Resources for Final Project: Obama Presidential Library and Museum Exhibit

Final Project Handout and HW Article
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The Obama Presidential Center Official Site: http://www.barackobamafoundation.org/the-center

How to create an historical exhibit: https://nhd.org/entering-contest/creating-an-entry/exhibit/

Museum Components	Notes
General Helpful Links	Great NPR interview with Obama, covers several topics    37 min Video On the Issues: Barack Obama     Breaks down his record and stance on many issues Crash Course US #47     Obamanation  “53 Historians Weigh In on Barack Obama’s Legacy”   tinyurl.com/53historians “Obama: A Virtual Museum of His Presidency”                 tinyurl.com/virtmuseum Wikipedia: Presidency of Barack Obama       Wikipedia- Presidency of B. Obama The White House- The digital home of the Obama Administration   https://www.whitehouse.gov/   "5 Foreign Policy Issues for Obama's State of the Union Address"  5 For. Pol. Issues GOP vs Obama      NY Times Article Obama, GOP Congress Ugly Relationship      From Politico
Obama Lifetime Timeline	Barack Obama- Life before the Presidency    Life before the Presidency Barack Obama- the College Years    The Guardian- Omama College Years
Obama Career Cartoon Study Gallery	You'll need to survey the other topics to come up with a plan for this. The cartoons will be easy to find on Google images, but you should know what you're looking for before you look or you'll fall down the rabbit hole.
Michelle Obama Exhibit	Michelle Obama      On Wikipedia Michelle Obama    On Biography.com Healthier Kids Website        Let's Move!
Obama Presidency Library and Museum Website	Start with this article and pick a site that you think you can work with:  8 Free Design Platforms To Build Your Own Site
Archive Outline, Table, and Contents List 1	Example of an Historical Archive     The National Archive You'll need to survey the other topics to come up with a plan for this. The documents will be easy to find, but you should know what you're looking for before you look or you'll fall down the rabbit hole.
Archive Outline, Table, and Contents List 2
War on Terror Exhibit	Crash Course US #46      Bush & War on Terror NEW- Podcast about the authorization that signals the beginning of the War on Terror.  Radiolab: "60 Words" Debate on whether Obama has exceeded his authority to make war on ISIS   Intelligence Squared- Video or Audio  “President Obama’s Legacy Is Endless War”                    tinyurl.com/legacy-war "Americans have yet to grasp the horrific magnitude of the ‘war on terror’" Al Jazeera- Americans have yet to grasp...
Contemporary Culture Exhibit	You'll need to brainstorm for a while and come up with some kind of organized outline for this. You should know what you're looking for before you look or you'll fall down the rabbit hole.
Obama’s Personal Political Style & Early Political Career Exhibit	Barack Obama- Life before the Presidency    Life before the Presidency Barack Obama- the College Years    The Guardian- Omama College Years "Racial Tensions Roil Democratic Race"     Obama vs. Clinton- 2008 Primary Election
2008 Campaign and Presidential Election	Wikipedia: 2008 Election                                          2008 Election How Donald Trump Happened        Slate.com traces backlash against Obama Presidency
Obama’s Foreign Policy: Cuban Thaw	US Foreign Policy- Foreign Affairs Magazine  US Foreign Policy The History of US-Cuban Relations     Reviewed... Why the Cuba embargo should end     Another quick Vox video
Obama’s Foreign Policy: Iran Nuclear Negotiations	US Foreign Policy- Foreign Affairs Magazine  US Foreign Policy Debate on Obama's Iran Deal     Intelligence Squared- video or audio How the Iran Nuclear Deal Works     In 3 minutes The Iran Nuclear Deal     A Conservative Perspective
Obama’s Environmental Policy	John Green Interviews Obama     On Climate Change United States Environmental Policy Report    From European Union Obama on Senate Environmental Committee    From Mother Jones Wikileaks Exposes What Obama's Secret Trade Deal Would do to the Environment     From Mother Jones  Obama Might Actually be the Environmental President    From NY Magazine
Obama’s Domestic Policy: Gay Rights	Obergefell v Hodges      From SCOTUS Blog Gay Rights History Timeline   From infoplease Human Rights Campaign main site   HRC NEW: Loretta Lynch's statement on North Carolina bathroom bill
Obama’s Domestic Policy: Healthcare Reform	Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act      From Wikipedia Affordable Care Act Infographic     Infographic   Debate on Obamacare     Intelligence Square- video or audio Analyses from    ProCon.org Affordable Care Act and Women    Chart from Mother Jones   Is Obamacare Working      John Green Video on Obamacare Why is Healthcare So Expensive in US?     Another one by John Green
Obama’s Domestic Policy: Immigration	How has Obama changed immigration policy?    US News article DACA     From Homeland Security Website  Immigration Reform     from ProCon.org  Will the Supreme Court Finally Kill Obama's Immigration Reforms    From Vice.com  Obama Kept His Immigration Promise...      From Mother Jones
Obama’s Domestic Policy: Gun Violence and Control	Obama's Executive Actions on Guns      from the NRA Sorting Out Obama's Gun Proposal     FactCheck.org Guns in the US: The Statistics      From the BBC  Obama's Speech after Newtown, CT Shooting   on YouTube  Key Gun Violence Statistics    From the Brady Campaign Debate on the 2nd Amendment    Intelligence Squared- video or audio  NEW: Backstory Podcast: Straight Shot
Obama’s Domestic Policy: Racial Issues	Obama's Speech on Race     From Washington Post, w/ video   Black Lives Matter Official Site     http://blacklivesmatter.com/   History and Origin of Black Lives Matter A Dynamic History of #BlackLivesMatter Explained The Matter of Black Lives     From the New Yorker  Obama on Black Lives Matter    From The Guardian  Christie says Obama has made Racial Divide Worse    From CNN