 The Papers of
the Presidents
The American Presidency Project is the only online resource that has consolidated, coded, and organized into a single searchable database:
• The Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Washington - Taft (1789-1913)
• The Public Papers of the Presidents:
Hoover to Bush (1929-1993)
• The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents:
Clinton - Obama (1993-2009)
• Our archives also contain thousands of other documents such as party platforms, candidates' remarks, Statements of Administration Policy, documents released by the Office of the Press Secretary, and election debates:
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| Noteworthy State of the Union Addresses from the APP's complete archive: |
| "The British Government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." |
| George W. Bush - January 28, 2003 |
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| "The era of big Government is over. But we cannot go back to the time when our citizens were left to fend for themselves." |
| William J. Clinton - January 23, 1996 |
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| "President Washington began this tradition in 1790 after reminding the Nation that the destiny of self-government and the "preservation of the sacred fire of liberty" is "finally staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people." For our friends in the press, who place a high premium on accuracy, let me say: I did not actually hear George Washington say that. [Laughter]" |
| Ronald Reagan - January 26, 1982 |
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| "Today, that freshman Member from Michigan stands where Mr. Truman stood, and I must say to you that the state of the Union is not good: Millions of Americans are out of work..." |
| Gerald Ford - January 15, 1975 |
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| "I believe the time has come to bring that investigation and the other investigations of this matter to an end. One year of Watergate is enough." |
| Richard Nixon - January 30, 1974 |
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| "We must spare no effort to raise the general level of health in this country. In a nation as rich as ours, it is a shocking fact that tens of millions lack adequate medical care." |
| Harry S. Truman - January 5, 1949 |
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| "In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms." |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt - January 6, 1941 |
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| The American Presidency Project (americanpresidency.org), was established in 1999 as a collaboration between John Woolley and Gerhard Peters at the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
| Our archives contain 89,005 documents related to the study of the Presidency. |
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| The Reagan Legacy on the 100th Anniversary of His Birth (February 6, 1911) |
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Key Remarks and Addresses by President Reagan:
- Address on Behalf of Senator Barry Goldwater - October 27, 1964
- Address Accepting the Presidential Nomination at the Republican National Convention in Detroit - July 17, 1980
- Election Night Victory Speech in Los Angeles - November 4, 1980
- Inaugural Address - January 20, 1981
- Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the Program for Economic Recovery - April 28, 1981
- Remarks Announcing the Intention To Nominate Sandra Day O'Connor To Be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States - July 7, 1981
- Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Reporters on the Air Traffic Controllers Strike - August 3, 1981
- Address to the Nation on Defense and National Security (announcing S.D.I.) - March 23, 1983
- Address to the Nation on the Explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger - January 28, 1986
- Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin - June 12, 1987
- Address to the Nation on the Iran Arms and Contra Aid Controversy and Administration Goals - August 12, 1987
- Address to the Nation on the Soviet-United States Summit Meeting - December 10, 1987
- Farewell Address to the Nation - January 20, 1989
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Executive Order 9066 - Authorizing the Secretary of War To Prescribe Military Areas
February 19, 1942 |
| WHEREAS the successful prosecution of the war requires every possible protection against espionage and against sabotage to national-defense material, national-defense premises, and national-defense utilities as defined in section 4, Act of April 20, 1918, 40 Stat. 533, as amended by the act of November 30, 1940, 54 Stat. 1220, and the Act of August 21, 1941, 55 Stat. 655 (U. S. C., Title 50, Sec. 104): NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States, and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby authorize and direct the Secretary of War, and the Military Commanders whom he may from time to time designate, whenever he or any designated Commander deems such actions necessary or desirable, to prescribe military areas in such places and of such extent as he or the appropriate Military Commanders may determine, from which any or all persons may be excluded, and with such respect to which, the right of any person to enter, remain in, or lea ...read full document |
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| The Document Archive Contains 89,005 Records |
| • Executive Orders |
4808 |
• State of the Union Addresses |
91 |
| • Proclamations |
5861 |
• State of the Union Messages |
138 |
| • Press Conferences |
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• Inaugural Addresses |
59 |
| • Saturday Radio Addresses |
1284 |
• Addresses to Congress (non-SOU) |
48 |
| • Fireside Chats (FDR) |
27 |
• Addresses to Nation |
241 |
| • Veto Messages |
1141 |
• Addresses to the United Nations |
42 |
| • Radio & TV Correspondents Dinners |
34 |
• Addresses to Foreign Legislatures |
68 |
| • Party Convention Addresses |
36 |
• College Commencement Addresses |
146 |
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