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Introduction
American Presidents generate many primary source materials. This guide is intended to help you learn what kinds of documents they generate and how to find them. It is divided into two sections. The first is a listing of resources about more than one president. The second part lists resources by individual president.
General Resources
- HeinOnlineSee especially the U.S. Presidential Library. In the "Browse Databases by Category," select "U.S. Federal" to browse it.
- The American Presidency Project (U of California, Santa Barbara)A work in progress, this freely available site from UC Santa Barbara is compiling presidential documents of all kinds.
Guide to the Presidency by ISBN: 0872893642Publication Date: 2007-07-02v. 1. Origins and development of the presidency ; Selection and removal of the president ; Powers of the presidency ; The president, the public, and the parties
v. 2. The presidency and the excutive branch ; Chief executive and federal government ; Presidents, their families, and life in the White House and beyond ; Biographies of the presidents, vice presidents, and first ladies.
Also available through CQ Press Library.
The Presidency A to Z by ISBN: 1568028032Publication Date: 2003-01-01Newer edition also available through CQ Press Library.
- Presidential Libraries (NARA)"Presidential Libraries are archives and museums, bringing together the documents and artifacts of a President and his administration and presenting them to the public for study and discussion without regard for political considerations or affiliations."