JUNIOR RANGER ACTIVITY BOOK
National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
Presidential
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that
I will faithfully execute the Office of
President of the United States, and will
to the best of my ability, preserve, protect
and defend the Constitution of the
United States.”
This book belongs to:
Greater Washington National Parks
United States Constitution Article II, Section I
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Inauguration Day
The inauguration of a new president is a perfect example of American democracy. People vote for the country’s leader, and the new president takes over from the current president in a peaceful transfer of power.
The National Park Service preserves public spaces, including the history of presidents and past inaugurations. Complete this activity book to the best of your ability to earn a special Junior Ranger badge.
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Many presidents-elect have started their inauguration day at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The president-elect then stops by the White House and rides with the president to the U.S. Capitol. There, the chief justice of the Supreme Court swears in the vice-president and then the president.
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The New President’s First Day
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The dashed red line is the route of the Inaugural Parade. Circle the White House and the U.S. Capitol on the map below.
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What is the name of the new president?
What number president is he?
What is the name of the president’s spouse?
Ask an adult if you need help to answer:
Inauguration Day
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The New President’s First Day After being sworn in, the new president gives a speech. The president has lunch in the Capitol then leads a parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. When the president gets to the White House he and his family watch the parade from a reviewing stand. At the end of the day the president and first lady attend inaugural balls.
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Memorials are one way to remember presidents. Another way is to put presidents on our money. Draw lines to connect each presidential memorial and their coin.
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Presidential Memorials
Thirteen presidents have monuments, memorials, or graves in the Washington, D.C. area. Find their names in the word search!
BONUS: Find four more presidents’ names in the word search who do not have memorials in Washington.
BuchananF RooseveltGarfieldGrantJacksonJeffersonJohnson
KennedyLincolnTaftT RooseveltWashingtonWilson
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Presidential Parks (National Park Service)
Presidential Libraries (National Archives)
Presidential Sites
Presidential Edition
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library andNational Historic SiteAdams National Historical Park
Which sites are closest to where you live?
Jimmy CarterNational Historic Site
Jimmy CarterPresidential Library
George Washington BirthplaceNational Monument
Theodore RooseveltNational Park
Mount RushmoreNational Monument
Richard NixonPresidential Library
Ronald ReaganPresidential Library Andrew Johnson
National Historic Site
George BushPresidential Library
George W. BushPresidential Library
Dwight D. EisenhowerPresidential Library
Gerald Ford Presidential Library
Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library
and National Historical Park
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
and National Historical Park
Herbert HooverPresidential Library
and National Historical Park
Dwight D. EisenhowerNational Historic Site
Eleanor RooseveltNational Historic Site
Home of Franklin D. RooseveltNational Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt InauguralNational Historic Site
Abraham Lincoln BirthplaceNational Historical Park
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
William Howard TaftNational Historic Site
Lincoln BoyhoodNational Memorial
William J. ClintonPresidential Library
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
Which site would you like to visit the most?
Presidential parks and libraries are all across the country. Look at the map below to see where they are located.
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James A. Garfield National Historic Site First Ladies National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace and Sagamore Hill National Historic Sites
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President’s Park
Are you cold and tired? Would you like to view the Inaugural Parade in a cozy spot? The president feels the same way! Fortunately, the president, his family, and friends can watch the parade from a warm, safe place. It’s called the Presidential Reviewing Stand. See two pictures of the presidential reviewing stand over the years below.
Grover Cleveland’s reviewing stand in 1885. Barack Obama’s reviewing stand in 2013.
Draw your own Presidential Reviewing Stand
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Help President Jackson Escape!When our seventh president Andrew Jackson took office, the public awaited him at the White House. The reception got so rowdy that President Jackson supposedly had to flee out of one of the windows!
Use the maze to help Andrew Jackson escape the crowds after his inauguration!
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Lincoln Memorial
The Washington Monument was the first presidential memorial on the National Mall. Match the pictures below with the description to complete the story of how the monument was built.
An inaugural address is the speech the new president gives after he is sworn in. At the Lincoln Memorial, you can see President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address carved on the wall.
Break the code to find a famous line from Lincoln's speech.
1. Robert Mills entered this design for the monument contest.2. Construction stopped in 1854 when money ran out.3. After workers returned to build it in the 1870s, the capstone was set in 1884.4. The monument remains the tallest building in the capital today.
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National Mall and Memorial Parks
Thomas Jefferson was the first president inaugurated in Washington, D.C. He moved into the new White House as it was being finished.
Help Jefferson make the White House a fitting home for the president. Draw decorations and furniture on the floor plan below.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
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George Washington Memorial Parkway
“Lady Bird” Johnson was the wife of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. As First Lady, Mrs. Johnson worked hard to beautify Washington, D.C. She had millions of flowers planted all over the city so that all who visited could feel proud of their nation’s capital. Soon, highways across America were lined with brightly colored wildflowers as cities and states followed her example. Lady Bird Johnson believed, “Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”
How would you beautify Washington, D.C.? Draw your own park with flowers, trees, and anything else you think is beautiful!
Lady Bird Johnson Park
Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson standing at the south fountain of the White House.
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George Washington Memorial Parkway
During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt preserved 230 million acres of land including five national parks. How do you honor the “conservation president?” Landscape architects transformed neglected farmland into Theodore Roosevelt Island. Today, miles of trails through woods and swamps honor the 26th president.
Devil’s TowerWyoming
Lassen VolcanicCalifornia
Montezuma’s CastleArizona
Petrified ForestArizona
Grand CanyonArizona
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Roosevelt (left) stands with naturalist John Muir at Yosemite Valley.
ANSWERS: 1. Devil’s Tower, 2. Grand Canyon, 3. Montezuma’s Castle, 4. Petrified Forest, 5. Lassen Volcanic
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Collect park stamps here!
Junior Ranger
C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S T O
Who has successfully completed the requirements in this Junior Ranger program and has explored, learned, and protected the national parks that host the Presidential Inauguration.
Junior Ranger Park Ranger
This publication is made possible by the generosity of National Mall and Memorial Parks’ cooperating association, Eastern National.
