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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum view detail comment email this

Find information about this Springfield, Illinois, complex and its architecture, a biographical timeline of Lincoln, and related links. Includes a schedule of events for the official opening and dedication in April 2005.
http://www.alplm.org/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Museums by Place: United States, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency

Last updated Feb 17, 2005


Clinton Presidential Center view detail comment email this

This center in Little Rock, Arkansas, includes the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. The site features a timeline of Clinton's time in office and the full text of statements, press briefings, radio addresses, and other documents from the Clinton presidency.
http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Museums, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency

Last updated Jun 7, 2009


Dwight D. Eisenhower Library and Museum view detail comment email this

Information about this "repository for the preservation of historical papers, audiovisual materials and the artifacts relating to Dwight D. Eisenhower and his times." Among the online materials are photographs, documents, and selected speeches and quotes. The Reference Desk answers frequently asked questions and provides links to more information.
http://www.eisenhower.utexas.edu/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency

Last updated Feb 1, 2005


Harry S. Truman Library and Museum view detail comment email this

This complex site links visitors to many aspects of Truman's presidency and life. Find his daily calendar of presidential appointments, pictures from his military and personal life, analyses of his important decisions, oral histories, online documents, descriptions of archival collections, and exhibits. Includes educational resources and information on the Korean War and World War II. Searchable.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Museums by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency

Last updated Nov 20, 2008


Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum view detail comment email this

The site about this Iowa museum and archive features photos and information about Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover (such as Hoover's daily calendar for 1917 through 1964, and information about "Hoover-ball ... a combination of tennis, volleyball and medicine ball"), images of current and past exhibits, and more. Also includes information about Rose Wilder Lane (the first biographer of Herbert Hoover) and her mother, children's author Laura Ingalls Wilder.
http://www.hoover.archives.gov
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency

Last updated Feb 1, 2005


James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library view detail comment email this

Site for this museum and library dedicated to President James Monroe and his wife, Elizabeth. The site features a chronology of the life and times of James Monroe, images of selected personal objects, information about the 1823 Monroe Doctrine, and related material and links. The museum is owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and administered by the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Note: Some sections are under construction.
http://www.umw.edu/jamesmonroemuseum/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Museums by Place: United States, Presidents by Name

Last updated Nov 30, 2005


Jimmy Carter Library and Museum view detail comment email this

The library portion of this site contains "manuscript and audiovisual historical materials documenting the life and presidency of Jimmy Carter and Federal government policies and programs during his Presidency (1977-81)." Content (some contained in Links to Related Sites ) includes articles, diaries, exit interview transcripts, biographical information, bibliographies, and descriptions of historical materials.
http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.org/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency

Last updated Feb 1, 2005


John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library and Museum view detail comment email this

This site is dedicated to the "study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived; and to America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service." The Reference Desk serves as a "gateway to speeches, sound files, photographs, documents and other online resources." Find current information about awards programs, analyses, and exhibits. Browse using the site map. Searchable.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Museums by Place: United States, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency

Last updated Feb 1, 2005


Korea + 50: No Longer Forgotten view detail comment email this

"This page is a joint project between the Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Libraries developed to provide access to Korean War materials related to the two administrations occupying the White House during that period." Find exhibits, photographs, primary sources, timelines, documents, oral histories, and much more.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/korea/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts

Last updated Jul 27, 2004


Presidential Libraries view detail comment email this

This site includes a history of the Presidential Library system, a description of holdings, and links to the sites for the libraries of George Herbert Walker Bush, Jimmy Carter, Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Bill Clinton; and for Richard Nixon materials. From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency

Last updated Jul 30, 2005


Ronald Reagan Presidential Library view detail comment email this

The Resources section contains texts and transcripts of interviews, speeches, and public papers from Ronald Reagan's 1980-1988 presidential term. Find also images and biographical information. There are lists of White House staff exit interviews, movies he and Nancy Reagan acted in, their pets, things named after him, and other miscellanea. Sections on newly released material list dozens of documents (content not on site though).
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/
Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Notable People, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency

Last updated Feb 1, 2005


Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film view detail comment email this

This site contains "104 films which record events in Roosevelt's life from the Spanish-American War in 1898 to his death in 1919." Includes four sound recordings, a biographical timeline, and essay. Searchable, and browsable by title and subject. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/troosevelt_film/
Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Film: Genres & Themes, Libraries & Archives by Type, Presidents by Name

Last updated Oct 9, 2004




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