Every four years, a United States president takes the oath of office and creates a professional history that takes many forms – from politics to policy to paperwork.
Millions of documents and artifacts – including official reports, schedules, personal notes, journal entries, letters, phone calls, photographs, films and videos, news stories, gifts and souvenirs – accumulated during a president’s time in office will be collected, recorded, preserved, and shared with the public through the creation of a presidential library and archives once a commander in chief leaves office.
As an official digital services partner for the LBJ Presidential Library, the DiscoverLBJ digital archives, and the William J. Clinton Digital Library, we appreciate the extraordinary work performed by the dedicated archivists for these organizations and at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). These library and data professionals catalog and – when possible digitize – important pieces of presidential history, making them widely available for anyone to access and experience.
While not every U.S. president has an online library or searchable digital archive, every individual to hold the office – from the first to the present – does have a legacy-focused website, often affiliated with a physical library, museum, official birthplace, residence, or heritage site.
What follows is a comprehensive list of websites celebrating U.S. presidents and American history you can access online. If you’d like to learn more about the origins of presidential libraries, museums, and official records maintained by the National Archives, visit NARA’s FAQ page. And if you want to know more about our work with U.S. presidential libraries, complete the form that follows the listings so we can get back to you.
U.S. Presidents – Official Websites
For Libraries, Museums, Archives, and Official Birthplace, Residence, and Heritage Sites
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