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About the United States

America.gov delivers information about current U.S. foreign policy and about American life and culture. It is produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs.

America.gov - Homepage
America.gov - Multimedia (Audio, Video, Photos and More)
America.gov - Publications and e-Journals

Selection of State Department Publications
- some of them published in several languages including English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Persian, Russian, and Spanish

Democracy in Brief (Dec. 2007)
Principles of Democracy (April 2005)
Human Rights in Brief (March 2008)
Handbook of Independent Journalism (July 2006)
A Responsible Press Office: An Insiders Guide (Sept. 2001)
About America: How the United States Is Governed (Oct. 2005)

American History

An Outline of American History
This Day in U.S. History
A Chronology of Historical Documents (University of Oklahoma)
American Memory by the Library of Congress
US Constitution
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence

The Presidency

The White House
President George W. Bush
Vice President
Former Presidents of the United States
Presidential Libraries
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies