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Most
print resources on The Presidency will be located
in Biography, the 920s, and throughout the
973s
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Print
resources on specific topics may be found by searching the Online
Catalog for books.
 ~ eBooks from Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Databases:
Scroll over an image for a complete description.
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Biographies, magazine, and newspaper articles
 ~ Reference articles
~ Click Advanced Search > Change In All Text to In Lead Paragraph
> Use terms such as "George. W. Bush" and "diplomacy"
or "George W. Bush" and the "armed forces."
 ~ Reports on social and political issues
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 ~ Click Student Research Center
> Use terms such as "George. W. Bush" and "commander
in chief."
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Reference articles, magazines, newspapers,
images, and TV/radio transcripts
 ~Click Advanced Search > Enter terms such
George W. Bush and Republican National Convention
> Click search > Click the Periodicals
Tab.
~ Enter terms such as Bush commander in chief (no "and")
> Click search > Select an article.
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~ Enter terms such as Bush and Republican party leadership
> Click search > Select an article > Note the additional
subject terms on the right that may lead to more articles. Also
available from NewsBank:
Special
Report: Presidential Campaign 2008
 ~ Viewpoint,
reference, magazine and newspaper
articles on social and political issues
~ Magazine and newspaper articles in social issues
~ Reference, magazine, newspaper, and primary sources
 ~ Enter terms such as Bush diplomacy (no "and")
> Click search > Select an article. Other materials:
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The
American Presidency
- The
American Presidency: a Glorious Burden ~ Click Foundations
> The President's Job for more information
on the president's roles. An interactive timeline, images, biographies,
historical contexts and more. An exhibition of the Smithsonian
Institution's National Museum of American History.
- The
American Presidency Project
~ An archive of public messages, statements, speeches, and news
conference remarks. Documents such as proclamations, executive
orders, and similar documents are also included from the beginning
of the administration of Jimmy Carter.. From UC Santa Barbara.
- The
American President ~ The "Presidency in Action"
describes the function, responsibilities, and organization of
the modern presidency. From the University of Virginia's Miller
Center for Public Affairs.
- The
American President ~ The online companion
to the PBS documentary series profiling America's chief executives
through Bill Clinton.
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- American
Presidents: Life Portraits ~ "The American Presidents
web site, created for the television series, contains a complete
video archive of all American Presidents: Life Portraits programming,
plus these additional resources: biographical facts, key events
of each presidency, presidential places and reference material."
- The
Presidents ~ from the PBS television show, American
Experience. "Now in its eighteenth season, the series
has produced over 220 programs and garnered every major broadcast
award." Does NOT include information on George W. Bush.
- The
Presidents of the United States ~ Biographies, images, and
other information from the official White House site of the
U.S. government.
- The
White House ~ News articles, press briefings, speeches and
more.
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N.
Mellendorf, Librarian. Maine South High School, Library Resource Center,
Park Ridge, IL
Created: 11/15/06 Last update: 5/12/08 Contact: nmellendorf@maine207.org
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