LibGuides: Government Documents & Information: Office of the U.S. President and the Executive Branch

The Executive Branch

The White House
For information about the current president and past presidents, associated officials, and about the White House.
The American Presidency Project
Presidential speeches, documents, and statistics (such as length of speeches and complexity of government). Also, information about the White House as a building.
Executive Orders Disposition Tables
Presidential executive orders. From the National Archives.

American State Papers
Executive branch documents (and legislative, too) from 1789 through 1838.
Digital National Security Archive (DNSA)
A university-based library of declassified security documents.
Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL)
Indexing and links to documents on U.S. policy, especially concerning defense and security.
National Security Archive (Free)
Declassified document on human rights and foreign policy. From World War 2 to the present.
ProQuest Congressional
Includes Executive Branch Documents 1789 to date.

Compilation of Presidential Documents
"The Compilation of Presidential Documents collection consists of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents which are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary" 1992 to date.

U.S. Declassified Documents Online
Post WW2 to the 1970s. Declassified U.S. documents, including intelligence reports and meetings of cabinet meetings.

Public Papers of the Presidents
Online availability from 1992 to date. "Presidential writings, addresses, and remarks of a public nature."