Presidential Elections: A Pathfinder
by Aryana Bates,
Librarian,
Mid-Manhattan Library, History Collection
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Elections– United States |
History Party affiliation Political parties Politics and government Statistics |
Campaign funds Contested elections Political corruption Public opinion Trials, litigation |
WEB SITESThis selected list of sites available through the World Wide Web offers appropriate sources of election and voter information, especially for the 2004 presidential campaigns.
Democratic National Committee <http://www.democrats.org/>
Official DNC website includes the Democratic Party Platform, issues and news.
E-Democracy <http://www.e-democracy.org/us/>
This is a non-profit, non-partisan starting place for elections 2004 information, announcements, news and discussions.
GeorgeWBush.com – The Official Re-Election Site for President <http://www.georgewbush.com/>
Bush/Cheney campaign ‘04 site includes "The Bush Record" and "Agenda for America."
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: Center for the Study of Politics <http://www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/csp/elections/>
The University of Minnesota's 2004 Elections Project supplies timely, non-partisan information about the upcoming elections. A principal focus is on critical swing states in the Upper Midwest.
John Kerry for President - Official <http://www.johnkerry.com/index.html>
Kerry/Edwards campaign site outlines the "Plan for America" and ways to take action.
League of Women Voters <http://www.lwv.org/index.html>
Provides information on critical election issues and facilitates voter registration.
Nader/Camejo 2004 <http://www.votenader.com/>
The campaign site of Independent candidates Nader and Camejo lists focal issues and the campaign calendar.
POTUS (Presidents of the United States) <http://www.potus.com/>
Lists background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and points of interest on each of the presidents.
Republican National Committee <http://www.rnc.org/>
RNC official website lists a number of resources on the GOP agenda and leadership.
University of Michigan Documents Center: Elections 2004 <http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/elec2004.html>
Collects information on the election process, candidates, campaign and policy issues, election results, voting, and historical elections.
USInfo.State.Gov <http://usinfo.state.gov/dhr/democracy/elections.html>
The US Department of States addresses election process issues in depth and offers an audio file, newsletter and special publications on U.S. Elections 2004.
NYPL Best of the Web
The New York Public Library selects a number of web sites on a wide variety of issues. The Best of the Web is available through NYPL's Local Libraries Home Page. Best of the Web offers multiple links to election and voter information, including:
A number of databases are available through The New York Public Library system. Several sample databases are listed below, all of which can be accessed from the Mid-Manhattan branch. Some databases can also be accessed remotely (from home, office, etc.), with a valid NYPL Branch Libraries card. For databases listed below, click desired link, and scroll to appropriate title:
The NYPL Branch libraries, including The Mid-Manhattan Library, use the Dewey Decimal classification system to catalog books. Below are sample Dewey Decimal call numbers that can be browsed when searching for books on electoral and presidential information. In the Online Catalog it is possible to search by Call Number. Select Numeric Search and key in the desired number.
324 The political process, including elections
324.09 Historical, geographical, persons treatment
324.1 International party organizations, auxiliaries, activities
324.2 Political parties
324.3 Auxiliary party organizations
324.4 Interest and pressure groups
324.5 Nominating candidates
324.6 Election systems and procedures; suffrage
324.7 Conduct of election campaigns
324.9 Historical and geographic treatment of elections
353 Presidential administrations
973.9 Modern American history, including titles on modern American politics.
Following are a selection of titles on the topic of presidential elections in the United States. These titles should be available through the Library Catalog . Relevant call numbers are included here. Non-circulating books are marked as REF (Reference).
George W. Bush Bush, George W. A charge to keep. New York: Morrow, 1999. B Bush
Bush's political memoir addresses many of the issues relevant to the presidential election in 2000.
Byrd, Robert C. Losing America: confronting a reckless and arrogant presidency. New York: W.W. Norton, 2004. 973.931B
A fifty-year Congressional veteran, Byrd argues against current Bush administration practices, contending that they disrupt the balance of power in government.
Sammon, Bill. Misunderestimated: the president battles terrorism, John Kerry, and the Bush haters. New York: Regan Books, 2004. 973.931S
The Senior White House Correspondent for the Washington Times, Sammon brings a new perspective on the policies and actions of the current administration during President Bush's first term in office.
Schweizer, Peter. The Bushes: portrait of a dynasty. New York: Doubleday, 2004. 929.2097S
Drawing on dozens of interviews and personal archives, Schweizer presents a comprehensive portrait of the Bush family, ranging from its origins in Plymouth, Massachusetts, through the successive presidential administrations.
