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Executive Branch Information

The President's Cabinet

Independent Agencies and Commissions

A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies (via USA.gov)
 
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Consumer Products Safety Commission
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Environmental Protection Agency
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Export-Import Bank
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Election Commission
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Trade Commission
General Services Administration
International Trade Commission
Merit Systems Protection Board
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Security Agency
National Science Foundation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
National Technology Transfer Center
Office of Information Technology
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Peace Corps
President's Council on Physical Fitness
Railroad Retirement Board
Securities and Exchange Commission
Selective Service System
Small Business Administration
Smithsonian Institution
Social Security Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
US Agency for International Development
US Business Advisor
US Postal Service
US Trade Representative (USTR)
Voice of America
White House Fellowships

 

 

Presidents and the Presidency

The White House
Information on the President, Vice President, cabinet and staff, current White House press releases, the Briefing Room, the Interactive Citizens' Handbook and White House History.
 
The American Presidency
A Smithsonian online exhibit of interesting artifacts and images.
 
The American President Series
A very popular PBS series which aired in 2000, the most useful part of this site is the Presidential History Resources.
 
DEBATES! Presidential Debates on TV, 1960-1996
Excellent resource on all presidential campaign debates from the "Great Debate" of 1960 through the election of 1996. Includes video, photos, news reports and headlines, and the staff-generated memos and "spin" from each debate. Also an informative section concerning the huge impact of television on presidential elections.
 
GovExec.com
A business news daily and the premier Web site for U.S. Government managers and executives.
 
Inaugural Adtresses of the Presidents of the U.S.
From Washington to W. Bush, bicentennial edition.
 
POTUS
Presidents of the United States. Excellent general package of information on all presidents. Includes election results, cabinet members, major events of each administration, excellent internet biographies and historical documents, among other resources.
 
Presidential Libraries
From the National Archives and Records Administration, links to 10 presidential libraries and the Nixon Project. Some "presidential papers" are often available online at the individual sites!
 
Presidential Libraries IDEA Network
Information on presidents and first ladies, as well as materials from presidential libraries.
 
Presidential Preview
Manuscript items from the papers of the Presidents, held by the Library of Congress. The Manuscript Division holds the papers of 23 of America's presidents, with more to be added in the future. At present, only major collections from Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Thoedore Roosevelt are available online (see below).
 
Portraits of Presidents and First Ladies
The selected images include at least one likeness of each of the presidents and most of the first ladies, BUT also includes a great variety of images related to each presidency. The easiest manner of access is the Time Line of Presidents and First Ladies. Most images can be shown and copied in either a high resolution JPEG version or an uncompressed archival TIFF version. Images can also be ordered online.
 
Vincent (Presidential) Voice Library
From Michigan State University, selected recorded speeches of the presidents beginning with Benjamin Harrison in 1889. Best approached through the online list of Presidents and Vice Presidents recordings. Most of the recordings are fairly brief.

Presidential Papers and Recordings Collections

Public Papers of the Presidents
Index and Search and Browse sites - beginning January, 1991 thru the most recent volume.
 
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Available online from January, 1991, to the present.
 
WhiteHouseTapes.org
Between 1940 and 1973, six American presidents from both political parties secretly recorded just under 5,000 hours of conversations. This site is designed as a service to the research community by making freely available all of the presidential recordings, along with relevant research materials.
 
Papers of the Presidents of the United States
From the Avalon Project at Yale University Law School. Thirteen presidents included thus far, beginning with George Washington. This is a selective collection of important documents.
 
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1908
Located in the main stacks (J81.B97). This is the only reasonably comprehensive collection of presidential papers from the beginning through 1908.
 
Presidential Materials Available Online via the Library of Congress American Memory Project
Includes George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt
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