- Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate
Includes history of the mansion, biography of Henry Clay, description of the modern museum and its grounds, directions, and membership information.
www.henryclay.org
- Henry Clay (1777-1852)
Official profile of the man known as "The Great Compromiser." From the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000482
- Eulogy on Henry Clay, July 6, 1852
Text of Lincoln's public tribute to the man he considered a "beau ideal of a statesman."
showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/clay.htm
- Architect or Tactician?
(PDF)
Examines Clay's role in the institutional development of the U.S. House of Representatives.
web.mit.edu/cstewart/www/clay.pdf
- Encyclopedia Americana: Henry Clay
Describes the life and political career of the Kentuckian whose career was marked by his attempts to preserve the Union against sectional claims.
ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0096560-00
- Henry Clay on Political Power
Features excerpts from his speeches that reflect his ideas on government and democracy.
www.sagehistory.net/jeffersonjackson/documents/HClay.htm
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