John F. KerryKerry, John. A call to service. New York: Viking, 2004. 973.931K
Democratic candidate John Kerry discusses his experiences as a decorated veteran, an opponent of the Vietnam War, a maverick politician, and a contender for the presidency.
Brinkley, Douglas. Tour of duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War. New York: William Morrow, 2004. B Kerry
Drawing on Senator John Kerry's personal archives, as well as interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, this biography examines Kerry's service during the Vietnam War and its influence on his life and political career.
Kerry, J. John F. Kerry: the complete biography by the Boston Globe reporters who know him best. New York: Public Affairs, 2004. B Kerry J
Discusses Senator Kerry's background, military service, political career, and presidential campaign.
O'Neill, John E. and Jerome L. Corsi. Unfit for command: swift boat veterans speak out against John Kerry. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Pub., 2004. 973.931O
Veterans discuss their experiences serving with John Kerry in Vietnam and the reasons they believe he is unfit for the presidency.
Nader, Ralph. Crashing the party: taking on the corporate government in an age of surrender. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2002. 973.929N
Social critic and presidential campaigner Ralph Nader details what it takes to fight the two-party political system, and why an increasing number of progressive Democrats are moving toward the Green Party.
Martin, Justin. Nader: crusader, spoiler, icon. Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Pub., 2002. B Nader M
This portrait traces Ralph Nader's confrontations with such adversaries as General Motors, Microsoft, and the auto insurance industry, citing his impact on the most recent presidential election and offering insight into both his public and private life.
Richard Cheney Miller, Marc C. Cruel and Unusual: Bush/Cheney's New World Order. W.W.Norton & Co., Inc., 2004. 973.931M
Miller argues that the Bush administration represents a right-wing threat to American freedom and democracy by virtue of its bullying religiosity and militarism, and a systemic contempt for democratic principles and practice.
John Edwards Edwards, John and John Auchard. Four Trials. Simon and Schuster, 2004. 340.092E
Four Trials narrates Senator John Edwards' work as legal representative in four critical court cases, and how these and other experiences influence his perspective on life and justice.
Bartels, Larry M. and Lynn Vavreck, Eds. Campaign reform: insights and evidence. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000. 324.7097C
This government publication covers a number of subjects including standards for campaign quality evaluation, assessment of attack advertising, critical evaluation of journalist versus candidate communication, and debates on campaign reform.
Gregg II, Gary L. Securing democracy: why we have an electoral college. Wilmington, Del.: ISI Books, 2001. 324.6309S
Essays in this collection address the subject of an electoral college from historical, prognostic, and descriptive standpoints. Article titles include "The origins and meaning of the electoral college," "The electoral college and the future of the American political parties," and "Outputs : the electoral college produces presidents."
Henderson, Harry. Campaign and election reform. New York: Facts on File, 2004. 324.6309H
Henderson outlines the law of campaigns and elections, provides guidelines on how to research campaign and election reform, and details chronological facts and biographical, organizational and agency listings.
League of Women Voters. Choosing the President 2004: a citizen's guide to the electoral process. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2004. 324.6309C REF
Casting an informed vote is every citizen's responsibility. This completely up-to-date and fully revised guide will enable every citizen to cast that informed vote.
Longley, Lawrence D. The electoral college primer 2000. New Haven (Conn.): Yale University Press, 1999. 324.63L
This revised and expanded edition presents a lucid, coherent, and empirical examination of the Electoral College's history and workings.
Medvic, Stephen K. Political consultants in U.S. congressional elections. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2001. 324.7097M
Medvic lays the foundation for a theory of consultant influence, discussing the uses and various types of influence consultants have in congressional elections.
Richie, Robert. Whose vote counts? Boston: Beacon Press, 2001. 328.7307R
The authors argue that, in order to combat voter apathy and the leveling of political views, the United States needs to adopt proportional representation as a method of electing our representatives.
Presidential Election HistoryGillman, Howard. The votes that counted: how the court decided the 2000 presidential election. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001. 324.973G
Narrates the Supreme Court's involvement with the 2000 election. Questions whether rules were changed in the process, and considers the politics behind the votes that counted.
Greenstein, Fred I. The presidential difference: leadership style from FDR to George W. Bush. 2nd ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2004. 973.9209G
Identifies and discusses the unique leadership style of presidents since Franklin D. Roosevelt. Highlights lessons from the modern presidency.
