Research Guides: Primary/Original Sources: U.S. Presidents

Office of the President

American Presidency Project
This site contains over 130,900 documents related to the study of the Presidency.
Annual Messages to Congress on the State of the Union (Washington 1790 - the present)
Compilation of Presidential Documents
The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents which are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary.
Famous Presidential Speeches
Transcripts are included for all. From JF Kennedy on, audio and video versions are also included.
Papers of the First 23 Presidents
From the Library of Congress Digital Collections - George Washington through Calvin Coolidge (1732-1933) as well as documents from the Continental Congress
Presidential Recordings Program
Archive of the raw digital audio files from the presidencies of Franklin Roosevelt through Richard Nixon.
Public Papers of the Presidents (1929-2001)
Presidents Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton
Public Papers of the Presidents (1991-current)
George H.W. Bush to current
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