New Special Topic Page of Digital Resources From NARA: “Presidential Elections & Inaugurations”
From the National Archives and Records Administration:
Every four years, on the first Tuesday (after the first Monday) of November, we cast our votes for President of the United States. The National Archives and Records Administration has a unique role in the election process: NARA’s Office of the Federal Register administers the Electoral College.
On the following January 20, the President of the United States takes the oath of office. Take a look at historical inaugurations documented in records held by the National Archives and its Presidential Libraries.
Resources are organized into the following categories:
- Electoral College – Articles
- Elections – Teaching Resources
- Inaugurations – Video
- Inaugurations – Articles
- Inaugurations – Research Resources
- The Presidential Transition
Filed under: Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, News
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.