Library Resources: Primary Sources: Presidents

Digital images of letters exchanged between John and Abigail Adams; John Adams' diary; and John Adams' autobiography are presented alongside transcriptions.

One of the most comprehensive collections of web resources on the American presidency, including documents, public papers, executive orders, addresses, press conferences, debates, election data, approval ratings and much more.

Search or browse the complete correspondence, speeches and other writings.

"Online exhibition presenting more than 300 television commercials from every election year since 1952, when the first campaign TV ads aired."

Political cartoons from Harper's Weekly, Vanity Fair and other sources. Contextual material is included to provide understanding.

Links to the libraries of Presidents Hoover through Obama.

Tapes secretly recorded between 1962 and 1973 by Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon, along with relevant research materials. (The majority of tapes are from the Johnson Administration.)

Presents text, and audio where available, of Presidential speeches and addresses. From George Washington to the present.

Presidents' public messages, statements, speeches, and news conference remarks.

Includes electronic texts by or to Jefferson, a biography, quotations, a bibliography, etc.

The complete text of the Warren Commission report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, accompanied by a selection of supporting documents.

The official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks and other materials (1993- ). Older material is at https://www.govinfo.gov/help/cpd