Presidents
Circulating Materials | Reference Sources
Electronic Sources | Web Sites
Circulating Materials
Our Country's Presidents - Call number 923.1/Bau
A full-color volume of presidential biography, up to George W. Bush, Jr.
American Heritage Illustrated History of the Presidents - Call number 923.1/Ame
Covers the history behind each presidency, through the end of the Clinton Administration. Provides photographs, political cartoons, and complete listings of Cabinet members and other administrative officials.
Complete Book of U.S. Presidents - Call number 923.1/Deg
Covers the lives and accomplishments of the U.S. Presidents, through Clinton. Provides portraits and photographs of each.
Encyclopedia of the Presidents and Their Times - Call number YA 923.1/Rub
Gives brief information about each president, through Clinton. Second half of the book explores the social, cultural and historical events of each president's time. Illustrated.
Vice Presidents
Vice Presidents - Call number 923.173/Vic
A biographical dictionary of our country's vice presidents, up to Cheney.
Third-Party
America's Third-Party Presidential Candidates - Call number YA 923.2/Aas
This book details the history of America's third-party candidates, their parties, their losses, and their accomplishments.
The White House
The White House - Call number 975.3/Aas
Provides an overview of White House history, with timelines in the front. Illustrated.
Inside the White House - Call number 975.3/C292i
An illustrated walk through White House history, detailing the impacts of the first families on its development.
The White House: An Historic Guide - Call number 975.3/W584
An older book, this publication is nonetheless valuable as an inside look into the White House, its rooms, art, inhabitants, and development. Full color illustrations.
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Reference Sources
American National Biography (24 vols.) - Call number 920.073/Ame
An alphabetical listing of notable people in American history, with biographical information.
Facts about the Presidents - Call number Ref 923.1 Fac
A concise reference book that details the life, family, education, political histories and accomplishments of the presidents, up through George W. Bush, Jr. Also gives timelines and information on other top officials through presidential history.
Who's Who in America, 2003 57th ed. (3 vols.) - Call number Ref 920.07/Who 2003
Alphabetical listing of information on notable people in America throughout history. All the presidents will be in here.
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Electronic Resources
Biography Reference Bank
This database from H.W. Wilson is a collection of biographical articles from a variety of sources. The database can be searched by name, genre, profession, gender, ethnic group, date, place of origin or a combination of any or all of them. Users can also browse by the subjects last name.
Grolier Online
Open the Multimedia Encyclopedia. Browse "History: United States". Scroll down and click on "Politics and Government." Scroll down and click on "The Presidency". The list of links on this page will be very helpful; it has presidential speeches, info on the first ladies, as well as info on presidential monuments and memorials.
*Another great source in Grolier is The New Book of Knowledge on Grolier's homepage. Open this database and enter a search for your president.
To access these databases with a library card, click HERE.
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Selected Web Sites
The White House
-- This is the official website of the White House. For information on the presidents, click on "History and Tours," along the top of page. On the next page click on the "Presidents" link underneath the heading Presidents and First Ladies. For information on the White House itself, click on "Life in the White House" under the heading White House. On this page you may view stories and pictures of rooms within the White House. These links are located on the right-hand side of the page.
Presidents of the United States (POTUS)
-- A comprehensive website that offers many informative links. Scroll down and click on the president you are researching. The bottom of the page offers a helpful, alphabetical subject index. Watergate, under "W", for instance, would provide a link to information on this subject, as well as a link to President Nixon's page.
Ohio Presidents
-- Information on Presidents from Ohio (provided by the Ohio Public Library Information Network).
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