GOV 308: The American Presidency

I. REFERENCE SOURCES

Encyclopedia of the American Presidency (4 vols.)

Ref. Balcony JF 511 .E53 1994

The Presidency A to Z, 3rd Ed.

Ref. Balcony JK 511 .P775 2003
A good dictionary of terms and concepts.

Congressional Quarterly's Guide to the Presidency (2 vols.)

Ref. Balcony JK 516 .C57 2002

Vital Statistics on the Presidency: Washington to Clinton

Ref. Balcony JK 518 .R34 1998

America at the Polls: A Handbook of American Presidential Election Statistics (2 vols.)

Ref. Balcony JK 524 .A73 1994
Vol. I covers Harding to Eisenhower, 1920-1956; Vol. 2 covers Kennedy to George W. Bush, 1960-2000

The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004

Ref. Balcony JK 524 .N48 2005

Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections

Ref. Balcony JK 2261 .S218 2006
[ additional resourcess on voting and elections can be found in this area ]

II. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

U.S. Docs GS 4.113: (1929-1931; 1945-1983)
U.S. Docs AE 2.114: (1984 - present)
Also available online (see below)
An annual compilation of all presidential documents, including speeches, interviews, and press conferences.

Presidential Documents

See U.S. Docs Pr and PrEx for publications issued by the White House and by the Executive Office of the President

United States Government Manual, 2007-08

Ref. JK 421 .A3, kept at Reference Desk
Issued every October, this is the official directory of the U. S. government. The Manual provides information on the agencies of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, as well as quasi-official agencies, boards, and commissions. A list of the principal officials is provided, with descriptive information (statement of purpose, brief history, major programs and activities). This is a good source for addresses and phone numbers of specific offices. Older editions are kept in the regular book stacks. Also available on GPO Access

Budget of the United States Government:Fiscal Year 2008

Ref. HJ 2051 .A5 2008
This is a mammoth compilation of the administration's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The current budget is provided in five volumes, plus a brief "Citizen's Guide." The Appendix contains 1,296 pages of detailed budget estimates arranged by agency. There is also a useful section of summary data, the President's budget message to Congress, and theoretical justifications for the proposals. There is a handy glossary of budget terms and a detailed index. Also available on GPO Access

III. ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

GPO Access

A service of the US Government Printing Office and the Superintendent of Documents, this provides access to a wealth of current government information. It includes online access to Presidential documents, public laws, Supreme Court opinions, and federal regulations.

WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS

Online access to the annual cumulations from 1993 to the present.

PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

Covers 1991 to 2003, from GPO Access.

PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

Covers 1929 to 2001; from the University of Michigan.

COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES

Contains the full transcripts of all presidential debates (and vice presidential debates, when they were held): 1960; 1976 - 2004.

Lexis-Nexis

Connections to full-text newspaper articles (including the New York Times and the Washington Post), business information, and legal resources.

Social Sciences Full Text

Indexes and abstracts over 400 English-language periodicals in all areas of the social sciences, including politics and economics.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications

An index of all federal government publications from 1976 to the present.

IV. JOURNALS

PRESIDENTIAL STUDIES QUARTERLY

V.5-18 (1975-88) on MIcrofilm
V.19 (1989)- Bound
Also available for the past 2 years online

JStor

A full text archive that includes many major political science journals.