Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

A century after Appomattox, the civil rights movement won full citizenship for black Americans in the South. It should not have been necessary: by 1870 those ri

"Containing the public messages, speeches, and statements of the President", 1956-1992.

A president who distances himself from stagecraft will find himself upstaged. George H. W. Bush sought to “stay the course” in terms of policy while distanc

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States