U.S. Presidents – Information Sources
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Current Administration
The White House – The official site of the current presidential administration.
Official publications of United States Presidents' public writings, addresses, and remarks.
- Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (2009- )
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1993-2009)
- Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1991- )
- State of the Union Addresses (1992- )
Executive Branch Resources on GPO Access U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) -- Search and retrieve full-text from online databases.
Constitution of the United States - Searchable database of analysis and interpretation.
Historical Information
The American Presidency Project - Archives of presidential documents from 1929-present including The Messages and Papers of the Presidents 1789-1913. Search archives of statistical data, elections, and media/video.
Miller Center of Public Affairs - A comprehensive resource on the history and workings of the American presidency. This growing collection includes some of the most important speeches of the past 70 years (full audio).
American President: An Online Reference Resource - In-depth essays created by the University of Virginia on American President: a resource on the US Presidents' lives and administrations.
POTUS: Presidents of the United States - Biographical information on all 43 Presidents of the U.S. Includes election results, cabinet members, notable events, inaugural addresses.
The Foreign Relations of the United States - the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and diplomatic activity formulated by presidential administrations.
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy
- The Library of Congress, American Memory, Presidential Collections
- Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
- Presidential Inaugurations – Contains images of original documents and transcriptions of all presidential inaugural addresses.
Executive Orders and Disposition Tables – “Disposition Tables contain information about Executive Orders beginning with those signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and are arranged according to Presidential administration and year of signature.”
Presidential Directives – Library of Congress
A list of sources to Presidential directives issued by the National Security Council.
Presidential Directives and Executive Orders – Federation of American Scientists
The Great Debate and Beyond: The History of Televised Presidential Debates –Videos, headlines, and commentary on the presidential debates from 1960-2000. Includes essays, statistics, and interviews of scholars.
Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections -- David Leip – Contemporary and historic election results. Shows red and blue states back to George Washington. Includes congressional and gubernatorial results.
National Atlas of U.S. - Presidential Elections
Additional Sources
HeinOnline – UT database.
See the U.S. Presidential Library. Includes Kennedy assassination reports, presidential papers, and many more primary source materials.
LexisNexis Congressional - UT database.
Full-text collections available using Advanced Search include the U.S. Serial Set, 1789-1969, and congressional reports, documents, and hearings from 1800s to present.
CyberCemetery - An archive of defunct websites of government agencies and commissions.
Revised 06/09 by Janette Prescod from original prepared by K. Bullard.
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