See also Presidential Info along with Elections, and

Presidential Transition, for individuals see President Bush and President Obama along with Poetry for poems written by Presidents

Investigations involving Presidents

Clinton - Independent Counsel Investigations Reports - RE: Madison Guaranty Savings & Loan Association

Regan - Records of Independent Counsel relating to Iran/Contra

Nixon - Watergate - summary from the FBI

Meet the Presidents

Hall of Presidents - shows portraits of U.S. presidents; each is accompanied by a brief biography

Presidents of the United States: Resource Guides - compile digital materials that are available throughout the Library of Congress website

The Presidency - offers 40 documents from 23 Presidents -- Washington's first inaugural address, Adams' description of his reception by King George III as America's first minister to Great Britain, Adams' letter ordering the relocation of government offices from Philadelphia to D.C., Lincoln's instructions to the commander at Fort Sumter, Roosevelt's letter thanking Oppenheimer and his colleagues for their ongoing secret atomic research, and more.

AmericanPresident.org - the most comprehensive non-partisan resource available with 2 perspectives on the presidency: 1. the Presidency in History, and 2. the Presidency in Action. (University of Virginia)

Presidents of the US - background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest with biographies, historical documents, audio and video files

American Presidency Project - depth of digital documents - over 67,000 covering 43 presidencies and public papers, executive orders, proclamations, addresses, and press conferences overall history and detailed information about each president; summary election data, public approval, and more; also audio and video archives

American President - well organized and easy to find information (Uni of VA)

Specific Presidents

• George Washington: A National Treasure - takes an in-depth look at the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait of our first president - explore the symbolic, artistic, & biographic meanings of the sword & books by clicking on those & other objects in the 1976 painting as well as learning about Washington's life, ideas, accomplishments, & his tremendous influence on the U.S.
• John and Abigail Adams - insights into the birth of American democracy, the American Revolution, life in the colonies, the Founding Fathers, the branches of government, lawmaking, and politics. Learn about key people and events: John and Abigail, John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, King George III, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, the Boston Massacre, the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congresses, the Presidency and Vice Presidency, the Alien and Sedition Acts, and more.
• James Madison legacy - the nation's fourth President and Father of the United States Constitution and James Madison Papers - American Memory, includes 12,000 letters, notes, legislation, and other documents from the man considered the Father of the Constitution. These documents (1723-1836), including an autobiography, help illuminate Madison's pivotal role in the Constitutional Convention as well as his nine years in the House of Representatives, his tenure as Secretary of State, and his two terms as our fourth President. Essays discuss Madison's life and his role at the Constitutional Convention.
• Lincoln - Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial - recounts Abraham Lincoln's growth from boyhood to manhood in the newly formed state of Indiana on the western frontier; learn about his family's move there, his mother's death (when he was 9), his education, his various jobs, frontier life, and the books, people, and experiences that shaped his thinking; Lincoln Home National Historic Site: A Place of Growth and Memor - recounts the life of our 16th president; see photos of the house in Springfield, Illinois, that Abraham Lincoln and his family occupied for 17 years; read news accounts of the day he departed for Washington, D.C., and of his funeral; learn about the series of events that led to his election as the first president born west of the Appalachians. And One Life: The Mask of Lincoln - celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of one of our greatest presidents, exhibit of 30 portraits aimed "to show the changing face that Abraham Lincoln presented to the world as he led the fight for the Union.
• Last Days of a President: Films of McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901 - American Memory, presents 28 films that include footage of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, the President at his second inauguration, and funeral. Two brief essays recall the politics and status of the U.S. at the turn of the century.
• McKinley Assassination Ink: A Documentary History of William Mc Kinley's Assassination - the largest possible selection of full-text primary source documents relating to the 1901 assassination of President Mc Kinley and the immediate aftermath of that event, including the succession of Theodore Roosevelt to the presidency and the incarceration, trial, and execution of assassin Leon Czolgosz." Documents date from the 1890s through 1910s. (librarians of C.A. Gable and S.N. Huthmacher)
• Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century -- "This exhibition is a retrospective look at the man and his portraiture, whose progressive ideas about social justice, representative democracy, and America's role as a world leader have significantly shaped our national character." Features a chronology of the public career of Roosevelt, and annotated images of artwork of Roosevelt as a Rough Rider, U.S. president, big game hunter, and in other situations. From the National Portrait Gallery.

Other

WhiteHouseForSale.org - a national, nonprofit public interest organization to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts.

Presidents: The Secret History - exposes quirky facts about our first 42 presidents. Also answers: What would kids do if they were president? & What qualities do kids think make a good president?