This guide focuses on how to access the Public Papers of the President. These documents include executive orders and proclamations, nominations, announcements, transcripts of speeches and press conferences. These documents also include the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (replaces the Weekly Compilation as of January 2009) and the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (last issued January 26, 2009, replaced by the Daily Compilation).
Different types of Presidential Documents can also be found in additional resources, including in the CFR.
Title 3 of the Code of Federal Regulations includes executive orders and proclamations, administrative orders, and reorganization plans. For how to access the C.F.R., see the Code of Federal Regulations guide.
Different types of Presidential Documents can also be found in additional resources, including in Congressional documents.
Messages to Congress are included in various Congressional Documents. For how to access these documents, see the Congressional Documents guide.
Different types of Presidential Documents can also be found in additional resources, including in the Federal Register.
The Federal Register includes executive orders and proclamations, administrative orders, and reorganization plans. For how to access the F.R., see the Federal Register guide.
Different types of Presidential Documents can also be found in additional resources, including in the Statutes at Large.
The Statutes at Large include Proclamations (back to 1846) and reorganization plans. For how to access the Statutes at Large, see the Federal Acts (Public Laws) guide.
Different types of Presidential Documents can also be found in additional resources, including in USCCAN.
The U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN) includes executive orders and proclamations, reorganization plans, and signing statements (since 1986). For how to access USCCAN, see the Federal Acts (Public Laws) guide.
Whitehouse.gov includes presidential Actions, including Executive Orders and Proclamations, as well as speeches and other statements of the current president.
Select Presidential Documents may also be available through the National Archives and The American Presidency Project at UC Santa Barbara.