The President is the head of the executive branch of the American government The president signs or vetoes legislation sent to him by the Senate and the House. He enforces the laws and makes treaties and appoints federal officers, ambassadors, and federal judges, including justices of the Supreme Court. He is the Commander-in-chief of the American military.
Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1897 DBW govt J 81.B96x 1901 V. 1 – 10
Weldon Library owns the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States from President Hoover through to President George W. Bush online
Federal Register Features Presidential executive orders and proclamations from 1936 - current. The University of California at Santa Barbara has the full- text of the proclamations from 1789 to the present plus other documents via their American Presidency Project.
The Economic Report of the President to the Congress DBW govt HC106.82.U5x 1953-2002 and Online
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents 1965 – current
