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Presidential Papers and Primary Sources

Reference Sources

Almanac of American Presidents: From 1798 to the Present. 1991. (REF E 176.1 .A626 1991)

The American Presidency Project - University of California, Santa Barbara

Guide to the Presidency. 1996. vols. 1-2. (REF JK 516 .C57 1996)

The Papers of the Presidents of the United States - The Avalon Project at Yale Law School

Presidents of the United States - Internet Public Library

Records of the Presidency: Presidential Papers and Libraries from Washington to Reagan. 1989. (REF CD 3029.82 .S35 1989)

Speeches of the American Presidents. 2001. (netLibray electronic resource - look up the title in the library catalog)

Vital Statistics on the Presidency: Washington to Clinton. 1996. (REF JK 518 .R34 1996)

George Washington, 1789-1797

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress

George Washington's Diaries: An Abridgement. 1999. (Stacks E 312.8 1999)

Index to the George Washington Papers. 1964. (DOC LC 4.7:W 27)

The Journal of the Proceedings of the President, 1793-1797. 1981. (Stacks E 312.8 1793-97)

The Papers of George Washington - The University of Virginia

The Papers of George Washington. Colonial series. 1983. vols. 1-10. (Stacks E 312.72 1983)

The Papers of George Washington. Confederation series. 1992. vols. 1-6. (Stacks E 312.7 1992)

The Papers of George Washington. Presidential series. 1987. vols. 1-11. (Stacks E 312.72 1987)

The Papers of George Washington. Retirement series. 1998. vols. 1-4. (Stacks E 312.72 1998)

The Papers of George Washington. Revolutionary War series. 1985. vols. 1-12. (Stacks E 312.72 1985)

The Writings of George Washington. 1837. vols. 1-12. (Stacks E 312.7 1834)

John Adams, 1797-1801

Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society

Diary and Autobiography. 1962. vols. 1-4. (Stacks E 322 .A3 1962)

The Earliest Diary of John Adams: June 1753-April 1754, September 1758-January 1759. 1966. (Stacks E 322 .A34)

Legal Papers of John Adams. 1965. vols. 1-3. (Stacks KF 213 .A3)

Papers of John Adams. 1977. vols. 1-6. (Stacks E 302 .A275 1977)

Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809

Index to the Thomas Jefferson Papers. 1976. (DOC LC 4.7:J 35)

Jefferson's Memorandum Books, 1767-1826. 1997. vols. 1-2. (Stacks E 302 .J442 1997)

Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies. 1830. vols. 1-2. (Stacks E 302 .J462)

The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. 1950. vols. 1-29. (Stacks E 302 .J463)

Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive - The University of Virginia

The Thomas Jefferson Papers. 1963. (Stacks E 302 .J4632)

Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress

Writings. 1984. (Stacks E 302 .J442 1984)

James Madison, 1809-1817

James Madison, 1751-1836: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1969. (Stacks E 302 .M177)

James Madison: A Biography in His Own Words. 1974. vols. 1-2. (Stacks E 342 .A34 1974)

Papers. 1962. vols. 1-17. (Stacks E 302 .M19)

Papers, 1723-1859. 1964. (Microfilm 207)

The Papers of James Madison: Presidential series. 1984. vols. 1-3. (Stacks E 302 .M19 1984)

The Papers of James Madison: Secretary of State series. 1986. vols. 1-6. (Stacks E 302 .M19 1986)

Papers of James Madison - The University of Virginia

James Monroe, 1817-1825

Index to the James Monroe Papers. 1963. (DOC LC 4.7:M 75)

James Monroe, 1758-1831: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1969. (Stacks E 371 .U6)

Papers, 1758-1839. 1960. (Microfilm 173)

The Papers of James Monroe. 2003. (Stacks E 302 .M74 2003)

The Writings of James Monroe. 1898. vols. 1-5, 7. (Stacks E 302 .M74)

John Q. Adams, 1825-1829

Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society

Diary of John Quincy Adams. 1981. vols. 1-2. (Stacks E 377 .A22 1981)

The Diary of John Quincy Adams, 1794-1845: American Diplomacy, and Political, Social, and Intellectual Life, from Washington to Polk. 1969. (Stacks E 377 .A214)

John Quincy Adams and American Continental Empire: Letters, Papers, and Speeches. 1965. (Stacks E 337.8 .A4)

Writings of John Quincy Adams. 1913. vols. 1-7. (Stacks E 337.8 .A21)

Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837

Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. (Stacks E 337.8 .J3) 1969.

Correspondence of Andrew Jackson. 1969. vols. 1-6. (Stacks E 382 .J115 1969)

Index to the Andrew Jackson Papers. 1967. (DOC LC 4.7:J 13)

Legal Papers of Andrew Jackson. 1987. (Stacks KF 213 .J29 E59 1987)

Life and Public Services of General Andrew Jackson. 1880. (Special Collections CT 182 .J4)

Papers, 1775-1860. 1961. (Microfilm 199)

The Papers of Andrew Jackson. 1980. vols. 1-6. (Stacks E 302 .J35 1980)

Martin Van Buren, 1837-1841

Calendar of the Papers of Martin Van Buren. 1910. (Stacks Z6616 .V33 U5 and DOC LC 4.2:V 27)

Martin Van Buren, 1782-1862: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1969. (Stacks E 386 .U57)

Papers, 1787-1868. 1960. (Microfilm 210)

William H. Harrison, 1841

Index to the William H. Harrison Papers. 1960. (DOC LC 4.7:H 24)

Papers, 1734-1939. 1958. (Microfilm 111)

John Tyler, 1841-1845

Index to the John Tyler Papers. 1961. (DOC LC 4.7:T 97)

Papers, 1691-1918. 1958. (Microfilm 166)

James Polk, 1845-1849

Index to the James K. Polk Papers. 1969. (DOC LC 4.7:P 75)

James K. Polk, 1795-1849: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1970. (Stacks E 416 .U5)

Papers. (Special Collections M1985-12)

Papers. (Special Collections M1968-11/22)

Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850

Index to the Zachary Taylor Papers. 1960. (DOC LC 4.7:T 21)

Papers, 1814-1931. 1958. (Microfilm 100)

Millard Fillmore, 1850-1853

Millard Fillmore Papers. 1970. vols. 1-2. (Stacks F 129 .B88 1970)

Franklin Pierce, 1853-1857

Franklin Pierce, 1804-1869: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1968. (Stacks E 415.6 .P6 1968)

Index to the Franklin Pierce Papers. 1962. (DOC LC 4.7:P 61)

Papers, 1820-1869. 1959. (Microfilm 106)

James Buchanan, 1857-1861

James Buchanan, 1791-1868: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1968. (Stacks E 337.8 .B9 1968)

The Life and Public Services of James Buchanan. 1856. (Microfilm 729, Reel 209, no. 2)

The Works of James Buchanan Comprising his Speeches, State Papers, and Private Correspondence. 1960. vols. 1-12. (Stacks E 337.8 .B9 1960)

Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1865

Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

Complete Works. 1994. vols.1-12. (Stacks E 457.91 1894)

Index to the Abraham Lincoln Papers. 1960. (DOC LC 4.7:L 63)

Lincoln: In His Own Words. 1993. (Stacks E 457.92 1993)

The Lincoln Papers: The Story of the Collection. 1948. vols. 1-2. (Stacks E 457.92 1948)

Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum

Papers, 1833-1916. 1959. (Microfilm 174)

Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869

Index to the Andrew Johnson Papers. 1963. (DOC LC 4.7:J 63)

The Life and Public Services of Andrew Johnson. 1866. (Microfilm 729, Reel 214, no. 4)

Papers, 1841-1900. 1960. (Microfilm 165)

The Papers of Andrew Johnson. 1967. vols. 1-16. (Stacks E 415.6 .J65 1967)

Ulysses S. Grant, 1869-1877

Index to the Ulysses S. Grant Papers. 1965. (DOC LC 4.7:G 76)

Papers, 1844-1892. 1964. (Microfilm 113)

The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant. 1967. vols. 1-26. (Stacks E 660 .G74)

Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. 1992. (Stacks E 672 .A3 1992)

Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1885: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1968. (Stacks E 660 .G765)

Rutherford B. Hayes, 1877-1881

Diary and Letters of Rutherford B. Hayes - Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center

