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Research Presidential Materials

Every day the President and his staff generate thousands of records both textual and audiovisual providing insight into the issues confronting our nation. Presidential Libraries preserve not only these official records, but also the personal papers of Presidential family members, associates, and friends. Together, these archival materials provide a comprehensive view of our Presidents and our history.

When doing research at a Presidential Library:

  • Decide what content you are looking for.
  • Determine where the content is held.
  • Research the Finding Aids.

Guides

 

Related Publications

We offer a selection of guides, finding aids, microfilm catalogs, and special archival publications useful to anyone, especially scholars, archivists, historians, and researchers.

Titles, descriptions and ordering information are listed below.

Presidential Perspectives from the National Archives

This series highlights modern American Presidents and the National Archives Presidential Libraries System. Each richly illustrated booklet features a brief Presidential biography and a description of the respective library and its holdings.

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Tokens and Treasures: Gifts to Twelve Presidents

This lavishly illustrated book, based on the exhibition of the same name, showcases over 200 gifts sent to Presidents from Hoover through Clinton.

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