This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about the presidency. Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about the presidency, materials in the library catalog about the presidency, websites relevant to the presidency, and links to library databases that contain information about the presidency. Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance.
Suggested Research Terms
One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic. In addition to the catalog topics listed below, we think the following terms will help with your research about the presidency:
- presidency
- presidential elections
- popular vote
- Election 2000
- hanging chads
- executive branch of the government
- executive privilege
- impeachment
- chief executive of the United States
- the White House
- veto powers
- first ladies
Materials in the library catalog related to the presidency
We have the following materials in the library catalog related to the presidency:
- presidents United States
- presidential candidates
- presidents United States election
- presidents United States Election 2000
- executive power United States
- executive departments United States
- electoral college United States
- presidents spouses United States
Websites on the presidency
The following websites will help you with your research on the presidency:
Public relations and contact page of the White House, offering such fare as texts of recent speeches by the President; biographies of the President, Vice President, and First Lady; and much more.
Impressive gallery of pictures of presidents of the United States, offered because "these images were selected to meet requests regularly received by the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. The images are presented for educational and research purposes."
Part of the White House web site, this section offers online biographies of all presidents of the United States.
"VicePresidents.com is a non-partisan site, not affiliated with any political party or government operation.VicePresidents.com is intended to be an entertaining and educational web-magazine dedicated to the history of the Vice Presidents and the Vice Presidency of the United States."
"The Center for the Study of the Presidency is a non-partisan and non-profit organization.... [it] is the foremost educational institution in the United States devoted to the study of the Presidency, government and politics. The Center seeks to further the understanding of the American Presidency and related institutions and, thereby, to educate, illuminate and inspire leaders for today and tomorrow."
Prominent watchdog organization that seeks political reform where it deems it is needed, it describes itself as "a nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's lobbying organization promoting open, honest and accountable government."
Library Databases relevant to the presidency
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to the presidency. Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles. Please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.
Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
Military and Government Collection
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 350 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 450 titles.
Designed to offer current news pertaining to all branches of the military and government, provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 350 journals and periodicals and indexing and abstracts for more than 450 titles.
National Newspapers (1985- current)
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
Newspaper Source Plus
Provides selected full text for many U.S. and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 800 U.S. regional newspapers.
Provides selected full text for many U.S. and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 800 U.S. regional newspapers.
Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Philosophy and Religion Collection
Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals.
Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals.
Readers' Guide Retrospective 1890-1982
Comprehensive indexing of general-interest periodicals. Coverage includes the years 1890 through 1982.
Comprehensive indexing of general-interest periodicals. Coverage includes the years 1890 through 1982.
JSTOR
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
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