Franklin Pierce

American President Franklin Pierce  (Y,M,O,T)
Extensive essays about the personal and political life of  Franklin Pierce from the Miller Center at the University of Virginia.

Franklin Pierce  (Y,M,O,T)
From White House.gov

Franklin Pierce  (Y,M,O,T)
From Biography.com

History.com: Franklin Pierce  (Y,M,O,T)
This site offers videos, pictures and interactive resources for studying the presidents.

Portraits of the President: Franklin Pierce  (Y,M,O,T)
From the National Portrait Gallery

Franklin Pierce Resource Guide (T)
From the Library of Congress, this guide "provides access to digital materials at the Library of Congress, external websites, and a selected print bibliography."

Health and Medical History of Franklin Pierce (M,O,T)
Detailed and footnoted with sources, this site chronicles the maladies and conditions of each U.S. president as compiled by John Sotos, MD.

Timeline of Pierce Presidency (T)
Timeline of events related to Pierce's presidency including links to transcriptions of speeches, laws, press releases, and more

The Duties Of Government: Dix Vs. Pierce (M,O,T)
This lesson plan from the Disability History Museum  covers the efforts by Dorothea Dix to implore the federal government to indirectly fund asylums for the "indigent insane."

Introduction to Franklin Pierce (M,O,T)
From the Pierce Manse, home of Franklin Pierce.

Franklin Pierce: 60-Second Presidents (M,O,T)
From PBS Learning; includes video and support materials for students and teachers

Presidential Podcast: Franklin Pierce (O,T)
"Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer James McPherson and historian Edna Greene Medford discuss Franklin Pierce's role in the country's progression toward civil war, as well as the personal tragedy that unfolded right before he took office." From the Washington Post podcast "Presidential"