Executive Branch (Presidency)
Public papers of the presidents of the United States
(GovInfo) partial set online
Complete print set (1931-1932/33, 1945-2002 v.2+) at Mugar Library J80 .F57
- Public Papers of President Barack H. Obama
- Public Papers of President Bill Clinton
- Public Papers of President George W Bush
- Public Papers of President Ronald Reagan
- George H. W. Bush
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 1993+ online
Published every Monday – “the official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary”.
A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents…v.1-20
(1897-22) J81 .E97
Presidential Libraries (many libraries now include audiovisual materials such as speeches)
American Presidency Project (home)
- Political Party Platforms 1840-present
- Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speeches • 1960 – 2004
- Presidential Candidates Debates • 1960 – 2004 Transcripts
- The addresses and messages of the presidents of the United States,
- inaugural, annual, and special, from 1789 to 1846… (part of the collection Making of Modern Law 1800-1926)
History Channel – Famous Speeches and Audio
Historic Documents on Presidential Elections, 1787-1988. Mugar
Reference X JK 1965 .H56 1991
Executive Branch - Agencies
- Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)The official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Searchable online from Truman (1945) to Reagan (1988); available in print 1861+
Mugar JX 233 E52 - World Wide Diplomatic Archives Index (U.S. Dept. of State, Office of the Historian)A guide to the accessibility of diplomatic archives around the world, by country.
- Homeland Security Digital LibraryA comprehensive collection of current and archived Homeland Security resources--all in digital format--from federal, state and local agencies, leading national and international organizations, think tanks, universities, and more.
- CREST (Central Intelligence Agency)The CREST system is the publicly accessible repository of the subset of CIA records reviewed under the 25-year program in electronic format (manually reviewed and released records are accessioned directly into the National Archives in their original format). Over 11 million pages have been released in electronic format and reside on the CREST database, from which researchers have printed about 1.1 million pages As of January 2017, the CIA published the records of the CREST collection online.
- JPRS documents through DTICThe Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports, first published in 1958, "...selects, translates, and abstracts foreign language political and technical media for federal agencies. Most JPRS reports are concerned with publications in communist countries, though materials from all nations may be translated. "
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)An independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents. Most records at NARA are in the public domain, but require an on-site visit for viewing. Items can be identified through the catalog
Mugar JX 233 E52- Digital National Security Archive This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collections of primary documents released through the Freedom of Information Act. Includes many aspects of U.S. foreign policy and military policy from 1945 to the present. Overlaps with U.S. Declassified Documents but has more recent documents.
Mugar Library has a number of document sets from the National Security Archive on microfiche 
(with on-site viewers):
- Federal RegisterThe daily journal of the U.S. government. Each day Federal agencies publish documents in the Federal Register, including proposed rules, final rules, public notices, and Presidential actions.
The Emerging Nation: a documentary history of the foreign relations of the United States under the Articles of Conferation, 1780-1789 . 3 vols. Mugar Reference X E 303 .E44 1996
