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| "Knowledge of history is the precondition of political intelligence. Without history a society shares no common memory of where it has been, of what it's core values are, or what decisions in the past account for the present circumstance." |
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--David McCullogh, author |
My goal is to prepare students to be knowledgeable, thinking, analytical citizens with a deep appreciation of our heritage and traditional values.
Use your mouse to point to each picture to see why these are my favorite presidents....
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![(1861-1865) [R]"The Great Emancipator"; "a House divided against itself cannot stand"](lincoln.jpg) |
![(1901-1909) [R] the 1st modern president, believed the US should be a world leader; "This country will not be a good place for any of us to live, if it is not a reasonably good place for all of us to live."](troosevelt.gif) |
![(1933-1945) [D] led the nation through the Great Depression and World War II; "we have nothing to fear but fear itself"](fdr.jpg) |
![(1945-1953) [D] set "cold war" policy for the nation; "the buck stops here"](truman.jpg) |
![(1961-1963) [D] 1st Roman Catholic president; "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country!"](jfk.gif) |
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George Washington |
Abraham Lincoln |
Teddy Roosevelt |
Franklin Roosevelt |
Harry Truman |
John F. Kennedy |
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