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Three "General Correspondence" series which include incoming and outgoing correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches, and notes and printed material.

Contains the Correspondence of John and Abigail Adams, the Diary of John Adams, and his Autobiography.

"The Public Papers of the Presidents contain most of the President's public messages, statements, speeches, and news conference remarks (1789-present).

Transcripts of speeches and major statements by every U.S. President. Many with audio files.

Manuscript images and transcriptions of George Washington's correspondence.

Correspondence and other writings by George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison.

A digitized copy of the findings of the commission headed by Chief Justice Warren.

Open access to digitized manuscripts, with transcripts, concerning U.S. presidents, as well as the Holy Land.

Digitized documents, as well as film and audio recordings.

Online editions of the public papers of Presidents Reagan, Bush (the elder), Clinton, Bush (the younger), and Obama.

General and family correspondence, speeches, writings, reports, messages, military records, financial and legal records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and other papers.