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Presidential
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "I Do Solemnly Swear ... ": Presidential Inaugurations 
 "Approximately 400 items or 2,000 digital files from each of the 54 inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001. This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, and sheet music." From the Library of Congress American Memory Collection. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, The United States Presidency Last updated Apr 27, 2005 America Votes: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Duke University Special Collections Library
This exhibit "illustrates the nation's presidential elections in letters, sheet music, leaflets, buttons, and bumper stickers." Browsable by candidate starting in 1796 and parties. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/americavotes/ Topics: Collectors & Collecting, Correspondence, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 14, 2008 Dear Bess: Love Letters From the President
Digital versions of letters from Harry to Bess Truman sent between 1910 and 1957. The letters "not only [show] the personal loving relationship between Harry and Bess, but the President's efforts to use his wife as a sounding board for the issues of state." Selected letters have been transcribed. From the Truman Presidential Museum & Library. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/dearbess.htm Topics: Correspondence, Presidents by Name Last updated Nov 9, 2006 The Dolley Madison Project
"This website is devoted to the life, letters, and legacy of Dolley Payne Todd Madison, wife of James Madison and the most important First Lady of the 19th Century." It features an exhibit, essays, chronology, FAQ, and discussion of her name. Also includes a section on the use of Dolley Madison's name "as an icon for a wide range of commercial commodities" such as dolls and cigarettes. From the Virginia Center for Digital History. http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/madison/ Topics: Correspondence, Notable People: Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Oct 8, 2009 The First Proposal or What a Future President of the United States Did When He Was Rejected by the Woman He Loved
This article describes the early relationship and almost nine-year courtship of Harry Truman and Bess Wallace Truman. Includes discussion of their correspondence and a copy of a 1911 letter "in which he asks a very surprising question: 'Speaking of diamonds would you wear a solitaire one on your left hand should I get it?" They were not married until 1919. From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Prologue magazine. http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2007/winter/proposal.html Topics: Correspondence, Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 2, 2009 The Gettysburg Address
Contains digitized images and transcriptions of two early drafts of the speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln. Includes translations of the speech in many languages, related correspondence, information on the preservation of the speech, and the "only known Photograph of President Lincoln at the dedication of the Civil War cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1863." From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Sep 6, 2004 Hoover Online!
"The goal of this site is to furnish high school students with direct access to materials held at the Hoover Presidential Library." The site features biographical overviews of Herbert Hoover and his wife, and lesson plans about important episodes in their lives. These include their Chinese tour, Belgian relief, building of Hoover Dam, "440 historical documents pertaining to President Hoover and the Depression," and Hoover and Harry Truman. All pages include scanned photographs, letters, and documents. http://www.ecommcode.com/hoover/hooveronline/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 2, 2005 James Madison Papers
This collection on James Madison consists of "approximately 12,000 items captured in some 72,000 digital images. They document the life of the man who came to be known as the 'Father of the Constitution' through correspondence, personal notes, drafts of letters and legislation" and other documents. Some images include transcriptions; others may be hard to read. Includes a timeline and essays. Searchable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/madison_papers/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Correspondence, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, International Governments, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated Apr 21, 2005 John Quincy Adams: One President's Adolescence
"Ordinary and Extraordinary Letters, Diary Entries, and Parental Advice from JQA's Early Years." This site includes documents, tips on using documents in research, biographical sketches of the Adams family, and a chronology comparing J. Q. Adams' youth with America's growth. A "document-based, directed study" developed by a high school teacher for the Massachusetts Historical Society's Educating Youth project. http://www.masshist.org/JQA/StudyingJQA/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated Nov 19, 2008 National First Ladies' Library
"A national archive devoted to educating people about the contributions of First Ladies and other notable women in history." Includes biographies, lesson plans, and a catalog of the library's holdings. http://www.firstladies.org/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 11, 2008 The Papers of Jefferson Davis
This site is an extensive online presentation of selected material (text and images) from the complete edition of the works and papers (10 volumes published, a total of 15 projected) on the president of the Confederacy. Includes full text of a number of Davis' letters and speeches, a bibliography, chronology, family genealogy, FAQ, indexes to volumes 7-10, and an annotated list of links to other Civil War sites. http://jeffersondavis.rice.edu/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Dec 23, 2002 The Price of Loyalty: The Bush Files
"These documents are drawn from a collection of 19,000 files of Paul H. O'Neill, the U.S. Treasury Secretary for the first two years of the Presidency of George W. Bush. ... The files, which range from memoranda to the President to handwritten notes to 'sensitive' internal reports, cover a sweeping array of foreign and domestic issues." Browsable. Collected by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Ron Suskind for his book, "The Price of Loyalty." http://thepriceofloyalty.ronsuskind.com/thebushfiles/ Topics: Correspondence, Politics by Place, Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 9, 2004 Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive
Search or browse over 1,700 letters, manuscripts, and public papers. The site also provides the full text of 1,750 manuscript documents related to the construction of the University of Virginia, a recently revised edition of a biography originally published eight years after Jefferson's death, 2,700 quotations from his writings, and links to other Jefferson collections and organizations. http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/ Topics: Correspondence, Presidents by Name Last updated Jun 11, 2002 |
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