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U.S. Presidency

Documents and Data

American Presidency Project
Documents related to the study of the President, including proclamations, presidential signing statements, messages and papers, nomination acceptance speeches, approval ratings.
Public Papers of the Presidents
Public writings, addresses, and remarks, 1929 to current. For earlier presidents, see Messages and papers of the presidents, 1789-1897 or search CBBcat by president's name and papers or writings.

Miller Center
Transcripts of White House tapes, speeches, oral histories, and images.

Comparative Agendas Project
Datasets on the national policy agenda and public policy outcomes since WWII. Includes statistics on executive orders and State of the Union speeches. Choose United States under "Select a Project."

Presidential Libraries
From Hoover onward - presidential libraries may have digitized documents.

Compilation of Presidential Documents
Statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House during the preceding week. Publication dates: 1993 to present weekly compilation of presidential documents daily compilation of presidential documents

Presidential Rhetoric
Speeches.

Digital National Security Archive (DNSA)
Declassified government documents on U.S. foreign and military policy. Publication dates: 1945 to the present.

United States Presidential Orders of Clemency, 1789 to 2017
Comprehensive listing of all pardons.

Elections and Campaigns

See Elections Research Guide for extensive resources.

Presidential Elections - Roper Center
See "How Groups Voted" for votes by demographic groups. 1976-present.
The Living Room Candidate
An online collection of television commercials for campaigns from 1952-2012.

Executive Orders

Executive Orders, Federal Register
1937-present.
CIS Index to Presidential Executive Orders & Proclamations
Includes chronological list of executive orders, Washington to Wilson.
Executive Order Disposition Tables
Current status of EOs, 1937 through January 19, 2017 (the end of the Obama administration).
Executive Orders in the Federal Register
In Nexis Uni. Publication dates: 1936-present.
Codification of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders
Edited and re-arranged text of Presidential Proclamations and Executive Orders from April 13, 1945 to January 20, 1989

Presidential Pets

Just for fun...the Presidential Pet Museum.

Topic Overviews

The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency
Location: JK516 .O94 2009

Available online and in print.
Oxford Bibliographies: Political Science
Search to find U.S. Presidency, Presidential Persuasion and Public Opinion, and related topics.
Vital Statistics on the Presidency
Location: Online

Published: 2008
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency
Location: Reference JK511 .G45 2010

Published: 2009