American Childhoods of the 21st Century

Sources include nearly every document from Messages and Papers of the Presidents of the United States (1787-1902) and The Public Papers of the Presidents (1929-present). Updated regularly from the materials provided by the White House media office, the Government Printing Office, and the National Archives (NARA).

This collection of video and articles is about the past and present American Presidents, the First Ladies, and more. Includes original television footage.

Documents in law, history, and diplomacy.

Includes hearings (1824-present); CRS Reports (1916-present); House and Senate Documents/Reports (Serial Set; 1817-present); legislative histories (1969-present); bills and laws (1776-present); miscellaneous publications including GAO, CBO, the American State Papers, the House and Senate Journals (1789-present); vote reports (1987-present); maps (1789-2007); Congressional Record (1789-present); executive branch (1789-1932); and presidential materials such as executive orders (1789-present). Many of these are full text.

Collected by the Miller Center, a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia that specializes in presidential scholarship, public policy, and political history, providing critical insights for the nation's governance challenges.

American presidential campaign commercials from 1952-2024, search by year, political issue, presidential candidate, and more.

Founded in 1985 by journalists and scholars to check rising government secrecy, the National Security Archive includes a library and archive of declassified U.S. documents.