QUICK GUIDE: PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS: RESEARCH ESSENTIALS
- I. Sources for Executive Orders
| • Federal Register |
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Print: |
Current & previous month (Reserve); 1980-(LL1); 1940-79 (Historic Storage) |
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Microform: |
1971- (LL1: Fiche 96); 1936-70 (LL1: Film 96) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1936-)
Lexis: EXEC;EXECOR (1980-)
LexisNexis Congressional (1980-)
Westlaw: PRES (1936-); FR-ALL (1936-; PDF, 1936-80)
GPOAccess (1994-; PDF, 1995-) |
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| • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents |
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Print: |
Current year (Reserve); 1965- (SL2: J80 .A284) |
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Microform: |
1990-99 (LL1: Fiche 91); 1965-89 (LL1: Fiche 90) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1965-)
Lexis: EXEC;PRESDC (1979-)
Westlaw: WCPD (2000-)
GPO Access (PDF, 1993-) |
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| • Code of Federal Regulations, Title 3: The President |
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Print: |
Current year (Reserve); 1936- (LL1) |
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Microform: |
1936- (LL1: Fiche 95) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1936-)
Lexis: GENFED;CFR (1981-)
GPO Access (PDF, 1997-) |
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| • United States Code |
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Print: |
Current edition: LL1; previous editions (1940-): LL2 |
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Microform: |
1926-76 (LL1: Fiche 39) |
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Online: |
Lexis: CODES;USCODE; archive (1992-): CODES;USARCH
Westlaw: USCA; archive (1990-): USCAYY (where YY=year)
GPO Access (current and previous edition) |
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Notes: |
Executive orders that implement United States Code provisions are published as notes to the pertinent Code sections. They are also published in United States Code Annotated (LL1 & Reserve) and United States Code Service (LL1). |
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| • United States Code Congressional and Administrative News |
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Print: |
1941- (LL1) |
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Online: |
Westlaw: USCCAN-EO (1936-) |
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| • Presidential Executive Orders |
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Microform: |
1845-1936 (LL1: Film 46) |
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| • A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents |
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Print:
Online: |
1789-1897 (LL2: Storage: J81 .U54 1896)
1898-1902 (LL2: Storage: J81.U54 1896 Suppl. 1903)
HeinOnline (PDF, 1789-1897); (PDF, 1789-1929)
LLMC Digital (PDF, 1789-1897) |
- II. Sources for Proclamations
| • Federal Register |
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Print: |
Current & previous month (Reserve); 1980-(LL1); 1940-79 (Historic Storage) |
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Microform: |
1971- (LL1: Fiche 96); 1936-70 (LL1: Film 96) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1936-)
Lexis: EXEC;FEDREG (1980-)
LexisNexis Congressional (1980-)
Westlaw: PRES (1984-); FR-ALL (1936-; PDF, 1936-80)
GPO Access (1994-; PDF, 1995-) |
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| • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents |
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Print: |
Current year (Reserve); 1965- (SL2: J80 .A284) |
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Microform: |
1990-99 (LL1: Fiche 91); 1965-89 (LL1: Fiche 90) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1965-)
Lexis: EXEC;PRESDC (1979-)
Westlaw: WCPD (2000-)
GPO Access (PDF, 1993-) |
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| • Code of Federal Regulations, Title 3: The President |
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Print: |
Current year (Reserve); 1936- (LL1) |
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Microform: |
1936- (LL1: Fiche 95) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1936-)
Lexis: GENFED;CFR (1981-)
GPO Access (PDF, 1997-) |
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| • United States Statutes at Large |
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Print: |
1789- (LL1) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1789-)
Westlaw: US-STATLRG (PDF, 1789-1972)
Library of Congress (PDF, 1789-1875) |
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| • United States Code |
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Print: |
Current edition: LL1; previous editions: LL2 |
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Online: |
Lexis: CODES;USCODE; archive (1992-): CODES;USARCH
Westlaw: USCA; archive (1990-): USCAYY (where YY=year)
GPO Access (current and previous edition) |
