The American Presidency Project
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
[The American Presidency Project] provides a free online searchable database of presidential documents and related archival resources.
Target Customer
Researchers, students, historians, and educators seeking presidential documents and related archival material.
Key Differentiator
The only free online searchable database that aggregates major presidential document collections (The Messages and Papers of the Presidents, The Public Papers of the Presidents, The Weekly and Daily Compilations), includes Twitter content (Trump 2015-2021), and also hosts data related to First Ladies, elections, party platforms, and transcripts.
Implementation Timeline
Immediate access upon visiting the site; advanced search tools available to refine results right away.
Pain Points
- 1Fragmented access to comprehensive presidential document collections across multiple publications.
- 2Need for a free, centralized, searchable source of historical presidential documents.
- 3Difficulty performing broad historical searches across decades and multiple document types without a unified platform.
Key Features
- 1Free online searchable database of presidential documents.
- 2Advanced search with case-sensitive search and helpful tips.
- 3Collections include The Messages and Papers of the Presidents (1789-1929), The Public Papers of the Presidents (since 1929), The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (1977-2009), and The Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents (post-2009).
- 4Today in History, Top 10 Most Viewed Presidential Documents, and Statistics sections.
- 5Categories and attributes for organizing documents (e.g., Executive Orders, Speeches, Letters, Proclamations, etc.).
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1Users can access and search 170,869 records across major presidential document collections.
- 2Enhanced research efficiency through centralized access and advanced search capabilities.
Competitive Advantages
- 1Free access to a comprehensive, multi-collection archive of presidential documents.
- 2Contains multiple major document series in one place (including historical and contemporary materials).
- 3Case-sensitive advanced search with documented search tips; publicly accessible without paywall.
Key Benefits
Additional Product Information
Product Description
Non-profit, non-partisan online archive hosted by the University of California, Santa Barbara, providing free access to presidential documents and related materials, including major document collections and supplementary data (First Ladies, elections, party platforms, transcripts).
Target Market
Academics, researchers, students, librarians, and members of the public interested in U.S. presidential history.
Unique Value Proposition
Free, centralized, and searchable repository of extensive presidential document collections spanning 1789 to the present, with rich archival context and multi-collection coverage.
Technical Requirements
Web-based access via standard browsers; advanced search supports case-sensitive queries; search terms have character and syntax constraints (e.g., some operators aren’t supported).
Pricing Model
Free to access
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