The American Presidency Project

The American Presidency Project

Non-profit and non-partisan, the APP is the source of presidential documents on the internet.  We are hosted at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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June 09, 1836
Andrew Jackson
Veto Message

To the Senate of the United States:

The act of Congress "to appoint a day for the annual meeting of Congress," which originated in the Senate, has not received my signature. The power of Congress to fix by law a day for the regular annual meeting of Congress is undoubted, but the concluding part of this act, which is intended to fix the adjournment of every succeeding C...

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The American Presidency Project is the only free online searchable database including all of:

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  • The Messages and Papers of the Presidents: 1789-1929

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  • The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents: post-2009

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Analyses

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Arlington National Cemetery
Presidents and the Meaning of Memorial Day
May 25, 2024

Presidents have been central in establishing and modifying our practices for Memorial Day. 

LBJ shaking hands with Martin Luther King after signing the civil rights act.
Recognition: The Role of Presidents
February 11, 2024

Starting in the late 20th Century, Presidential documents show a decidedly new emphasis on recognition of a wide variety of cultural groups