Government Documents

The official White House web site provides access to Executive Orders, Proclamations, audio and transcripts of press briefings, pending nominations, current news items, links to EOP agencies and departments, and more.

Comprehensive collection of past and present Executive Branch materials, including speeches, press conferences, veto messages, and more.

An Internet Public LIbrary (IPL) resource, POTUS includes election results and primary sources such as letters and speeches. Some audio and visual files. The site stopped collecting information in 2012.

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The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents is the official publication of presidential statements. Materials include: proclamations, executive orders, speeches, press conferences, communications to Congress and Federal agencies, appointments, nominations, reorganization plans, resignations, retirements, acts approved by the President, nominations submitted to the Senate, White House, announcements, and press releases. On January 29, 2009, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents became the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents.

The Public Papers of the Presidents is published twice a year. Volumes in the series cover the administrations of Presidents Hoover through Obama. The series does not include the papers of President Franklin Roosevelt which were issued privately before the publication of the official Public Papers series.

Issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Budget of the United States Government is a collection of documents that contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications that have been issued throughout the fiscal year. Other related and supporting budget publications are included, which may vary from year to year.

The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. It overviews the nation's economic progress using text and extensive data appendices. The Economic Report of the President is transmitted to Congress no later than ten days after the submission of the Budget of the United States Government. Supplementary reports can be issued to the Congress which contain additional and/or revised recommendations.