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Use the following links to find interviews:

Use the following links to find famous speeches:

CQ Weekly
In-depth coverage of the U.S. Congress: status of bills, votes and amendments, floor and committee activity, and backroom maneuvering.

When looking for information on past Presidents, it is often useful to search their presidential libraries:

Presidential Libraries in the National Archives
he National Archives’ Presidential Libraries and Museums bring together the records and artifacts of a President and his administration and present them to the public for study and discussion without regard to political considerations or affiliations.

UVRX
A custom Google search that allows you to search Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Flickr using keywords or names.
Social Searcher
A social media search engine that searches Twitter, Instagram, YouTube Reddit, Tumblr, Vimeo and Flickr for mentions, users and trends. Includes sentiment analysis.

Use the following links to find newspaper articles, press releases, letters to Congress and other written sources:

Underground Newspaper Collection
1960s Counterculture digitized newspapers collection from the Jacksonville State University.

Nexis Uni
Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, medical, and reference information, most available in full text. Includes newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings. Most entries are full-text, some updated daily.

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Global Newsstream
Global Newsstream enables users to search the most recent global news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full- text format.

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Newspapers.com
The largest online newspaper archive. Search historical newspapers from across the United States and beyond. Explore newspaper articles and clippings for help with genealogy, history and other research.
Historical New York Times
Includes all the articles published since the first issue of the paper in 1851 to 2019. In addition to news stories, includes editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth and marriage announcements, photos, and advertisements. Recent issues are available on the NexisUni database.

Compilation of Presidential Documents
The Compilation of Presidential Documents collection consists of the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents and the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents which are the official publications of materials released by the White House Press Secretary. The Compilation of Presidential Documents is published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
Congress.gov
Search for Federal legislation by subject

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