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The American Presidency Project
 
This website contains a searchable database of tens of thousands of documents from U.S. presidents from 1789 to the present. Includes inaugural addresses, press briefings, signing statements, and debates. Also features data on topics such as popularity and number of public appearances, election results back to 1828, and an archive of audio and video clips. A collaboration between John Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu
Topics: The United States Presidency
Last updated Apr 14, 2007
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden
This site from the Smithsonian presents background information on the presidency, the campaigns to achieve it, and the men who have been president. Find brief biographical sketches, lists of achievements, images of items in the Smithsonian's collection, and classroom aids. The "Resources" section includes a list of all the presidential candidates, a list of military service of the presidents, a bibliography, and annotated links to other presidential websites.
http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html
Topics: The United States Presidency
Last updated Nov 14, 2008
Character Above All: An Exploration of Presidential Leadership
Companion to a 1996 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program about the value of personal and political character of U.S. presidents. The site features a transcript of the program, quotes on character by former U.S. presidents and others, and essays about individual presidents: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush. Note: Links to most sites are broken.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/character/
Topics: The United States Presidency
Last updated Apr 18, 2006
Elections
Information for children and teachers on presidential elections. Topics include steps for running for president, selection of the vice president, the primary system, debates, caucuses, political parties, and conventions. Also features election news coverage by student reporters. From publisher and media company Scholastic Inc.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm
Topics: 2004 Presidential Election, The United States Presidency
Last updated Nov 17, 2008
How Lame Is a Lame-Duck President?
Material about the "incumbent president who's reached the end of his term." On this site, "read about some of the hits (and misses) some lame duck presidents have made in the final days of their terms in this article. But first, read about the Lame Duck Amendment [20th Amendment] to the Constitution," which shortened the lame duck period. Includes links to related material. From HowStuffWorks.
http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/lame-duck-president.htm
Topics: The United States Presidency
Last updated Nov 19, 2008
Miller Center of Public Affairs
Website for this public policy center that focuses on "issues of national importance to the governance of the United States, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency." Features details about the center's programs, online collections related to the U.S. presidency, bibliographies for U.S. presidents, research resources, and related material. From the University of Virginia.
http://millercenter.virginia.edu/
Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, The United States Presidency
Last updated Apr 4, 2007
The Presidency and the Cold War
"To a large extent, the history of the Cold War in America revolves around the ten presidents who served from World War II to the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union. This exhibition highlights how those presidents shaped or reacted to events during this era." View sections on the presidents: Franklin Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. From the National Portrait Gallery.
http://www.npg.si.edu/exhibit/coldwar/index.html
Topics: History, The United States Presidency
Last updated Sep 23, 2008
Presidential News and Speeches
This White House site tracks and records all the news and speeches surrounding the activities of the current president of the United States. Archives browsable by date. Also features information on press briefings, proclamations, executive orders, radio addresses, policies, and more. Includes some audio and video clips. Some materials also available in Spanish. Searchable.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/
Topics: The United States Presidency
Last updated Dec 10, 2003
Presidents as Poets: Poetry Written by United States Presidents
This is "a guide to the poetic endeavors of U.S. presidents. Select a president from the list ... to learn about the context in which his poetry was written and to find samples of his poetry." Some of the presidents include George Washington, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Carter, and president-elect Barack Obama. Includes a FAQ and links to other poetry guides. From Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/prespoetry/
Topics: Poetry, The United States Presidency
Last updated Nov 7, 2008
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
This site makes available material compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration, employing the same database used in producing the hardcover printed volumes. Contains the public papers from the current administration and previous administrations starting in 1991. The volumes are searchable as well as browsable by table of contents, photographic portfolio, presidential documents published in the Federal Register, subject, name of person mentioned, and document category.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/index.html
Topics: Photograph Collections: History, The United States Presidency
Last updated Nov 20, 2008
Season's Greetings From the White House
Collection of material about U.S. presidential winter holiday activities. Includes images of selected holiday greeting cards for presidents back to Hebert Hoover, virtual tours of public rooms in the White House decorated for the holidays (such as the crèche in the East Room), and video clips of the president lighting the National Christmas Tree and the National Menorah. Also includes photos of decorating the White House. From the White House.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/president/holiday/cards/
Topics: Holidays & Observances, The United States Presidency
Last updated Nov 20, 2007
The White House
The official page of the President of the United States. Includes news, press briefings, presidential proclamations, executive orders, appointments, photographs, recently released federal statistics, radio addresses and interviews, and a history of the West Wing. Searchable.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/
Topics: The United States Presidency
Last updated May 17, 2004
White House Briefing
Updated each weekday morning, this site provides a "quick look at the most interesting items about the president and his staff from major newspaper, magazine and broadcast Web sites and weblogs." Also includes an archive of columns written for the site, background information about White House staff and correspondents, and links to related sites. From washingtonpost.com, the online presence of The Washington Post. Registration (free) required.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/politics/administration/whbriefing/
Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Politics, The United States Presidency
Last updated Apr 11, 2004
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