Directory of Presidents Resources

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This category is devoted to sites about each of the Presidents of the United States of America, pertaining both to the persons of the Presidents and to the accomplishments of their administrations.

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American President: A Reference Resource

http://millercenter.org/president
Contains detailed biographies, staff listings, position descriptions, organizational charts, and key events for all 43 past and current presidents of the United States, as well as primary source materials and current information about the Presidency. Explores both the historical and political science aspects for the Presidency.
American Presidents Blog

http://www.american-presidents.org/
Weblog featuring sites that relate to the American Presidency or specific American Presidents. Created by Michael Lorenzen who is a librarian at Central Michigan University.
American Presidents: Life Portraits

http://www.americanpresidents.org/
Site complements CSPAN television series of the same name. Includes brief facts about each president, plus video clips from the series.
Dead Presidents

http://starship.python.net/crew/manus/Presidents/
Visits to the gravesites of the U.S. Presidents, with links for more information on their lives.
GPO - Compilation of Presidential Documents

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=CPD
Archive since 1993 of the Weekly and Daily Compilations of Presidential Documents along with the Digest of White House Announcements, Nominations Submitted to the Senate, Checklist of White House Press Releases, and Acts Approved by the President.
GPO - Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collection.action?collectionCode=PPP
Presidential writings, addresses and remarks of a public nature, compiled and published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.
History.com - U.S. Presidents

http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents
Features profiles with video and audio galleries, biography, timeline and transcripts of major speeches for each.
I Do Solemnly Swear: Inaugural Materials from the Collections of the Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/inaugural-home.html
Exhibit featuring rare photographs, manuscripts, campaign posters, letters, broadsides, and speeches from the inaugurations of eighteen presidents
IPL2 - Presidents of the United States

http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included to enrich this site.
Library of Congress - Presidents of the United States: Resource Guides

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/index.html
Webguides for each U.S. president include digital materials available throughout the Library’s web site, links to external Web sites and a bibliography containing selected works for both a general audience and younger readers.
Masonic Presidents Tour

http://www.pagrandlodge.org/mlam/presidents/
Identifies U.S. Presidents who were Masons. Includes a portrait of each, along with his signature and a record of his Masonic career.
PBS - American Experience: The Presidents

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/
Documentaries of all 20th century American presidents with podcasts, extended biographies, quotes, primary source materials, teaching materials and links to related sites.
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html
Find pictorial records of the first families from the Library of Congress Prints and Photograph Division.
Presidential Factfile

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/presday1.html
A comprehensive collection of photographs, biographies, quizzes, and trivia from Infoplease.com.
Presidential Gravesites and Homes

http://www.patspresidentialplaces.com/
A personal photo collection of the homes and gravesites of the Presidents of the United States.
Presidents

http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/
Index contains biographies, sketches, writings, and speeches.
Presidents of the United States

http://www.presidentsusa.net/index.html
Includes information about U.S. Presidents, including biographies, campaign histories, trivia, genealogy, and museums.
Presidents of the United States - Archontology

http://www.archontology.org/nations/us/
A directory of American Presidents from 1774 to 2005 with dates of rule or office and selected biographies.
Russell D. Renka - U.S. Presidency Links

http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/renka/PresidencyLinks.htm
Comprehensive guide to web resources from the professor's syllabus at Southeast Missouri State University.
Teaching about the U.S. Presidency

http://www.ericdigests.org/2001-3/presidency.htm
Provides full-text access to the ERIC Digest of this name which gives advice to teachers about instructing students on the American Presidency.
The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden

http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/
Official exhibit site of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Traces the history and culture of the presidency from 1789 through 2000.
The Independent - US Presidents' Lives

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/presidents/
Profiles of each of the U.S. presidents with photos and timelines.
The Presidents of the United States

https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents
Short history of the U.S. Presidency, along with biographical sketches and portraits of all the presidents to date. From the official White House site.
U.S. Presidents and the Bible

http://www.bebaptized.org/u.htm
Quotes from past U.S. Presidents on what they thought about the bible.
U.S. Presidents: Lists and Records

http://www.heptune.com/preslist.html
Collection of presidential facts and trivia in list form.
University of Virginia - Presidential Recordings Program

http://whitehousetapes.net/
Transcripts, audio files and related historical resources of six American presidents - Franklin Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Nixon - who secretly recorded on tape just under 5,000 hours of their meetings and telephone conversations from 1940-1973.
US Presidential Candidates

http://www.presidential-history.org/
Collection of biographies and major speeches of each president.
USA Presidents

http://www.usa-presidents.info/
Provides biographies and information on each American president. Also includes the text of Inaugural and State of the Union speeches, details on the presidency, and links to related resources.
Wikipedia: Historical Rankings of United States Presidents

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_rankings_of_United_States_Presidents
Summary tables of various polls rating the presidents over the years.

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