Political Science / Government

Primary vs. Secondary Sources

Selected Speeches & Writings by Contemporary United States Presidents

Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics

Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics

Great Again: How to Fix our Crippled America

Great Again: How to Fix our Crippled America

Trump: The Art of the Deal

Trump: The Art of the Deal

A Promised Land

A Promised Land

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

A Charge to Keep

A Charge to Keep

Decision Points

Decision Points

The Clinton Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches with Commentary

The Clinton Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches with Commentary

All the Best, George Bush: My Life in Letters and Other Writings

The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan

The Last Best Hope: The Greatest Speeches of Ronald Reagan

Reagan, in His Own Hand: The Writings of Ronald Reagan That Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America

Reagan, in His Own Hand: The Writings of Ronald Reagan That Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America

A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power

A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power

Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid

Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid

Writings by United States Government Officials

Fascism: A Warning

Fascism: A Warning

Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War

Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War

No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington

No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington

Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight

Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight

Public Domain

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Useful Databases

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Presidential Recordings

An online portal providing access to conversations recorded during the presidential terms of Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Transcripts of the conversations are available.

Writings by World Leaders

This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President

This Child Will Be Great: Memoir of a Remarkable Life by Africa's First Woman President

The Power of Nonviolent Resistance: Selected Writings

The Power of Nonviolent Resistance: Selected Writings

The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Soudan

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World

Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World