George Washington
1732-1799
First President of the United States
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Thomas Jefferson
1743-1826
Author of the Declaration of Independence
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Alexander Hamilton
1755-1804
First Secretary of the Treasury
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Benjamin Franklin
1706-1790
Founding polymath. Poor Richard's wit.
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Abraham Lincoln
1809-1865
The Union, and a new birth of freedom.
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Frederick Douglass
1818-1895
From bondage to the nation's conscience.
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1858-1919
The strenuous life. The bully pulpit.
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1993-2025
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The Political Source Library
62 primary sources — speeches, letters, and founding documents — across 7 figures. Every answer is grounded here and cited.
George Washington
Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour
Book · 1744
Public domainFirst Inaugural Address (1789)
Speech · 1789
Public domainThird Annual Message to Congress (1791)
Speech · 1791
Public domainFourth Annual Message to Congress (1792)
Speech · 1792
Public domainSecond Inaugural Address (1793)
Speech · 1793
Public domainFifth Annual Message to Congress (1793)
Speech · 1793
Public domainSixth Annual Message to Congress (1794, Whiskey Rebellion)
Speech · 1794
Public domainWashington's Letters to Bushrod Washington and Others
Letter · 1796
Public domainFarewell Address (1796)
Speech · 1796
Public domainAmerican Revolution — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedGeorge Washington — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedWashington: Writings
Book
Free use
Thomas Jefferson
Declaration of Independence
Speech · 1776
Public domainNotes on the State of Virginia
Book · 1785
Public domainFirst Inaugural Address (1801)
Speech · 1801
Public domainSecond Inaugural Address (1805)
Speech · 1805
Public domainWritings of Thomas Jefferson Vol. 1 (incl. Autobiography)
Book · 1821
Public domainThomas Jefferson — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedThomas Jefferson and slavery — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedAmerican Revolution — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedJefferson: Writings
Book
Free use
Alexander Hamilton
The Federalist Papers (complete)
Book · 1788
Public domainAlexander Hamilton — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedThe Federalist Papers — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedReport on Manufactures — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedGreat Men — Emerson Essays
article · 2024
Public domainHamilton: Writings
Book
Free use
Benjamin Franklin
Poor Richard's Almanack
Book · 1733
Public domainBagatelles and Miscellaneous Writings
Book · 1784
Public domainFranklin Constitutional Convention Speech (1787)
Speech · 1787
Public domainThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Book · 1791
Public domainBenjamin Franklin — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedAmerican Revolution — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedGreat Men — Emerson Essays
article · 2024
Public domainFranklin: Writings
Book
Free use
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln–Douglas Debates (complete)
Transcript · 1858
Public domainFirst Inaugural Address (1861)
Speech · 1861
Public domainEmancipation Proclamation (1863)
Speech · 1863
Public domainGettysburg Address (1863)
Speech · 1863
Public domainSecond Inaugural Address (1865)
Speech · 1865
Public domainLincoln's Speeches and Letters
Speech · 1907
Public domainLife of Lincoln
article · 2024
Public domainAbraham Lincoln and slavery — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedAbraham Lincoln — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedAmerican Civil War — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedLincoln: Speeches and Writings 1832-1858
Book
Free useLincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865
Book
Free use
Frederick Douglass
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845)
Book · 1845
Public domainWhat to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? (1852)
Speech · 1852
Public domainMy Bondage and My Freedom (1855)
Book · 1855
Public domainLife and Times of Frederick Douglass (1892)
Book · 1892
Public domainAbolitionism in the United States — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedFrederick Douglass — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedGreat Men — Emerson Essays
article · 2024
Public domain
Theodore Roosevelt
The Rough Riders
Book · 1899
Public domainRoosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1904)
Speech · 1904
Public domainAfrican Game Trails
Book · 1910
Public domainTheodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography
Book · 1913
Public domainPresidency of Theodore Roosevelt — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedTheodore Roosevelt — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedAmerican Imperialism — Wikipedia
article · 2024
LicensedTheodore Roosevelt: Letters and Speeches
Book
Free use
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