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Notes: |
Proclamations issued pursuant to United States Code provisions are published as notes to the pertinent Code sections. They are also published in United States Code Annotated (LL1 & Reserve) and United States Code Service (LL1). |
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| • United States Code Congressional and Administrative News |
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Print: |
1941- (LL1) |
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Online: |
Westlaw: USCCAN-PROC (1980-) |
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| • A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents |
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Print:
Online: |
1789-1897 (LL2: Storage: J81 .U54 1896)
1898-1902 (LL2: Storage: J81 .U54 1896 Suppl. 1903)
HeinOnline (PDF, 1789-1897); (PDF, 1789-1929)
LLMC Digital (PDF, 1789-1897) |
- III. Sources for Reorganization Plans
| • Federal Register |
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Print: |
Current & previous month (Reserve); 1980-(LL1); 1940-79 (Historic Storage) |
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Microform: |
1971- (LL1: Fiche 96); 1936-70 (LL1: Film 96) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1936-)
Lexis: EXEC;FEDREG (1980-)
LexisNexis Congressional (1980-)
Westlaw: PRES (1984-); FR-ALL (1936-; PDF, 1936-80)
GPO Access (1994-; PDF, 1995-) |
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| • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents |
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Print: |
Current year (Reserve); 1965- (SL2: J80 .A284) |
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Microform: |
1990-99 (LL1: Fiche 91); 1965-89 (LL1: Fiche 90) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1965-)
Lexis: EXEC;PRESDC (1979-)
Westlaw: WCPD (2000-)
GPO Access (PDF, 1993-) |
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| • Code of Federal Regulations, Title 3: The President |
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Print: |
Current year (Reserve); 1936- (LL1) |
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Microform: |
1936- (LL1: Fiche 95) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1936-)
Lexis: GENFED;CFR (1981-)
GPO Access (PDF, 1997-) |
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| • United States Statutes at Large |
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Print: |
1789- (LL1) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1789-)
Westlaw: US-STATLRG (PDF, 1789-1972) |
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| • United States Code |
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Print: |
Current edition: LL1; previous editions: LL2 |
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Online: |
Lexis: CODES;USCODE; archive (1992-): CODES;USARCH
Westlaw: USCA; archive (1990-): USCAYY (where YY=year)
GPO Access (current and previous edition) |
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Notes: |
All reorganization plans are published in the Appendix to Title 5 of the United States Code, United States Code Annotated (LL1 & Reserve) and United States Code Service (LL1). Reorganization plans are also published as notes to the Code provisions to which they relate. |
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| • United States Code Congressional and Administrative News |
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Print: |
1941- (LL1) |
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Online: |
Westlaw: USCCAN (1980-) |
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- IV. Sources for Other Types of Presidential Documents
A. Presidential determinations, memoranda and notices are published in the following sources:
B. Presidential addresses and remarks, bill signing statements, messages (including veto messages) and other communications to Congress and federal agencies, news conferences, speeches and statements are published in the following sources:
| • Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents |
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Print: |
Current year (Reserve); 1965- (SL2: J80 .A284) |
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Microform: |
1990-99 (LL1: Fiche 91); 1965-89 (LL1: Fiche 90) |
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Online: |
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| • Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States |
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Print: |
1929-33; 1945- (SL2: J80. A283) |
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Online: |
HeinOnline (PDF, 1929-33; 1945-)
LLMC Digital (PDF, 1929-33; 1945-)
GPO Access (1991-) |
C. An extensive collection of unclassified or declassified national security directives issued between 1947 and 1993 is available online in the Digital National Security Archive, an ALADIN database. Another online resource for national security directives is the web site maintained by the Federation of Atomic Scientists at www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/direct.htm.
last updated: 7/18/06
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