Presidential Elections and Inaugurations: 1789 to the Present

The Library of Congress Web site contains a wide variety of resources that document the history of presidential elections and inaugurations. From George Washington to Obama v. McCain, learn how to navigate the Library’s site to find election-related resources such as manuscripts, government documents, photographs, cartoons, films, and sound recordings.

American Memory Collections

· Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/

· American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/nfhtml/nfhome.html

· A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html

· George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html

· "I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/pihome.html

· The James Madison Papers at the Library of Congress, 1723-1836

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/madison_papers/

· The Last Days of a President: Films of McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/papr/mckhome.html

· By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/odmdhtml/preshome.html

· Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/coolhtml/coolhome.html

· Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/troosevelt_film/

· The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/jefferson_papers/

· Words and Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mcchtml/corhome.html

Learning Page

• Community Center: Elections

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_elections.php

• Community Center: We the People

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_wethepeople.php

• Features & Activities: Elections…the American Way

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/election/home.html

• Features & Activities: Inaugurations

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/inaug/section1.html

Related Resources on the Library of Congress Web Site

• Elections Bibliography

http://www.loc.gov/law/find/elections.html

• Guide to Law: Election Law

http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/federal/elections.html

• “I Do Solemnly Swear...” Inaugural Materials from the Collections of the Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/inaugural-home.html

• Minerva: Web Site Archiving

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/lcwa/html/lcwa-home.html

• Presidents of the United States: Resource Guides

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/index.html

• Prints & Photographs Online Catalog

http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html

• THOMAS

http://thomas.loc.gov/

• Today in History Archive

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html