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Read transcripts from Vietnam and the Presidency, an historic two-day conference held at the Kennedy Library on March 10-11, 2006, examining the history of the Vietnam War and the Cold War foreign policies of five US presidents. Participants included General Alexander Haig, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Special Counsel to President Kennedy Theodore Sorensen, and Special Assistant to President Johnson Jack Valenti.
Resource Guides / Packets
Subject: US History, World History
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
This 20-page booklet tells the story of voting rights during the Kennedy administration and beyond through photographs and documents. Includes guiding questions and a bibliography.
Lesson Plans & Activities
Subject: Civics and US Government, English Language Arts, US History
Grade: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Time: 0-1 hour
In this activity, students will read a transcript and listen to an excerpted audio recording of a secretly taped phone conversation excerpt between President Kennedy, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett. The students’ goal is to identify information the audio recording can provide beyond what they have learned from reading the transcript of the phone conversation.
Lesson Plans & Activities
Subject: Civics and US Government, US History
Grade: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Time: 0-1 hour
Students read and analyze segregation ordinances, and learn how Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights activists challenged these unjust laws through peaceful protest and civil disobedience during the 1963 civil rights campaign in Birmingham, Alabama. The lesson highlights the vital role that young people played in the campaign.
Lesson Plans & Activities
Subject: Civics and US Government, English Language Arts, US History
Grade: 7, 8
Time: 3-4 hours
Explore photos that focus on White House entertaining.
Media Galleries
Subject: The Arts, US History, World History
Grade: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Students become biographers for the day as they explore John F. Kennedy's early years, his presidency, and the contributions he made to our nation and the world. They analyze historic photographs and documents, view films and television footage, and examine objects in the museum as they gather and record information in our "Biographer's Workbook."
Guided Programs
Subject: Civics and US Government, English Language Arts, US History
Grade: 3, 4, 5
Time: 2-3 hours
Students analyze the arguments made in April and May 1963 by Alabama Governor George Wallace to prevent the integration of the University of Alabama, and the arguments made by the Kennedy administration to enforce a court order to desegregate the University.
Lesson Plans & Activities
Subject: Civics and US Government, US History
Grade: 9, 10, 11, 12
Time: 1-2 hours
Using primary source materials, students investigate the motivation for President Kennedy's ambitious space program.
Lesson Plans & Activities
Subject: Civics and US Government, Economics, English Language Arts, US History
Grade: 6, 7, 8, 9
Time: 1-2 hours
Your students can investigate the rich historical evidence in this online exhibit to analyze the events, decisions, and outcomes of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Online Exhibits and Digital Interactives
Subject: Civics and US Government, US History, World History
Grade: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Explore photos and objects that relate to John F. Kennedy's service in World War II.
Media Galleries
Subject: US History, World History
Grade: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Students can watch a 15-minute video about the importance of letter writing which provides examples of letters to President Kennedy from young people, and guides students to write their own letter to the president. Includes letter writing templates.
Lesson Plans & Activities
Subject: Civics and US Government, English Language Arts, US History
Grade: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Time: 1-2 hours
Students learn how young John F. Kennedy tried to convince his father to raise his allowance and then try their hand at persuasive letter writing.
Lesson Plans & Activities
Subject: English Language Arts, US History
Grade: 3, 4, 5, 6
Time: 2-3 hours