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Happy Presidents’ Day…New posters coming soon!

It is official, Joseph R. Biden has taken the oath of office. There is a new family in the White House and a new cell on the Periodic Table of…

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Posted on May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

JFK’s Portrait: Why is he looking down?

It happens every school year.  Whenever my students flip through the presidents’ portraits in the back pages of their textbooks, a question always arises: “Why is JFK looking down in…

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Posted on May 4, 2020May 4, 2020

Thank you, teachers.

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to our favorite people. As a special gift to you, here are some free lessons about the presidents: © 2020 Periodic Presidents

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Posted on April 30, 2020April 30, 2020

The Law Rules on Law Day

On May 1, the United States celebrates Law Day, a day dedicated to the rule of law. President Eisenhower instituted Law Day in 1958. In his official Proclamation, he says:…

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Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020

Visit Monroe at Highland

James Monroe’s Highland home burned down in the mid-1800s.  Even though the house seen here is only Monroe’s guest house, the grounds and story are well worth the visit.  Here…

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Posted on April 23, 2020April 27, 2020

Visit Buchanan at Wheatland

The “worst president” has the best house. It’s no Mount Vernon or Monticello, but James Buchanan’s Wheatland is a phenomenal place to visit. Here are our favorite moments. James Buchanan’s…

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Posted on April 22, 2020April 23, 2020

TR & Devils Tower

Introducing Art/Fact. Here at Periodic Presidents, we can’t help but think of the work of Teddy Roosevelt when celebrating Earth Day and Arbor Day. TR led the nation in a…

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Posted on March 19, 2020April 27, 2020

Visit TJ’s 8-Sided Retreat

Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest https://www.poplarforest.org/

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#OTD FDR was nominated for the third time. He would go on to win the third term, and a fourth as well.
#thisdayinhistory President Taylor died in office. What killed Taylor?
Alice Paul said, "I never doubted that equal rights was the right direction. Most reforms, most problems are complicated. But to me, there is nothing complicated about ordinary equality."
The Silent Sentinels exercising their First Amendment rights. This is the first picket of the White House, January 1917.
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