Milestone Documents of American Presidents
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Milestone Documents of American Presidents is a must-have reference source that covers essential speeches, addresses, letters, and executive orders from the early republic to the present day. From the presidency of George Washington through to the 2024 election, this set pairs each primary source with in-depth commentary and analysis. Featuring more than 100 critical sources, Milestone Documents of American Presidents is an essential reference for high school, college, and public libraries.
Milestone Documents of American Presidents is a must-have reference source that covers essential speeches, addresses, letters, and executive orders from the early republic to the present day. From the presidency of George Washington through to the 2024 election, this set pairs each primary source with in-depth commentary and analysis. Featuring more than 100 critical sources, Milestone Documents of American Presidents is an essential reference for high school, college, and public libraries.
- George Washington: First Inaugural Address (1789)
- George Washington: Proclamation of Neutrality (1793)
- George Washington: Farewell Address (1796)
- John Adams: Inaugural Address (1797)
- Thomas Jefferson: First Inaugural Address (1801)
- Thomas Jefferson: Letter to Indiana Territory Governor William H. Harrison (1803)
- Thomas Jefferson: Message to Congress about the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803)
- Thomas Jefferson: Second Inaugural Address (1805)
- James Madison: War Message to Congress (1812)
- James Monroe: First Annual Message to Congress (1817)
- John Quincy Adams: Diary Entries on the Seminole Campaign (1818)
- John Quincy Adams: Diary Entries on the Adams-Onís Treaty (1819)
- James Monroe: Monroe Doctrine (1823)
- James Monroe: Special Message to the Senate on the Slave Trade Convention with Great Britain (1824)
- John Quincy Adams: First Annual Message to Congress (1825)
- Andrew Jackson on Indian Removal (1830)
- Andrew Jackson: Proclamation to the People of South Carolina Regarding Nullification (1832)
- Andrew Jackson: Veto Message Regarding the Second Bank of the United States (1832)
- James Polk: Message to Congress on War with Mexico (1846)
- James Buchanan: Fourth Annual Message to Congress (1860)
- Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address (1861)
- Abraham Lincoln: Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
- Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address (1863)
- Abraham Lincoln: Letter to James C. Conkling (1863)
- Abraham Lincoln: Second Inaugural Address (1865)
- Andrew Johnson: First Annual Message to Congress (1865)
- Andrew Johnson: Veto of the Civil Rights Act (1866)
- Andrew Johnson: Veto of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill (1866)
- Articles of Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (1868)
- Ulysses S. Grant: Special Message to Congress Announcing Ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment (1870)
- Ulysses S. Grant: Special Message to the Senate on Unrest in Louisiana (1875)
- Rutherford B. Hayes: Inaugural Address (1877)
- Ulysses S. Grant: “Special Message” (1877)
- Grover Cleveland: "Principles above Spoils" Letter (1890)
- Grover Cleveland: Message to Congress on Hawaiian Sovereignty (1893)
- Grover Cleveland: Fourth Annual Message to Congress (1896)
- William McKinley: "Benevolent Assimilation" Proclamation (1898)
- William McKinley: Message to Congress about Cuban Intervention (1898)
- William McKinley: Last Speech (1901)
- Theodore Roosevelt: Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1904)
- Theodore Roosevelt: Brownsville Legacy Special Message to the Senate (1906)
- Theodore Roosevelt: Special Message to Congress on Worker's Compensation (1908)
- Woodrow Wilson: Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Trusts and Monopolies (1914)
- Woodrow Wilson: Address in Support of a World League for Peace (1917)
- Woodrow Wilson: Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War against Germany (1917)
- Woodrow Wilson: Fourteen Points (1918)
- Calvin Coolidge: Toleration and Liberalism (1925)
- Herbert Hoover: “Statement on Public v. Private Financing of Relief Efforts” (1931)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address (1933)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: Fireside Chat on Reorganization of the Judiciary (1937)
