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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum and Library 1861-1865

American Experience (PBS)

Multimedia history of U.S. Presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Harry Truman
Political campaign, presidential legacy, and contemporaneous cultural information
Launched on Sept. 8, 1997

American Memory (Library of Congress)

Photographs of selected Presidential manuscripts
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson available as of April 1999

American Presidency (Grolier)

Articles include biographies of the Presidents, Vice Presidents, and famous candidates
Historic election results, political parties, Presidential scandals
Sections serve as a textbook for American government
Three encyclopedias available: New Book of Knowledge (Grades 3-8), Academic American Encyclopedia (Grade 5 to Adult), and Encyclopedia Americana (Grade 6 to Adult)

American Presidency Project (UCSB)

Official presidential papers, 1789-1913 (Messages and Papers) and 1929 to present (Public Papers of the President)
Complete run of State of the Union and Inaugural Addresses, 1789-present
Proclamations since 1789 and Executive Orders since 1826
Roosevelt Fireside Chats, 1933-44

Bill Vetoes

Available via GPO Access beginning 1995
- Check off the boxes for "House Documents" and use "veto" as a keyword search
Also available on THOMAS under Bill Summary and Status, 1973+
- Arranged by Congress
- Vetoes searchable as a stage in the legislative process or in a separate list

Biographical Information (Ibiblio)

Links to web information about U.S. presidents beginning with George Washington
Usually includes biographies; may include links to schools attended and speeches
Part of the larger President web site which includes listings of Presidential libraries and information about the First Ladies
Last updated in 2000

Bush Presidential Library, 1989-1992

Full text of Public Papers of the President, 1989-92, including reaction to fall of Soviet Union and Gulf War
Listing of National Security Directives, 1989-1992
Some of the National Security Reviews are available in Adobe Acrobat format
As of September 2000, most publications have not been declassified for national security reasons

Bush's Statements of Administration Policy on Appropriations and Non-Appropriations Bills

Carter Presidential Library, 1977-1980

Full text of daily presidential diaries, arranged by day
Includes Middle East negotiations and the Iran hostage crisis
As of September 2000, most documents have not been digitized
Web site includes directions for searching non-digitized archival material through the National Archives main data base