Presidents' Day (February 19, 2007)

Happy Presidents' Day!

If you've forgotten everything you learned in high school history class, why not refresh your memory of our nation's leaders by listening to some nonfiction audio about our presidents from the Audiobooks & Other Spoken Recordings Media Finder (check nonfiction and type 'presidents united states' in the search box). We have titles from ranging from Henry Wiencek's An imperfect god : George Washington, his slaves, and the creation of America and David McCullough's John Adams to Clinton's My life.

Use the Videos (All) Media Finder to find videos about the U.S. presidency, such as:

Mandate : the president and the people on the relationship between the presidency and public opinion

Understanding government, which explains the roles of the three branches of the U.S. government, including the executive branch.

If fictional presidents are more your cup of tea, try our West Wing DVDs. You can also find more political dramas about the U.S. government by searching the Movies & TV Programs (fiction video) Media Finder for united states politics. Try Schoolhouse Rock's America Rock for an entertaining introduction to our nation's government.

Interested in a specific president? Try these links for media related to selected U.S. leaders:

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

Andrew Jackson

Abraham Lincoln

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt

Woodrow Wilson

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK)

Richard Nixon

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

George Bush

Bill Clinton

George W. Bush