Politics Research Guide

The collection of presidential campaign memorabilia spans the presidency of John Adams, 1796 to the Obama- McCain campaign of 2008. In addition to campaign items of successful presidential candidates, the collection also includes hopefuls who threw their hat in the ring but were not chosen to represent their parties.The range of memorabilia is broad, such as buttons, broaches, silk lapel ribbons, walking sticks, banners, license plates, dinner ware, jewelry, pharmaceuticals, lithographs, posters, and a variety of household items.

Digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government, back to 4000bce.

Here you'll find C-SPAN programs by frequently searched categories, a selection of most popular searches, some well-received "fast finds", and a look into the archive at the most popular programs (by online views) for each day of the year. To customize your search of the C-SPAN Video Library, please type a keyword, a name, the organization or congressional bill you're seeking, into the search box near the top of any page on C-SPAN.org.

Here you can view documents released through the FOIA and other CIA release programs. If you would like to view our previously released documents and collections, visit the Historical Collections page to Browse the Collections, which includes links to all collections previously found on the CREST: 25-Year Program Archive and Freqeuently Requested Records pages, as well as individual collections of documents on historically significant topics compiled by our office.

The Miller Center is a nonpartisan affiliate of the University of Virginia that specializes in presidential scholarship, public policy, and political history, providing critical insights for the nation's governance challenges.

Non-profit and non-partisan, the APP is the source of presidential documents on the internet. Our archives also contain data related to Midterm Elections, U.S. Party Platforms (from 1840), Statements of Administration Policy, White House Press Briefing Transcripts, and Presidential Debate transcripts. We are hosted at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The National Security Archive organizes its main research activities through projects that focus on U.S. policy toward specific geographic regions, significant historical episodes, or topics of broad interest in the areas of foreign affairs or national security. We choose projects based on their expected contribution to public understanding of either a particular subject or the U.S. policy process in general, especially if there's a likelihood of breaking free important new records (chiefly through the Freedom of Information Act).