Hayes: The Diary of a President, 1875-1881. 1964. (Stacks E 682 .H48)

Rutherford B. Hayes, 1822-1893: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1969. (Stacks E 681 .U6)

Teach the Freeman: The Correspondence of Rutherford B. Hayes and the Slater Fund for Negro Education, 1881-1893. 1969. (Stacks LC 2707 .J6 1969)

James Garfield, 1881

Index to the James A. Garfield Papers. 1973. (DOC LC 4.7:G 18)

Chester Arthur, 1881-1885

Index to the Chester A. Arthur Papers. 1962. (DOC LC 4.7:Ar 7)

Papers, 1843-1938. 1959. (Microfilm 112)

Grover Cleveland, 1885-1889 and 1893-1897

Grover Cleveland, 1837-1908: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1968. (Stacks E 660 .C6 1968)

Index to the Grover Cleveland Papers. 1965. (DOC LC 4.7:C 59)

Letters of Grover Cleveland, 1850-1908. 1970. (Stacks E 697 .C63 1970)

Papers, 1859-1945. 1958. (Microfilm 172)

The Writings and Speeches of Grover Cleveland. 1970. (Stacks E 696 .C61 1970)

Benjamin Harrison, 1889-1893

Benjamin Harrison, 1833-1901: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1969. (Stacks E 660 .H28)

The Correspondence Between Benjamin Harrison and James G. Blaine, 1882-1893. 1940. (Stacks E 702 .H36)

Index to the Benjamin Harrison Papers. 1964. (DOC LC 4.7:H 24/2)

Public Papers and Addresses of Benjamin Harrison, March 4, 1889, to March 4, 1893. 1969. (Stacks E 701 .H3 1969 and Microfilm 729, Reel 194, no. 2)

William McKinley, 1897-1901

Index to the William McKinley Papers. 1963. (DOC LC 4.7:M 21)

Papers, 1847-1902. 1961. (Microfilm 110)

President McKinley's Last and Greatest Speech. 1901. (Stacks E 751 .M1435)

Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley. 1893. (Stacks E 660 .M145)

Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1909

Addresses and Presidential Messages of Theodore Roosevelt, 1902-1904. 1904. (Stacks E 660 .R8532)

Autobiography. 1958. (Stacks E 757 .R794)

Index to the Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 1970. (DOC LC 4.7:R 67)

Letters. 1951. vols. 1-8. (Stacks E 757 .R7958)

Papers, 1759-1919. 1967. (Microfilm 481)

Presidential Addresses and State Papers. 1910. vols. 1-8. (Stacks E 660 .R77 1910)

The Selected Letters of Theodore Roosevelt. 2001. (Stacks E 757 .A4 2001)

Selections From the Correspondence of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge, 1884-1918. 1925. vols. 1-2. (Stacks E 757 .R799)

Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1969. (Stacks E 756 .U68)

Theodore Roosevelt papers at the Library of Congress

Writings. 1967. (Stacks E 757 .R77)

William H. Taft, 1909-1913

Collected Editorials, 1917-1921. 1990. (Stacks E 660 .T114 1990)

Index to the William Howard Taft Papers. 1972. (DOC LC 4.7:T 12)

Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921

A Crossroads of Freedom: The 1912 Campaign Speeches of Woodrow Wilson. 1956. (Stacks E 765 .W5)

The Hoover-Wilson Wartime Correspondence, September 24, 1914, to November 11, 1918. 1974. (Stacks E 802 .H693)

The Hope of the World: Messages and Addresses Delivered by the President between July 10, 1919, and December 9, 1919. 1920. (Stacks J 82 .D27 1920)

Index to the Woodrow Wilson Papers. 1973. (DOC LC 4.7:W 69)

International Ideals: Speeches and Addresses Made During the President's European Visit, December 14, 1918, to February 14, 1919. 1919. (Stacks D 619 .W675)

Papers. 1966. vols. 1-69. (Stacks E 660 .W717)

Woodrow Wilson, 1856-1924: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1969. (Stacks E 660 .W75)

The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Libray

Warren Harding, 1921-1923

Warren G. Harding, 1865-1923: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1970. (Stacks E 785 .U76)

Calvin Coolidge, 1923-1929

The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. 1929. (Stacks E 792 .C614)

Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1970. (Stacks E 791 .M6)

Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum

Index to the Calvin Coolidge Papers. 1965. (DOC LC 4.7:C 77)

Papers, 1921-1929. 1959. (Microfilm 197)

The Price of Freedom: Speeches and Addresses. 1924. (Stacks E 660 .C725)

The Talkative President: The Off-the-Record Press Conferences of Calvin Coolidge. 1964. (Stacks E 742.5 .C7)

Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933

Campaign Speeches of 1932, by President Hoover and ex-President Coolidge. 1933. (Stacks E 805 .H66)

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Herbert Hoover, 1929-1933. 1979. (REF J 82 .D5 1979)

Herbert Hoover: A Register of his Papers in the Hoover Institution Archives. 1983. (Stacks E 742.5 .H66 1983)

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum

Historical Materials in the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library. 1996. (DOC AE 1.102:H 62/5)

The Hoover-Wilson Wartime Correspondence, September 24, 1914, to November 11, 1918. 1974. (Stacks E 802 .H693)

Memoirs. 1951. vols. 1-3. (Stacks E 802 .H7)

The New Day: Campaign Speeches of Herbert Hoover, 1928. 1929. (Stacks E 796 .H782)

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Herbert Hoover. 1974-1977. (DOC GS 4.113)

The State Papers and Other Public Writings of Herbert Hoover. 1970. vols. 1-2. (Stacks E 801 .H66 1970)

Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-1945

Churchill & Roosevelt: The Complete Correspondence. 1984. vols. 1-3. (Stacks DA 566.9 .C5 A4 1984)

Complete Presidential Press Conferences of Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1972. vols. 1-15. (Stacks E 806 .R7454 1972)

The Essential Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 1995. (Stacks E 742.5 .R65 1995)

FDR, Columnist: The Uncollected Columns of Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1947. (Stacks E 742.5 .R57)

For the President, Personal and Secret: Correspondence Between Franklin D. Roosevelt and William C. Bullitt. 1972. (Stacks E 742.5 .R576)

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Foreign Affairs. 1969. vols. 1-3. (Stacks E 806 .R7427)

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

Nothing to Fear: The Selected Addresses of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1932-1945. 1946. (Stacks E 806 .R7445)

The Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1969. vols. 1-13. (Stacks E 806 .R749)

Roosevelt and Churchill: Their Secret Wartime Correspondence. 1975. (Stacks E 807 .A4 1975)

Roosevelt's Foreign Policy, 1933-1941: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Unedited Speeches and Messages. 1942. (Stacks E 744 .R78)

Stalin's Correspondence with Roosevelt and Truman, 1941-1945. 1965. (Stacks D 735 .R853 1965)

Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953

The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman. 1980. (Stacks E 814 .A32)

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953. 1979. (REF J 82 .D7 1979)

Freedom and Equality: Addresses. 1960. (Stacks JC 599 .U5 T7)

Harry S. Truman, 1884- :Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1970. (Stacks E 813 .U512)

Truman Presidential Museum and Library

Memoirs. 1955. vols. 1-2. (Stacks E 814 .T75)

Mr. President: The First Publication from the Personal Diaries, Private Letters, Papers, and Revealing interviews of Harry S. Truman. 1952. (Stacks E 814 .T7)

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Harry S. Truman. 1961-1966. (DOC GS 4.113)

Stalin's Correspondence with Roosevelt and Truman, 1941-1945. 1965. (Stacks D 735 .R853 1965)

Strictly Personal and Confidential: The Letters Harry Truman Never Mailed. 1982. (Stacks E 814 .A4 1982b)

The Truman Program: Addresses and Messages. 1949. (Stacks E 813 .T69)

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1961

Basic Documents from the Eisenhower and Kennedy Periods. 1988. (Stacks UA 23 .B347 1988)

The Churchill-Eisenhower Correspondence, 1953-1955. 1990. (Stacks DA 566.9 .C5 A4 1990)

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953-1961. 1978. (REF J 82 .D8 1978)

Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1890-1969: Chronology, Documents, Bibliographical Aids. 1970. (Stacks E 835 .U543)

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Library & Museum

The Eisenhower Diaries. 1981. (Stacks E 836 .A3155 1981)

