EDUCATOR GUIDE

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WHITE HOUSE SECRETS contains Timeline, Glossary, Sources for More Information, Author’s Note, extensive Bibliography.

WHITE HOUSE SECRETS can be used in

history, science, and health classes

WHITE HOUSE SECRETS investigates the medical secrets of presidents from the 19th to 21st century, revealing how the deceptions and their consequences affected the nation. Some of the cover-ups were elaborately planned. A few remained buried for decades.

WHITE HOUSE SECRETS explores the biographies and presidencies of nine men, putting them into historical context. Each suffered a medical issue that diminished his performance as president. Four died in office. The presidents highlighted are:

James Garfield
Chester Arthur
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
Franklin Roosevelt
John Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Joseph Biden

As a STEM resource, WHITE HOUSE SECRETS shows the progress of medical care from the mid-1800s to the present. It explores the diseases that plagued the United States during that period including pneumonia, intestinal diseases, malaria, polio, heart disease, and cancer.

MORE TO EXPLORE

American Experience: The Presidents
www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/collections/presidents/
Find resources. Watch documentaries and film clips. Find film transcripts and read interesting articles about each president’s career.

The White House Historical Association
www.whitehousehistory.org/
Discover biographies of the presidents and first ladies. See images, listen to audio and podcasts, and watch videos about the White House and the people who lived there.

The Presidential Libraries and Museums with online resources and locations to visit:

Grover Cleveland: presidentcleveland.org
James Garfield: nps.gov/jaga
Warren Harding: hardingpresidentialsites.org
John Kennedy: jfklibrary.org
Ronald Reagan: reaganlibrary.gov
Franklin Roosevelt: www.fdrlibrary.org
Woodrow Wilson: woodrowwilson.org