This page contains a transcript of President Harry S. Truman's address before Congress seeking $400 million in military and economic assistance for Turkey and Greece.

This page contains a transcript of a speech by President John F. Kennedy regarding the installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

This page contains a transcript of a document describing the need for the United States to help South Vietnam fight for freedom.

This page discusses the presentation of harmful stereotypes of Native American people in sports.

This page contains a transcript of Malcolm X's speech describing how to fight for civil rights in the United States and emphasizing the worth and importance of voting.

This page contains a memorandum written by Chester Bowles arguing against the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.

This page contains a transcript of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech in 1967 at a meeting of Clergy and Laity Concerned at Riverside Church in New York City.

This page contains a transcript of Chief Justice Earl Warren's ruling in the case of Brown v. Board of Education.

Students will learn of the differing perspectives of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Thomas Jefferson and the right of government to rule.

This page contains a transcript of several weekly summaries from the CIA revealng the tensions arising during the Berlin blockade, the mounting fear of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe, and the hope for compromise.

This page contains excerpts from documents found among the training files of a CIA-backed coup to overthrow the elected government of Guatemala in 1954.

This page contains background information on Cesar Chavez as well as a transcript of his discussion of government complicity in undermining farm workers' unions before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

This resource describes the New Nation and the major problems the United States faced at the time and the three major accomplishments of the first Congress.

This resource provides insight on the debates our Founding Fathers had in determining which would be better-local or national governance. Discussion questions are included.

In this activity, students learn about the steps to independence and the ideals stated in the Declaration that influenced the development of the United States as we know it today.

This page contains a transcript of excerpts from the diary Robert C. Ode kept after being taken hostage in the U.S. Embassy in Iran in 1979.

This page contains a transcript of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farewell address in 1961.

This page contains a transcript of a resolution by Congress giving President Lyndon B. Johnson the power to protect the armed forces of the United States and its allies without a formal declaration of war.

This page contains a transcript of President John F. Kennedy's inaugural address in 1961.

This resource is a timeline of the Indian Removal beginning in the late 1780's.

This page contains a transcript of a document written shortly after North Korea entered South Korea in 1950 which discussed possible events if the United States decided to become involved.

This page contains a transcript of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech in 1968 at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee.

This page contains excerpts from Nikita Khrushchev's speech to the 20th Party Congress of the U.S.S.R. in 1956.

This page provides a variety of resources to assist students in learning more about the Jefferson era.

This page contains a transcript of a letter from Ho Chi Minh in response to President Johnson's message about beginning negotiations to end the war.

This page contains a transcript of a letter from President John F. Kennedy to Nikita Khrushchev reassuring the Soviets that the U.S. would not invade Cuba.

This page contains a transcript of a letter from Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy about the Soviet missiles in Cuba.

This page contains a transcript of a message from Nikita Khrushchev to President John F. Kennedy stating that the nuclear weapons in Cuba were no longer necessary.

This page contains a transcript of the speech given by George C. Marshall in 1947 which came to be known as the Marshall Plan.

This page contains a transcript of Vilma S. Marti­nez's testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in 1975 describing the techniques used to deprive Mexican Americans of the vote in a south Texas county.

This page contains a transcript of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech at the First Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) Mass Meeting in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama.

This page contains a transcript of a document describing the events before, during, and after the My Lai Massacre in 1968.

This page contains excerpts from a document following President Harry S. Truman's request for a comprehensive analysis of Soviet and American capabilities regarding military, economic, political, and psychological standpoints. This document formed government actions in the Cold War for the next 20 years.

This page contains a transcript of Ruban Salazar's explanation to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights of why many Mexican Americans distrust law enforcement.

This page discusses poverty levels among Native Americans and includes a speech given by Bill Clinton in 1999 upon visiting the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.

This page contains a transcript of the concerns presented by Representative Henry B. Gonzalez to Congress regarding the wellbeing of Mexican Americans.

This page contains a transcript of the ruling in the case of The New York Times v. Sullivan where the court ruled that the government could not block publication of government documents that revealed truths about involvement in the Vietnam war.

This page contains a transcript of the treaty establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).