Cornell University's Making of America
Collection of nineteenth and early-twentieth century journals
American Rhetoric
Important and merely interesting speeches, many have sound clips
Abraham Lincoln Online
Speeches and writings
The Founders' Constitution
Authoritative source for original documents relating to the Founding and Constitution
The American Republic: Primary Sources
From the Liberty Fund, from settlement to the Civil War
The Avalon Project at Yale University
Important legal, political, and historical documents
Hypertexts at UVA
The University of Virginia's collection of hypertexts, including Tocqueville, DuBois, Twain, Weber
Constitution.org
Site sponsored by the Constitution Society, containing a number of original sources on Constitutional interpretation
The Political Graveyard
Tracks down the final resting places of prominent American politicians; also useful for identifying obscure politicians and identifying persons who have held particular offices
Alexander Hamilton Online
Links to documents by and about Hamilton
Jefferson Digital Archive
Including many letters to and from Jefferson
The Thomas Jefferson Papers
The Library of Congress' site -- includes digital copies of Jefferson's actual letters
Freedmen's Bureau Online
Documentary History of the Premier Reconstruction Agency
100 Important Documents
The Federalist
From
the Library of Congress
Search The Federalist
Very useful, allows you to search the entire book by word or phrase
The Living Room Candidate
Fascinating collection of every presidential campaign commercial since 1952
American Political Development at the Miller Center
Good resources on the study of American Political Development
Dave Robertson's APD Bibliography
A thorough bibliography of APD resources
Wilson Carey McWilliams Lectures
McWilliams' last course on American Political Thought since the Civil War; inclues sound recordings
and lecture notes
Biographical Directory of the US Congress
Searchable database of biographical information on members of Congress
Speeches of Theodore Roosevelt
Contains many of TR's speeches
The American Experience: Theodore Roosevelt
Official website for the PBS series, includes interviews on TR
The American Experience: The Duel
Official website for the PBS series, includes transcripts, special features, and the rules of duelling
The American Experience: Reconstruction
Official website for the PBS series, includes clips from the series, as well as additional material
Liberty! The American Revolution
Official website for the PBS series, including some good links and chronology
Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives
Great resource for historical information on the House
US Senate's History Page
Not as comprehensive as the House's page, but useful
SCOTUSBLOG
A blog dedicated to Supreme Court watching
The Hill
Informative (and gossipy) site dedicated to happenings in Washington
A Century of Lawmaking
Collection of debates and documents in congressional history
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
An interesting collection of documents from Harpers' Weekly
Major Speeches of Bill Clinton
Some of the important moments in his administration
AMDOCS -- Documents for the Study of American History
From Erik the Red to George W. Bush
The Hoover Institution's Campaign Finance Website
Including information on current laws, and proposed reforms
The Institute for Election Analysis
Current polling on the state of the nation's politics
The National Archives on the Electoral College
Comprehensive information on presidential elections
President Elect: The "Unofficial" Homepage of the Electoral College
Another electoral college maps site
Atlas of US Presidential Elections
With useful maps
US Presidential Election Maps
Somewhat easier to navigate
APSA: Toward a More Responsible Two-Party System
The American Political Science Association's (in)famous report on the state of the parties,
and some commentary that it has inspired over the years
Selected Works of David Hume
tocqueville.org
From C-SPAN's 1997-98 recreation of the Frenchman's travels in America;
includes biographical information and references to Tocqueville in the present day
Scott James' Homepage
UCLA
prof's site, including some articles and impressive data sets
Roland Fryer's Papers on the Web
The Harvard prof's works on race, utilizing economics methodology
The New Deal Network
Includes documents and photos
