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This collection All of the IPL Advanced You are here: Home Special Collections KidSpace POTUS ... Contact Us Sponsored by Reference Center Reading Room Searching Tools KidSpace ... Special Collections IPL Features IPL Recognized in Computerworld Honors Program Recent IPL News IPL Recognized in 2002 Computerworld Honors Program New design for the IPL unveiled! Now offering links to over 20,000 books Welcome! In this resource you will find 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 Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site. Select the president you want information about from the list below. If you don't know which president you are interested in, perhaps the name or subject indexes will help. They are listed at the bottom of the page. This site is always growing and changing. If you have suggestions or comments, send e-mail to potus@ipl.org . Thanks for visiting. George Washington, 1789-1797

62. All Things William: U.S. Presidents . Some folks are silly enough to have formed a plan to make a presidentof the us out of this clerk and clod hopper. ~ william Henry harrison. http://allthingswilliam.com/presidents/harrison.html

William Henry Harrison The "Log Cabin" Campaign President But I contend that the strongest of all governments is that which is most free. William Henry Harrison Letter to Simon Bolivar (27 September 1829) I am the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of Hamilton County at your service . . . Some folks are silly enough to have formed a plan to make a president of the U.S. out of this clerk and clod hopper. William Henry Harrison I wish you to understand the true principles of government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more. William H. Harrison last known words spoken, on his deathbed (April 1841) It is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of the Government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer. William Henry Harrison The American backwoodsman clad in his hunting shirt, the product of his domestic industry, and fighting for the country he loves, he is more than a match for the vile but splendid mercenary of a European despot. William Henry Harrison The chains of military despotism once fastened upon a nation, ages might pass away before they could be shaken off. William Henry Harrison The people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain from interfering in or thwarting the sacred exercise of the lawmaking functions of their government.

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John Adams Books on the Second President of the United States Related Books U.S. History U.S. Presidents The Presidency American Revolution ... History Books UK Related Subjects The Presidents Key information Departments Posters Calendars History Magazines Documentaries Best Sellers John Adams by David McCullough Left to his own devices, John Adams might have lived out his days as a Massachusetts country lawyer, devoted to his family and friends. As it was, events swiftly overtook him, and Adamswho, David McCullough writes, was "not a man of the world" and not fond of politicscame to greatness as the second president of the United States, and one of the most distinguished of a generation of revolutionary leaders. He found reason to dislike sectarian wrangling even more in the aftermath of war, when Federalist and anti-Federalist factions vied bitterly for power, introducing scandal into an administration beset by other difficultiesincluding pirates on the high seas, conflict with France and England, and all the public controversy attendant in building a nation. Overshadowed by the lustrous presidents Washington and Jefferson, who bracketed his tenure in office, Adams emerges from McCullough's brilliant biography as a truly heroic figurenot only for his significant role in the American Revolution but also for maintaining his personal integrity in its strife-filled aftermath. McCullough spends much of his narrative examining the troubled friendship between Adams and Jefferson, who had in common a love for books and ideas but differed on almost every other imaginable point. Reading his pages, it is easy to imagine the two as alter egos. (Strangely, both died on the same day, the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.) But McCullough also considers Adams in his own light, and the portrait that emerges is altogether fascinating.

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William Henry Harrison Books on the Ninth President of the United States Related Books U.S. History U.S. Presidents The Presidency Slavery ... History Books UK Related Subjects The Presidents Key information Departments Posters Calendars History Magazines Documentaries Best Sellers U.S. Presidents Posters William Henry Harrison : Ninth President of the United States by Christine Maloney Fitz-Gerald Reading level: Ages 9-12 Children's Press; ISBN: 0516013920 William Henry Harrison, Young Tippecanoe (Young Patriots Series, Vol. 2) by Howard Peckham, Cathy Morrison (Illustrator) Hardcover (January 2000) Patria Pr Inc; ISBN: 1882859030 Old Tippecanoe : William Henry Harrison and His Time by Freeman Cleaves Hardcover reprint edition (June 1990) American Political Biography; ISBN: 0945707010 Delivery sometimes delayed. William Henry Harrison Library Binding (April 1992) Children's Press; ISBN: 9992099941 Special Order Sketches of the Civil and Military Services of William Henry Harrison by Charles Todd, Benjamin Drke Hardcover (June 1975) Arno Pr; ISBN: 040506893X

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The tomb of President William H. Harrison in North Bend . Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Flag Seal Capital : Columbus Highest point : Campbell Hill, 1,549 feet Area : 44,828 square miles 34th largest state Population : 11,353,140 (2000 US Census) Motto : With God all things are possible Admitted to Union : March 1, 1803 State Song : " Beautiful Ohio " State Bird : Cardinal State Flower : Scarlet Carnation State Tree : Buckeye Ohio office of tourism : http://www.ohiotourism.com State of Ohio : http://www.state.oh.us Governor of Ohio : http://www.state.oh.us/gov City of Columbus : http://ci.columbus.oh.us City of Dayton : http://www.ci.dayton.oh.us City of Cincinati : http://www.rcc.org City of Cleveland : http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us Ohio State Fair : http://www.ohiostatefair.com President Grant Birthplace : http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/grantbir President Warren Harding's Home : http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/harding

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HOME MAIN PROPHECY Fatima Great Warning Entrustment Act Dominus Iesus ... Maitreya US President E-mail FRAMES on off THE NEXT U.S. PRESIDENT By: IZAKOVIC UPDATED INAUGURATION At noon, on a cold, drizzly Saturday, January 20, 2001, George Walker Bush was inaugurated 43rd president of the United States. Bush, whose hairbreadth election was cemented by a Supreme Court decision five weeks after the ballots were cast, raised his right hand and swore the oath of the office and promised to bring civility, courage, compassion and character to the White House. Bush's wife, Laura, and 19-year-old twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara, stood with him as he took the oath, hand on the same Bible his father used in 1989. In the pageantry of the transfer of power, George Herbert Walker Bush, brushed back a tear as he stood proud witness to his son's inauguration 12 years after his own. In his 15-minutes long inaugural speech, Bush outlined his priorities, promoting what had been major campaign themes and offered a salute to his ex opponent Gore for a contest conducted with spirit and ended with grace. TECUMSEH AND THE PROPHET Tecumseh was born in 1768, near the present Xenia, Ohio. At the moment of his birth, a comet flashed low across the sky. Boy's father, a highly respected Shawnees warrior named Puckesinwa, himself the grandson of a famous chief, named his son Tecumseh, meaning Panther crossing the Sky.

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73. Genealogy Of The US Presidents The Whitehouse also supplies us Government Information about the Presidents. PresidentialIndex. 18411841 william Henry harrison; 1841-1845John Tyler; 1845 http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/presidents/presidents.html

Genealogy of the US Presidents This database is a web browsable version of the published Gedcom of the genealogy of the US Presidents. I am, therefore, unable to vouch for the accuracy of the data, or make changes or corrections. Added Value This database contains, in addition to data from the published Gedcoms, links to other genealogical databases and sites with information on the same people. Finding your way around The data can be accessed in several ways. You can use the index which has been organised in surname order, an index of Presidents, or various search functions. The search functions frequently do not achieve the desired result due to the loading the put on my machine and the large number of users. The Presidential Index - ordered by President Master index to Presidents genealogy data ordered by lastname Search the database for a string Search the database for a name ... Search the database for a date Other data This database is part of a larger set of genealogical databases held at the University of Hull. The particular focus is on Royal and Noble genealogy You may also be interested in the Presidents Libraries which is part of the Leadership Information Archives The Whitehouse also supplies US Government Information about the Presidents Presidential Index George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison ... James Earl Carter Jr.

74. Baseball Almanac - Presidential Famous Firsts 0625-1892, president Benjamin harrison attends his game and becomes the first USpresident to attend two in the Oval Office by president william McKinley who http://www.baseball-almanac.com/firsts/prz_1st.shtml

Support Baseball Almanac - Visit One Sponsor Each Visit Advertise Here Contact Us Our Newsletter Support Our Efforts ... Year In Review "I like the job I have now, but if I had my life to live over again, I'd like to have ended up a sportswriter." - President Richard Milhouse Nixon T he Presidents of the United States have embraced baseball since George Washington played rounders at Valley Forge! B aseball Almanac has researched the presidential-baseball relationships and is proud to present a historical breakdown of famous firsts as they relate to baseball and U.S. Presidents. The Presidents of the United States Famous Baseball Firsts Date Event Description President Andrew Johnson brought the first organized baseball team (referred to as "a delegation of the National Base Ball Club) to the White House / Presidential Mansion for a visit. View the paper on Baseball Fever today!

75. Encyclopedia Americana: William Henry Harrison A detailed biography written for students. Includes inaugural addresses and a fact file.Category Society History Presidents harrison, william Henry...... lips hermetically sealed on the issues of slavery, the tariff, and the us Bank Esarey,Logan, ed., Messages and Letters of william Henry harrison, 2 vols http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/bios/09pharr.html

Inaugural Address Quick Facts The Presidents EA Contents WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON Biography William Henry Harrison, (1773-1841), 9th PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES . The oldest president up to that time, to be inaugurated, he was also the first to die in office, surviving only one month. Harrison's Indian fighting and treaty making had secured the Old Northwest for American settlement and established the reputation that led him to the WHITE HOUSE . He was the first presidential candidate to campaign actively for office. The "Log Cabin Campaign" of 1840, in which Harrison, a WHIG , was pitted against the Democratic incumbent Martin VAN BUREN , was a spectacle of slogan and slander. Early Life Military Service After an interval of studying medicine in Richmond and Philadelphia in 1790 and 1791, Harrison decided on a military career, and on Aug. 16, 1791, he was commissioned an ensign in the First Regiment of Infantry. Although only 18, he recruited a company of 80 men, who were persuaded to hazard their lives fighting Indians in the western wilderness for $2 a month. Leaving Philadelphia in September 1791, the young ensign marched his recruits over the Allegheny Mountains to Fort Pitt (Pittsburgh), where they took boats down the Ohio River to Fort Washington (Cincinnati). Harrison remained in the Army until May 31, 1798, rising to the rank of captain. As aide-de-camp to Gen. Anthony Wayne, he was cited for bravery at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on Aug. 20, 1794, and the following year he witnessed and signed the Treaty of Greenville. He then was ordered to Fort Washington, where he served for a time as commandant.

76. Presidents: William Harrion Mary Symmes, Ann Tuthill Sons John Cleves, william Henry Jr., John Scott, BenjaminHarrison. each president are availible on MultiEducator's us History 2 CD http://www.multied.com/Bio/presidents/w_harrison.html

William Harrison William Harrison died one month after assuming the office of President. He is probably best know for being the first President to die in office. Elected: The Early Years William Harrison was born on the Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County, Virginia. Harrison grew up during the Revolutionary War, during which his home was ransacked by the British. Harrison chose medicine as his desired profession. He studied premedical studies at Hampden Sydney College. In 1791 he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Medical School in Philadelphia. Upon his arrival in Philadelphia, he learned that his father had died. He remained for a year at school, but when his money ran out he decided to join the army. Harrison fought in the Indian War in the Northwest Territories. For two years, in 1791-1800, Harrison served as the delegate of the Northwest territories to the US House. This was a non-voting position. From 1798-1799 he served as the Secretary of the Northwest Territories. From 1800-1812 Harrison served as the Governor of Indiana Territory. He was appointed to this position by John Adams. As governor, he led 300 regulars and a 650-man militia against the Indian confederacy, led by the Shawnee brothers Tecumseh and the Prophet. The Indians attacked in a pre-dawn raid near Tippecanoe Creek. The Indians were repulsed and Harrison rallied his men to an overwhelming victory. The battle earned Harrison the nickname Old Tippecanoe.

77. US Historical Documents A Chronology of us Historical Documents from preColonial to present day.Category Society History United States Historical Documents...... Inaugural Address of president Benjamin harrison (1889); Inaugural Address of presidentWilliam H. Taft (1909 Acquisition Map; Maps of us Battlefields; Inaugural http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/

A Chronology of US Historical Documents Go To Flag Pages Pre-Colonial Era 2001-Present Pre-Colonial The Magna Carta Letter from Christopher Columbus The Iroquois Constitution 17th Century The First Second Third Virginia Charters The Mayflower Compact The Charter of Massachusetts Bay The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut The Connecticut Colony Charter The First Thanksgiving Proclamation 18th Century The Albany Plan of 1754 The Resolutions of the Stamp Act (Oct. 19, 1765) Biographies of the First Ladies Presidents of the United States Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death by Patrick Henry (March 23, 1775) The Declaration of Arms (July 6, 1775) Yankee Doodle The Virginia Declaration of Rights (June 12, 1776) The Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) The Works of Benjamin Franklin The Articles of Confederation (Nov. 15, 1777) The Treaty of Paris The Federalist Papers The Memorial and Remonstrance (June 20, 1785) The Annapolis Convention (Sept. 14, 1786) Letter of Transmittal of the U.S. Constitution (Sept. 17, 1787) The Constitution of the United States. (1787)

78. US, 1865-1939. of the United States; harrison, Benjamin; Benjamin harrison; william McKinley rcsd.k12.ca.us;william McKinley whitehouse.gov; william McKinley A http://www.hist.unt.edu/09w-amm4.htm

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80. William Henry Harrison Short biography and portrait.Category Kids and Teens School Time harrison, william Henry...... HistoryHistory and Government—us Presidents—Biographies of the william Henry harrisonwas born in Charles City County from the army in 1814, harrison had an http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0760594.html

Government Grant packages for business, homes and more...Claim your share! Looking for a bargain auto? Tranny broke? Engine blown? Dealing with Venture Capitalists is like playing poker..Learn how here! All Infoplease All Almanacs General Entertainment Sports Biographies Dictionary Encyclopedia Infoplease Home Almanacs Atlas Dictionary ... Fact Monster Kids' reference Info:Daily Fun facts Homework Center Newsletter You've got info! Help Site Map Visit related sites from: Family Education Network History and Government U.S. Presidents Biographies of the Presidents William Henry Harrison Born: Birthplace: Charles City County, Va. William Henry Harrison was born in Charles City County, Va., on Feb. 9, 1773. Joining the army in 1791, he was active in Indian fighting in the Northwest, became secretary of the Northwest Territory in 1798 and governor of Indiana in 1800. He married Anna Symmes in 1795. Growing discontent over white encroachments on Indian lands led to the formation of an Indian alliance under Tecumseh to resist further aggressions. In 1811, Harrison won a nominal victory over the Indians at Tippecanoe and in 1813 a more decisive one at the Battle of the Thames, where Tecumseh was killed. After resigning from the army in 1814, Harrison had an obscure career in politics and diplomacy, ending up 20 years later as a county recorder in Ohio. Nominated for president in 1835 as a military hero whom the conservative politicians hoped to be able to control, he ran surprisingly well against Van Buren in 1836. Four years later, he defeated Van Buren but caught pneumonia and died in Washington on April 4, 1841, a month after his inauguration. Harrison was the first president to die in office.

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