Government Information

The National Archives provides an understanding of the different types of Presidential documents available to the public and where these documents may be found.

Established in 1999 at the University of California, Santa Barbara, these archives contain 102,014 documents related to the study of the Presidency. Included are:
Executive Orders (1826 to the present)
Roosevelt's Fireside Chats
News Conferences (1929 to the present)
Inaugural Addresses (1789 to the present)
Annual Messages to Congress (1790 to the present)
Saturday Addresses (1982 to the present)
Presidential Signing Statements (1929 to the present)
Proclamations (1789 to the present)
Statements of Administration Policy (1997 to the present)
Nomination Acceptance Addresses (1928 to the present)
Presidential Candidate Debates (1960 to the present)

Integrates material from the weekly publication dating from 1993, with Daily Compilation material as published from January 20, 2009 – forward. Includes such material as:
Proclamations
Executive orders
Speeches
Press conferences
Communications to Congress and Federal agencies
Statements regarding bill signings and vetoes
Appointments, nominations
Reorganization plans
Resignations
Retirements
Acts approved by the President
Nominations submitted to the Senate
White House announcements
Press releases

Contains the papers and speeches of the President of the United States that were issued by the Office of the Press Secretary during the specified time period.

Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the Plum Book, is published, alternately, by the Senate and the House. The Plum Book is used to identify presidentially appointed positions within the Federal Government.

Provides information on treaties and other international agreements to which the United States has become a party and which are carried on the records of the Department of State as being in force as of its stated publication date.