Presidential Act Analysis
The following databases will be of great assistance to you as you research your topic. If you are working off campus you will need a password, which you can obtain through Edline or from the blue sheet available in the Resource Center. Each of these databases can be accessed here or through the Lake Park Library Resource Center Online Databases page.
| American History | Information on modern era American history including biographies, primary-source documents, essays, glossary terms, maps, quotations, timelines, photos, audio, video, and statistics |
| The History Reference Center on the right side of the page will be particularly useful to you. E-Library is a graphically organized database of full text magazines, newspapers, reference books, pictures and transcripts of radio and television programs . | |
| Info Track | Select Student Resource Center, Silver, which is a fully integrated database containing thousands of primary documents, biographies, topical essays, background information, critical analyses, full-text coverage of magazines, newspapers, photographs and illustrations, and audio and video clips. Now includes American Decades. |
| SIRS Decades | Contains a cartoon gallery for the 20th century. Primary and secondary sources for the history, culture and daily life divided into decades for 20th Century America. |
| EBSCO Host | Select History Reference Center from the list of databases in EBSCO. Be sure to click linked full text, and select the proper time period to narrow your search. |
Below are some websites that may be useful in your research.
| Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library | Research section contains many useful links to materials as well as research procedures. |
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Truman
Presidential Library |
Research section contains newly opened archival material. |
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presidential Library |
Research section contains information for students. |
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John F. Kennedy
Presidential Library |
Contains useful reference desk feature. |
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Presidential Library |
Search the archives of the LBJ library. |
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Richard
Nixon
Presidential Library |
Check out the research center and archives. |
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Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library |
Contains a special section for student research. |
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Jimmy Carter
Presidential Library |
Library/Research section has manuscripts, oral histories, and a database of its holdings. |
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Ronald Regan
Presidential Library |
Archives section has quick reference, speeches, and photographs. |
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George Bush
Presidential Library |
Research section contains useful links. |
| Research section has Federal Records, Press Releases, and Domestic Policy documents. | |
| IPL-POTUS | The Internet Public Library's Presidential Site- Click on a given president and scroll down to the historic document section. |
| American Presidents | Contains life portraits of each president . |