WheretodoResearch.com
Presidential Libraries and Museums
 
Library & Museum Types

Presidents

Presidents in purple font have libraries that are part of the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) Presidential library system.
  1. Bush, George Herbert Walker (R), 1989-1993
  2. Clinton, Bill (D), 1993-2001
  3. Carter "Jimmy" (James Earl) (D), 1977-1981
  4. Eisenhower, Dwight David (R), 1953-1961
  5. Ford, Gerald Rudolph (R), 1974-1977
  6. Hoover, Herbert Clark (R), 1929-1933
  1. Johnson, Lyndon Baines (D), 1963-1969
  2. Kennedy, John Fitzgerald (D), 1961-1963
  3. Reagan, Ronald Wilson (R), 1981-1989
  4. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (D), 1933-1945
  5. Truman, Harry S. (D), 1945-1953
Presidents in blue font have libraries or some other entity that has an official website, but are not part of the NARA Presidential library system.
  1. Adams, John (F), 1797-1801
  2. Adams, John Quincy (D), 1825-1829
  3. Arthur, Chester Alan (R), 1881-1885
  4. Buchanan, James (D), 1857-1861
  5. Clinton, Bill (D), 1993-2001
  6. Coolidge, Calvin (R), 1923-1929
  7. Garfield, James Abram (R), 1881
  8. Grant, Ulysses Simpson (R), 1869-1877
  9. Harding, Warren Gamaliel (R), 1921-1923
  10. Harrison, Benjamin (R), 1889-1893
  11. Hayes, Rutherford Birchard (R), 1877-1881
  12. Jackson, Andrew (D), 1829-1837
  13. Jefferson, Thomas (D), 1801-1809
  14. Johnson, Andrew (R), 1865-1869
  15. Lincoln, Abraham (R), 1861-1865
  1. Madison, James (D), 1809-1817
  2. McKinley, William (R), 1897-1901
  3. Monroe, James (D), 1817-1825
  4. Nixon, Richard Milhous (R), 1969-1974
  5. Pierce, Franklin (D), 1853-1857 
  6. Polk, James Knox (D), 1845-1849
  7. Roosevelt, Theodore (R), 1901-1909
  8. Taft, William Howard Taft (R), 1909-1913
  9. Tyler, John (W), 1841-1845
  10. Van Buren, Martin (D), 1837-1841
  11. Washington, George, 1789-1797
  12. Wilson, Woodrow (D), 1913-1921
Presidents in regular black font are those without official websites of their museums or something similar to my knowledge.  They are likewise not part of the NARA Presidential library system, but may be run by the Federal government.
  1. Bush, George Walker (R), 2001-?
  2. Cleveland, Grover (D), 1885-1889 & 1893-1897
  3. Fillmore, Millard (W), 1850-1853
  1. Harrison, William Henry (W), 1841
  2. Taylor, Zachary (W), 1849-1850

Explanation of the Different color of fonts
  • Presidents in red font have libraries that are part of the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) Presidential library system.
  • Presidents in blue font have libraries or some other entity that has an official website, but are not part of the NARA Presidential library system.
  • Presidents in regular black font are those with organizations dedicated to their lives and presidencies without official websites to my knowledge.  They are likewise not part of the NARA Presidential library system, but may be run by the Federal government.

Historical Notes
  • Historical Note #1:  Due to the fact that Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms, he is considered to be both the 22nd and 24th President according to a ruling by the U.S. State Department.
  • Historical Note #2:  While all American Presidents have some sort of monument, museum, etc., only the past eleven Presidents (except for Richard Nixon) have libraries which are archives and considered part of the Presidential library system run by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).  The Nixon Library is entirely run by private funds and is not part of the NARA Presidential library system.
Sources:

Abbreviation

Party
(D)   Democrat
(F)   Federalist
(R)   Republican
(W)   Whig
Comments/Suggestions? Page last updated March 30, 2003