In honor of Presidents' Day on February 17, let's search the Internet for sites on the leaders of our country, both past and present.  

The Presidents of the United States contains pages for each president as well as greetings from Bill Clinton. http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/
presidents.html 

Grolier Online's The American Presidency has an exclusive history of presidents, the presidency, and politics. Choose from various encyclopedias for different age groups, read about historical election results, play with Presidential flip cards, or view the Online Exhibit Hall of Presidents that contains documentaries and sound bytes from speeches. http://www.grolier.com/presidents/preshome.html 

At the Internet Public Library's Presidents of the United States site, you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents. http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/ 

"The best way to destroy your enemy is to make him your friend," by Abraham Lincoln. Andrew's Quote Archive contains quotes from Jefferson, Lincoln, Clinton, Reagan, and other presidents. http://wormhole.res.cmu.edu/~adavenpo/quotes/lincoln.html 

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/inaugural/index.html 

The Elections site provides graphs on both electoral and popular votes for all U. S. Presidential Elections. http://www.multied.com/elections/ 

At Abraham Lincoln Online, you'll find Lincoln's speeches, writings, and thoughts, links to historic sites and Lincoln resources, as well as a monthly quiz. Or, you can see a photo tour of Lincoln's New Salem. http://www.netins.net/showcase/creative/lincoln.html 

Historic Mount Vernon - The Home of Our First President, George Washington contains a Mount Vernon tour, educational resources, a library and collections, and related links. http://www.mountvernon.org/ 

"George Washington's integrity set a pattern for all other Presidents to follow." Read his first and second inaugural addresses, learn about Martha Washington, and read his biography. http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/
html/gw1.html 

JFK Resources Online contains memories of Kennedy, Warren Reports, articles about the assassination, photos and sounds, and links galore. http://users.southeast.net/~cheryl/jfk.html 

The Reagan Presidential Library features educational programs, Reagan trivia, museum collections, and a guide to historical materials. http://sunsite.unc.edu/lia/president/reagan.html 

The First Ladies of the United States of America: http://www2.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/firstladies/
html/firstladies.html 

David Ramsay's The Life of George Washington was published eight years after Washington's death. Historian Ramsay "writes with the knowledge and insights one acquires only by being on the scene." At the site, you can read the first two chapters of the book. http://earlyamerica.com/gwlife/index.html 

George Washington's Remarkable Vision was originally published by Wesley Bradshaw in the National Review in December 1880. http://pss.fit.edu/~stevens/gwvision.html 

United States Presidents on Stamps: http://fos.net/users/collect/stamps/uspres 

Mary T. Lincoln Research Site contains a brief outline of her life as well as notes on Lincoln's first romance and why Mrs. Lincoln was declared insane. If you have a question about Mrs. Lincoln, you can email the owner of the page and he'll research it for you. http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln15.html 

February is Heart Month. Join me next week as we search for medical sites related to the heart.

Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at robinnobles@robinsnest.com.

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