration, and more. Includes some political obituaries and images of vintage campaign buttons. The author expresses his opinions in his blog, but works "hard to keep this site as non-partisan, unbiased and fair to all as possible." http://www.politics1.com/ Topics: Politics, Politics by Place, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 16, 2008 So You Want to Buy a President?
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program about financial donations to 1996 presidential campaigns. Features "profiles examining the interlocking business and political relationships which dominate the Presidential fund-raising game," with profiles of individuals such as California vintner Ernest Gallo and Dwayne Orville Andreas, chairman of the Archer-Daniels-Midland Company. Also includes interviews with political experts and charts with lists of contributions by candidate, industry, and party. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/president/guide/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Mar 14, 2007 Sorry I Was Right: Eugene McCarthy
28-minute video of a "biographical documentary on the life of Eugene McCarthy, Congressman and Senator from Minnesota who challenged Lyndon Johnson for the Presidency in 1968 in opposition to the war in Vietnam." From Free Speech Network, a nonprofit TV channel "that is a project of Public Communicators, Inc." http://www.freespeech.org/fscm2/contentviewer.php?content_id=729 Topics: Notable People: Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 14, 2009 Step-by-Step on the Campaign Trail: How the President Gets Elected
This site provides brief information about the steps in the selection of presidential candidates and the president, including caucuses, conventions, primaries, voting, and the electoral college. From Fact Monster, a site designed for children by Information Please. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0878225.html Topics: Politics by Place, The United States Presidency, U.S. Elections Last updated Nov 16, 2008 |
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