About the Program
This Presidential Academy will lead secondary school teachers in a careful on site study of three pivotal turning points in American history: The American Revolution, the Civil War, and the Civil Rights Movement. Our study will be framed by the three famous documents that memorialize these American epochs: the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and the "I Have a Dream" speech. Participating teachers will spend five days in Philadelphia, six days in Gettysburg, and six days in Washington, DC.
The professors conducting the Academy are among the finest scholars of American history and government from across the country. The faculty includes two Pulitzer Prize winning authors and many recipients of teaching awards at their respective colleges and universities. more
The 2008 Presidential Academy will be held Sunday, July 13, 2008 through Thursday, July 31, 2008 in Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and Washington, DC.
Applications for 2008 were due March 15, 2008.
Faculty
Lucas Morel, Washington and Lee University
David Hackett Fischer, Brandeis University
Gordon Lloyd, Pepperdine University
Allen Guelzo, Gettysburg College
Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia
Christopher Burkett, Ashland University
Juan Williams, National Public Radio
Documents & Texts
This Presidential Academy for American History and Civics will lead secondary school teachers in a careful study of the pivotal turning points in American history memorialized by the Declaration of Independence, the Gettysburg Address, and the "I Have a Dream" speech. more
This is an endorsed project of the
Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.