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Pathfinder to Internet Resources

U.S. History:
Recent Presidents and
Foreign Policy (1975-2003)


Subscription Databases 

Sponsored by BHS (Consult the BHS Online Subscription Guide for log-in information)

•• Gale Virtual Reference Library
Includes full-text documents from the following American history reference works in frequent use in the BHS Library: American Decades, American Decades: Primary Resources, American Eras,The Bill of Rights, Dictionary of American History, Encyclopedia ofAfrican-American Culture and History, Encyclopedia of the AmericanConstitution, Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, Encyclopedia ofWorld Biography, Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, NewDictionary of the History of Ideas, People's Chronology, St. JamesEncyclopedia of Popular Culture (U.S., 20th Century), and U.S.Immigration and Migration Reference Library. 
• eLibrary

Includes full-text documents from a wide range of magazines, newspapers, and journals; a selection of reference books; and transcripts of radio and television programs.
• SIRS Knowledge Source

Includes selected articles on many historical topics and provides links to Internet sites selected for quality.
SchoolCenter Picture• World Book Advanced
Created for high school and college students, World Book Advanced provides succinct articles on historical topics, and offers relevent journal articles and links to selected web sites.

Sponsored by King County Library (Use your KCLS Library Card number to log in)

•• American History Reference Collection
American history-themed reference books from the Gale Virtual Reference Library.
• Britannica Online
Britannica Online provides in-depth articles from Britannica Encyclopoedia, relevant journal articles, and links to websites which have been previewed for quality.
•New York Times Backfile (via KCLS) (Log in with your KCLS number and pin.)
Available through King Country Library, the New York Times Backfile contains articles in pdf format from The New York Times from 1857 to 2001. You can find here articles written during the term of the President along with Presidential speeches and interviews.For articles after 2001, use ProQuest.

Focus on the Presidents on the Free Web (Primary and Secondary Sources)

Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
•Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
•Jimmy Carter: Full American Experience Website
•American Experience: The Presidents: Jimmy Carter
•C-Span's Presidential Portrait of Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)
•Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum: Resource Page
•Ronald Reagan: Full American Experience Website
•American Experience: The Presidents: Ronald Reagan
•C-Span's Presidential Portrait of Ronald Reagan

George H.W. Bush (1989-1993)
•George H.W. Bush Presidential Library: Resources
•American Experience: The Presidents: George H.W. Bush
•C-Span's Presidential Portrait of George H.W. Bush

William Jefferson Clinton (1993-2001)
•William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Materials Archive
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•American Experience: The Presidents: William Jefferson Clinton
•C-Span's Presidential Portrait of Bill Clinton

George W. Bush (2001-present)
•C-Span's Presidential Portrait of George W. Bush

General Resources for the Presidents
•Inaugural Address of the Presidents of the United States
•Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States Organized by year from 1992-2001, the National Archives provides public documents in pdf format of the three most recent Presidents, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

General US History Resources on the Free Web

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World Wide Web Virtual Library: US History Sites:
••WWW-VL -- History: United States, 1970-1980
••WWW-VL -- History: United States, 1980-1990
••WWW-VL -- History: United States, 1990-1999

••WWW-VL -- History: United States, 2000-2009

Page updated 26 May 2010.
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