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Getting Elected: Ten Tips of Electoral Success the Presidents can Teach You
Through the last two hundred years, only forty-two men have held the highest office of the land, the Presidency. They have faced very tough opponents
in order to get elected. Yet whether they started out running for humble office in their local community or trying for the top job in the land, they had secrets of how they were successful in getting the electoral office of their dreams. By taking this course, you will learn how to run successfully on your own. You will learn the innovative style of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt, the Teflon secrets of Ronald Reagan and Dwight D. Eisenhower, the luck of Calvin Coolidge, the good public relations of Theodore Roosevelt, how to be seen as one of the people like John F. Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt, building of good party relations under Abraham Lincoln, going against the odds like Harry S. Truman, and much more. You, too, can hold the elective post of your dreams.
Be the Chief Executive of Your Life: Twelve Life-Changing Lessons From the Presidents on How to Live Your Life Fully
Take charge of your life. Learn from the experts! Virtually all presidents of the United States have overcome a multitude of obstacles in order to achieve success in their personal and professional lives. When we study the fascinating achievements of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Abraham Lincoln, and many other presidents, we can be inspired to achieve greatness within ourselves.
Be the Chief Executive of Your Business:
Ten Lessons on Leadership the Presidents can Teach You in Running Your Business
Through the last two hundred years, only forty-two men have held the highest office of the land, the Presidency. Take charge of your life. Learn from the experts! Virtually all presidents of the United States have overcome a multitude of obstacles in order to achieve success in their personal and professional lives as they coped from the mundane to major crises in their lives. You, too, can be the leader of your dreams.
Presidents Under Fire: Presidential War Experiences
Serving in the military has been the life-changing experience for many people or the launching pad for a career change. The same experience can be said for many of America's presidents as we discuss the battle experiences of George Washington, William Henry Harrison, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry S Truman, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and George Bush. The program will highlight Theodore Roosevelt in the centennial of the Spanish-American War.
Presidential War Veterans
1. George Washington, American Revolutionary War Veteran
2. Andrew Jackson, War of 1812 Veteran
3. Abraham Lincoln, Sauk Indian War Veteran
First Military assignment of Grant was to be stationed at St. Louis Military Barracks.
4. Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War Veteran
5. Theodore Roosevelt, Spanish-American War Veteran
6. Harry S Truman, World War I Veteran
7. Dwight D. Eisenhower, World War II Veteran
8. John F. Kennedy, World War II Veteran
9. George Bush, World War II Veteran
The Presidents and the Long Island Connection: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt Learn about these presidents connections to Long Island. We will gain new insights in the lives of the presidents in an entertaining program that will us to overcome obstacles that prevent our success. We will learn persistence from George Washington who survived his first defeat in the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Long Island, in 1776 and returned to visit Long Island as president in 1789 and 1790. From Abraham Lincoln, we will learn the art of communication. He began the proverbial long road to the presidency in Brooklyn in 1860. From Theodore Roosevelt, we will learn how to have energy. Roosevelt, born in New York City, became our first cowboy and our first suburban president. John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Tyler also had occasion to visit Long Island.
Its a Dog's Life: Pets of the First Family
This is a lighthearted look from the non-human inhabitants of the White House. Starting with George Washington, pets have been a part of the White House scene. Washington loved dogs while Jefferson preferred birds. Lincoln's children had a pet goat. They had to leave behind the family dog in Springfield when they made the move to the Executive Mansion. When one of the Theodore Roosevelt children fell ill, one of his sons smuggled a pony up the White House elevator to cheer up him up. Franklin Roosevelt defended his dog "Fala" against charges that he had dispatched a battleship to retrieve the pooch. Harry Truman quipped, "If you want to have a friend in Washington, get yourself a dog." Caroline Kennedy had a pet pony named Macorini. President Clinton plays it safe on the cat vs. dog issue by having a first cat Socks and a first dog Buddy.
Jimmy "the Body" Ventura, the former professional wrestler, was elected governor of Minnesota in 1998. He might make a good president. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were wrestling champions.
Presidents have had a wide range of hobbies and sports that they have pursued. George Washington loved to fox hunt. Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower loved to fish. Golf has been the favorite of presidents from William Howard Taft, the first presidential duffer, to George Bush. Bush had the common touch of throwing horseshoes. Bush and Taft were notable college baseball players. Theodore Roosevelt loved to box and to play tennis. Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy enjoyed sailing. Franklin's only known private or public reference that polio caused him any problems was that he could no longer play golf.
John Quincy Adams delighted in skinny dipping in the Potomac River. Franklin Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy took up swimming to strengthen themselves physically. Harry S Truman and Richard Nixon played the piano. Discover how the presidents have enjoyed themselves in their more leisurely moments!
The president reveal themselves in their lighter moments to be mortals like the rest of us. George Washington preferred to go fox hunting instead of attending church on Sunday. An enterprising woman newspaper reporter forced John Quincy Adams to grant her an interview when she cornered him swimming au natural in the Potomac River. Theodore Roosevelt loved to box in the White House. Ronald Reagan began chewing jelly beans when he quit smoking tobacco.
President Bill Clinton has expressed a desire to leave a "legacy." It is too early to tell whether Clinton will be remembered for his personal weaknesses or his successes in the White House. Discover what other presidents have left behind -- Just to mention the ones on Mount Rushmore: George Washington launched a nation, Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the country, Abraham Lincoln preserved the Union, and Theodore Roosevelt preserved natural resources of the land.
Teaching with Historic Places Program and Lesson Plans
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/
Jews in High Places: The Presidents and the American Jews
We discuss the relationship between Jews and the presidency from George Washington to the present day. The presentation can be lighthearted such as Abraham Lincoln's Jewish foot doctor, dramatic as in George Washington proclaiming America to be a country based on religious tolerance, humerous as in the case of Abraham Lincoln, or heart-rending as we discuss Franklin Roosevelt and the Holocaust, American policy toward Zionism and the State of Israel.
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