Government Documents

Page from President Truman's Diary - May 18, 1952, page 6.  Note how the President signed this entry:  "The C in C" (the commander-in-chief)...

This documents depicts U.S. President Truman's announcement regarding his decision to send American troops to Korea. Click on the image for a better ...

When Congress passed a resolution giving African-American men the right to vote, via the 15th Amendment, suffragists were extremely upset that the wor...

The part of America's Constitution which addresses the federal judiciary is located in "Article III."  That is why federal trial-court judges - s...

The "Committee of Detail," headed by Edmund Randolph, worked in secret as they pulled-together the ideas of delegates attending America's Constitution...

This layout depicts the location of various ships at the U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, before war broke out in December of 1941. Click on the drawin...

Prior to his election as President of the United States, Herbert Hoover was the U.S. Food Administrator.  Selected by President Wilson for ...

This September 11, 1963 memo discusses the impact of U.S. aid to South Vietnam: Subject:   Implication of Total or Partial Cessation of U...

This top-secret, now-declassified document - written by Lyman Lemnitzer (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) on 10 April 1962 - urges the Kennedy A...

This image depicts the second page of a top-secret, now-declassified document - written by Lyman Lemnitzer (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) on ...

This image depicts a document - written on the 10th of September, 1963 - setting forth a proposed U.S. government policy regarding developing issues i...

Image of George Mason's handwritten Declaration of Rights which he drafted in May, 1776.