The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower. 1970. vols. 1-21. (Stacks D 735 .E37)

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1960-1961. (DOC GS 4.113)

John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963

Basic Documents from the Eisenhower and Kennedy Periods. 1988. (Stacks UA 23 .B347 1988)

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, John F. Kennedy, 1961-1963. 1977. (REF J 82 .D9 1977)

The Great Debates: Background, Perspective, Effects. 1968. (Stacks E 840 .K7 1968)

John F. Kennedy Library and Museum

Kennedy and the Press: The News Conferences. 1965. (Stacks E 841 .K37)

"Let the Word Go Forth:" The Speeches, Statements, and Writings of John F. Kennedy. 1988. (Stacks E 838.5 .K42 1988)

President Kennedy and the Press. 1981. (Microfilm 979)

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. John F. Kennedy. 1962-1964. (DOC GS 4.113)

Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1969

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, 1963-1969. 1978. (REF J 82 .E1 1978)

Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum

Oral Histories of the Johnson Administration, 1963-1969. 1987. (Microfiche 354)

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Lyndon B. Johnson. 1965-1970. (DOC GS 4.113)

Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Johnson's Secret White House Tapes, 1964-1965. 2001. (Stacks E 846 .J576 2001)

A Time for Action: A Selection from the Speeches and Writings of Lyndon B. Johnson, 1953-64. 1964. (Stacks E 742.5 .J6)

Richard M. Nixon, 1969-1974

The Clearest Choice: Fourteen Radio and Two Television Speeches Delivered by President Nixon During the 1972 Presidential Campaign. 1972. (Stacks E 859 .N586)

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Richard M. Nixon, 1969-1974. 1978. (REF J 82 .E2 1978)

From the President: Richard Nixon's Secret Files. 1989. (Stacks E 838.5 .N52 1989)

The Great Debates: Background, Perspective, Effects. 1968. (Stacks E 840 .K7 1968)

In the Arena: A Memoir of Victory, Defeat, and Renewal. 1990. (Stacks E 856 .A3 N59 1990)

Nixon Presidential Materials

Papers of the Nixon White House. 1987. (Microfiche 498)

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Richard M. Nixon. 1971-1975. (DOC GS 4.113)

RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon. 1978. (Stacks and Special Collections E 856 .A36)

The White House Transcripts. 1974. (Stacks E 860 .N57 1974c)

Gerald Ford, 1974-1977

Carter vs. Ford: The Counterfeit Debates of 1976. 1980. (Stacks JK 526 1976 .B57)

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, 1974-1977. 1980. (REF J 82 .E27 1980)

Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum

The Great Debates: Carter vs. Ford, 1976. 1979. (Stacks E 868 .C73)

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Gerald Ford. 1975-1979. (DOC GS 4.113)

A Time to Heal: The Autobiography of Gerald R. Ford. 1979. (Stacks E 866 .F67 1979)

Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981

Carter vs. Ford: The Counterfeit Debates of 1976. 1980. (Stacks JK 526 1976 .B57)

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981. 1983. (REF and Stacks J 82 .E44 1983)

The Great Debates: Carter vs. Ford, 1976. 1979. (Stacks E 868 .C73)

Jimmy Carter Library and Museum

Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President. 1995. (Stacks E 873 .A3 1995)

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Jimmy Carter. 1977-1982. (DOC GS 4.113)

Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989. 1995. (REF J 82 .E51 1995)

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Ronald Reagan. 1982-1991. (DOC GS 4.113 and AE 2.114)

Reagan: In His Own Hand. 2001. (Stacks E 838.5 .R432 2001a)

Ronald Reagan Presidential Library

George H. W. Bush, 1989-1993

All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings. 1999. (Stacks E 838.5 .B872 1999)

The Cumulated Indexes to the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George Bush, 1989-1993. 1995. (REF J 82 .E6 1995)

George Bush Presidential Library and Museum

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. George H. W. Bush.

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. George H. W. Bush. 1990-1993. (DOC AE 2.114)

William J. Clinton, 1993-2001

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. William J. Clinton.

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. William J. Clinton. 1994-2002. (DOC AE 2.114)

William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum

George W. Bush, 2001-

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. George W. Bush.

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. George W. Bush. 2003- . (DOC AE 2.114)

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