Resources
- Americanpresident.orgComprehensive non-partisan resource on the history and function of the American presidency. Facilitated by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs.
- American National Election StudiesContains 65 data sets on pre- and post-election surveys of voters' attitudes.
- American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbarra)Contains a wealth of current and historical materials on the Presidency.
- Annals of CongressFormally known as The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States, covers the 1st Congress through the first session of the 18th Congress, from 1789 to 1824.
- The U. S. Constitution, AnnotatedAnalysis and interpretation of the Constitution by the Library of Congress.
- Federal Register This link opens in a new windowView the Federal Register in a daily online newspaper format, highlighting the most popular and newsworthy documents. Users will be able to see all of the U.S. Government rules, proposed rules, public notices of federal agencies and Presidential documents in a clear layout and improved navigation. Covers from 1994 to the present.
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)Online access to the CFR begins in 1996.
- Compilation of Presidential DocumentsOnline access to all presidential speeches, remarks, interviews, and documents - from 1993 to the present. Updates occur as items are released by the White House Press Office.
- Congressional Globe - Records of CongressOfficial record of the debates of Congress, 1833-73.
- Congressional RecordDaily transcripts of speeches and remarks delivered on the floor of the House and Senate.
U.S. Doc. X/A ....(1921 - present in paper; 1873-1921 on microfilm)
Online access, from 1994 to the present, is through FDSys. - Congressional Record - Digitized VolumesVolumes of the CR have been digitized from 1873 to 2013
- Federal Elections Commission (FEC)Contains the laws and regulations pertaining to federal elections, and campaign finance reports.
- Inside PoliticsA current news source of government information, from CNN.
- Miller Center (University of Virginia)The Miller Center is a nonpartisan institute that seeks to expand understanding of the presidency, policy, and political history, providing critical insights for the nation's governance challenges.
- Pew Forum on Religion & Public LifeIndependent polling, research, media analysis, and information-sharing in four main areas as they relate to religion: Politics, Law, Domestic Policy, and World Affairs.
- Presidential LibrariesLinks to the official libraries of modern U. S. presidents, Hoover to George W. Bush. The libraries contain documents, artifacts, and audio-visual materials (such as campaign speeches and debates and advertisements).
- Public Papers of the PresidentsThis version, from HathiTrust,,is from the University of Michigan's collection and covers 1929 through 2001. When browsing the collection, search by the first name of the President.
- Public Papers of the PresidentsThis official online version only covers 1991 to 2017..
- Register of DebatesA record of the Congressional debates of the 18th Congress, 2nd Session through the 25th Congress, 1st Session (1824-37).
- Scripps Library and Multimedia ArchiveServes as a research facility for scholars of U. S. public policy. The Library1s collection is a specialized one focused on American politics and history with special attention paid to the American Presidency. Produced by the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs
- Congress.govCongress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information and is the Library of Congress's legislative research database.
- United States CodeThe online version of the U. S. Code goes back to 1994.