- Executive Order 8802: Banning Discrimination in Government and Defense Industries (1941)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Pearl Harbor" Speech (1941)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: Four Freedoms Message to Congress (1941)
- Executive Order 9066: Internment of Japanese Americans (1942)
- Franklin D. Roosevelt: "Second Bill of Rights" Message to Congress (1944)
- Harry S. Truman: Statement Announcing the Use of the Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima (1945)
- Harry S. Truman: Address to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1947)
- Harry S. Truman: Truman Doctrine (1947)
- Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)
- Harry S. Truman: Report to the American People on Korea (1951)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: "Cross of Iron" Speech (1953)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: Atoms for Peace Speech (1953)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower: Farewell Address (1961)
- Executive Order 10924: Peace Corps (1961)
- John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address (1961)
- John F. Kennedy: “Remarks at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston” (1962)
- John F. Kennedy: Report to the American People on the Soviet Arms Buildup in Cuba (1962)
- John F. Kennedy: Civil Rights Address (1963)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Speech to Congress on Assuming the Presidency (1963)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: “Great Society” Speech (1964)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Remarks on the Gulf of Tonkin Incident (1964)
- Executive Order 11246: Equal Employment Opportunity (1965)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson: Speech to Congress on Civil Rights (1965)
- Richard M. Nixon: “Silent Majority” Speech (1969)
- Richard M. Nixon: Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia (1970)
- Richard M. Nixon: Smoking Gun Tape (1972)
- Gerald R. Ford: “Remarks on Signing a Proclamation Granting Pardon to Richard Nixon” (1974)
- Richard M. Nixon: Resignation Address to the Nation (1974)
- Jimmy Carter: “Report to the American People” (1977)
- Jimmy Carter: "Crisis of Confidence" Speech (1979)
- Jimmy Carter: State of the Union Speech (1980)
- Ronald Reagan: First Inaugural Address (1981)
- Ronald Reagan: "Evil Empire" Speech (1983)
- Ronald Reagan: Remarks on East-West Relations at the Brandenburg Gate (1987)
- George H.W. Bush: "Read My Lips" Speech (1988)
- George H.W. Bush: Address to Congress on the Persian Gulf Crisis (1990)
- Bill Clinton: Remarks Announcing the New Policy on Gays and Lesbians in the Military (1993)
- Bill Clinton: Remarks on Signing the North American Free Trade Agreement (1993)
- Bill Clinton: Remarks on Signing the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (1996)
- Articles of Impeachment of Bill Clinton (1998)
- Bill Clinton: “Address to the Nation on Testimony Before the Independent Counsel’s Grand Jury” (1998)
- George W. Bush: Address to the Nation on September 11 2001 (2001)
- George W. Bush: Second State of the Union Address (2002)
- George W. Bush: Address to the Nation on Military Operations in Iraq (2003)
- George W. Bush: “Address to the Nation on Military Operations in Iraq” (2007)
- Barack Obama: "A More Perfect Union" (2008)
- Barack Obama: “Remarks on Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo” (2009)
- Barack Obama: Address to the NAACP Centennial Convention (2009)
- Barack Obama: First Inaugural Address (2009)
- Barack Obama: “Remarks on the Death of Osama bin Laden” (2011)
- Barack Obama: “Remarks at the Interfaith Prayer Vigil in Newtown, Connecticut” (2012)
- Donald J. Trump: 1st Inaugural Address (2017)
- Donald J. Trump, White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing, Apr. 23, 2020 (2020)
- Articles of Impeachment of Donald J. Trump (for insurrection) (2021)
- Donald J. Trump: “Remarks to Supporters Prior to the Storming of the U.S. Capitol” (2021)
- Joseph R. Biden: Inaugural Address (2021)
- Joseph R. Biden: “Remarks on the First Anniversary of the Insurrection at the United States Capitol” (2022)
- Joseph R. Biden: “Address to the Nation on the President’s Decision Not to Seek Reelection” (2024)
- Donald J. Trump: 2nd Inaugural Address (2025)
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