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Coalition Inauguration Resources
Links, guides and tools from several journalism organizations to help reporters cover the inauguration
Dart Center 2021 Inauguration Resources
Election SOS: Database of Trusted Experts
Find someone to comment on election/inauguration issues.
Election SOS: How to Cover Electoral Conflict
Dart Center: Covering Riot Control in 2020
CPJ Safety Advisory: Covering the Build-up to the U.S. Presidential Inauguration
Poynter: 25 Guidelines for Journalists to Safely Cover Unrest
Politico: Transition Playbook Newsletter
Regular updates on the transfer of power in the White House.
GSA’s Role in Presidential Transitions
Transition and Inauguration
CPJ Safety Advisory: Covering the Build-up to the U.S. Presidential Inauguration
GSA Presidential Transition Overview
Includes an org chart.
Dart Center 2021 Inauguration Resources
GSA Presidential Transition Directory
Poynter: 25 Guidelines for Journalists to Safely Cover Unrest
Politico: Transition Playbook Newsletter
Regular updates on the transfer of power in the White House.
GSA’s Role in Presidential Transitions
Carroll Publishing Transition Tracker
A great site that tracks changes in appointed and elected government officials.
New York Times: Most-Used Words in Presidential Inaugural Addresses
From 1789 to the present.
CNN: Interactive Inauguration Event Map
Bartleby: Inauguration Speeches of Past Presidents
Searchable database of speeches.
History Matters: FDR’s 1933 Inauguration Speech
Famous speech by Franklin Delano Roosevelt given in Washington, D.C., March 4th, 1933. “We have nothing to fear … but fear itself.”
Dart Center: Covering Riot Control in 2020
Coalition Inauguration Resources
Links, guides and tools from several journalism organizations to help reporters cover the inauguration
Election SOS: Database of Trusted Experts
Find someone to comment on election/inauguration issues.
Election SOS: How to Cover Electoral Conflict
Library of Congress: Presidential Inaugurations
“I Do Solemnly Swear . . .”: Presidential Inaugurations is a collection of approximately 400 items or 2,000 digital files relating to inaugurations from George Washington’s in 1789 to George W. Bush’s inauguration of 2001. This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, and sheet music.
Library of Congress: Inauguration Dates
Great for quick reference.
infoPlease: Inauguraton File
A treasure trove of facts and background, including media coverage, famous addresses, inaugural trivia, and life after the presidency.
Federal Citizen Information Center: National Contact Center
A great resource for anyone covering the federal government. The site includes phone and hotline numbers to various agencies, Congressional phone directories, contacts for cabinet departments, etc.
U.S. Government Press Release Sites
A clearinghouse of agency press releases and announcements.
MSN Money: The 102 Best Money Sites
WikiPedia: Inauguration Day
Includes history and traditions with the ceremony.
WikiPedia: Inauguration Day
Scroll to the bottom of the page for a chronological chart of details of details from past ceremonies.
TeacherVision: History of Presidential Inaugurations
MSNBC: Mayors’ Cries to Help for Obama
Survey, presented as an image map, of advice to Obama from mayor’s of large and small U.S. cities.
TeacherVision: History of Presidential Inaugurations
MSNBC: Estimating Large Crowds
Steve Doig of Arizona State University uses a process to estimate large crowds. He uses Obama’s Presidential Inauguration as an example.
Covering the Obama Administration
Politifact: Obama Meter
St. Petersburg Times site tracks President Obama’s campaign promises. The site is a spinoff of the 2008 Election’s Truth-o-Meter.
Whitehouse.gov
The official page.
U.S. Government 2010 Budget
President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2010 budget.
Social Government
This site tracks ways that local, state and federal government use social media.
TRUMP, CORONAVIRUS AND THE 25TH AMENDMENT
Bloomberg: What Happens If the President Tests Positive for Coronavirus?
Constitution Center: Presidential Disability and Succession
Cornell Law: The 25th Amendment
NPR: 25th Amendment – What Happens if the President is Incapacitated?
Vox: The 25th Amendment Explained
Fortune: The 25th Amendment Simplified – What You Need to Know
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
List of US Presidents | Vice Presidents | First Ladies
Whitehouse.gov
The official page.
National Archive: George W. Bush Public Papers
Searchable database that complements the printed volumes.
Library of Congress Executive Branch Links
One-stop shopping for government agencies (many of the links are listed below, by the way). This page is just a set of links to government agencies and are organized by the departments they’re governed by.
Washington Post Watergate Archive
The Post put up this archive site in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Watergate scandal. Site includes a chronology of events, bios of key players, articles, reforms and transcripts of chats with Bob Woodward and Ben Bradlee.
Department of Energy
Another database of nuclear accidents.
Presidential/Congressional nominees history
Information about all nominees (received, rejected, confirmed) for the current session of Congress. It gives names, position for which the individual was nominated and the status of their nomination.
Findlaw: Chronology of Congressional Sex Scandals
HuffingtonPost: America’s Top Political Sex Scandals
Journalism.org: What Scandals Make the Biggest News?
Commission on Presidential Debates
White House Museum
Unaffiliated with the government, this site gives a tour, stats, details about the building and surrounding area.
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