Mayer, Jeremy D. Running on race: racial politics in presidential campaigns, 1960-2000. New York: Random House, 2002. 324.973M
Mayer studies every presidential race from JFK's campaign in 1960 to George W. Bush's in 2000, considering the approaches these campaigns have taken to the issue of race, and the crucial difference the black vote has made in each election.
Mears, Walter R. Deadlines past: forty years of presidential campaigning: a reporter's story. Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel Pub., 2003. 324.973M
Mears illuminates this political recounting with personal experiences and observations from a reporters perspective. The result is a richly crafted narrative of fact and reflection made by an eyewitness with nearly unlimited access to his subjects.
McGillivray, Alice V., et. al., compilers. America at the polls, 1960-2000: John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush: a handbook of American presidential election statistics. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001. 324.973A
Provides updated statistical information on voting in American presidential elections. Presents national summary tables of popular and Electoral College votes and county-by-county details on voting behavior. Includes summaries of presidential primary elections.
Shade, William G., et. al. American Presidential Campaigns and Elections. New York: Sharp Reference, 2003. 324.973A REF
Entries include a brief chronology of relevant political developments, brief biographical sketches of presidential and vice-presidential candidates (including important third party contenders), an analytical essay, voting statistics, and documentary collections of relevant speeches, debates, and letters.
Schlesinger, Arthur M. Jr. History of American presidential elections, 1789-2001. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2002. 324.973H REF
Densely written discussion of every presidential election in United States history. Authors provide relevant, period-specific documentation, including editorials from newspapers, and the party platforms.
The encyclopedia of American political history. Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2001. 973.03E REF
A single volume source outlining the evolution and intricacies of the modern American political process, this key reference identifies significant personalities, trends, campaigns and elections, protests, and rebellions, laws, statutes, and policies in American political history.
Kurian, George T., ed. The encyclopedia of the Republican Party; the encyclopedia of the Democratic Party. Jeffrey D. Schultz, assoc. ed. Armonk, N.Y.: Sharpe Reference, 1997. 324.2734E REF
This Sharpe Reference resource provides detailed information on the two major parties of the American political system.
Ness, Immanuel. The encyclopedia of interest groups and lobbyists in the United States. Armonk, N.Y.: Sharpe Reference, 1997. 324.4097N REF
Provides information about a variety of politically oriented organizations, arranged alphabetically within such groupings as Agriculture, Environmental, Health, Labor, Ideological and Religious.
PERIODICALSThe Mid-Manhattan Library houses a large collection of academic and popular periodicals relevant to politics and political science, including election issues. A full listing of pertinent titles is available through the History and Social Sciences Subject List of Periodicals, under Political Science. This selection includes, but is not limited to the following titles:
Campaigns and Elections. Washington, D.C.: Campaigns & Elections Pub. Corp.
Electioneering, campaign management, practical politics in the United States.
Library collection includes: (Bound) May/June 1986 Vol. 7 No. 1 through Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003 Vol. 24 No. 1 with some numbers missing; (Unbound) Dec. 2003/Jan. 2004 Vol. 24 No. 10 through current.
Congressional Digest. Washington, D.C. : Congressional Digest, Inc.
United States 20th century politics and government.
Library collection includes: (Bound) Jan. 1975 Vol. 54 No. 1 through Dec. 2001 Vol. 80 No. 12; (Unbound) Jan. 2002 Vol. 81 No. 1 through current.
Journal of International Affairs. New York: School of International and Public Affairs.
Columbia University's international relations periodical.
Library collection includes: (Bound) Spring/Sum. 1980 Vol. 34 No. 1 through Spring 2002 Vol. 55 No. 2; (Unbound) Fall 2002 Vol. 56 No. 1 through current.
Politics and Society. Los Altos, CA: Geron-X, Inc.
Political and social sciences quarterly.
Library collection includes: (Bound) 1980 Vol. 10 No. 1 through Dec. 2002 Vol. 30 No. 4; (Unbound) March 2003 Vol. 31 No. 1 through current.
Presidential Studies Quarterly. New York : Center for the Study of the Presidency.
Discusses presidents and executive power in the United States.
Library collection includes: (Bound) Winter 1982 Vol. 12 No. 1 through Dec. 2002 Vol. 32 No. 4; (Unbound) March 2003 Vol. 33 No. 1 through current.
Review of Politics. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame.
Political science and world politics.
Library collection includes: (Bound) Jan. 1980 Vol. 42 No. 1 through Fall 2001 Vol. 63 No. 4; (Unbound) Winter 2003 Vol. 65 No. 1 through current.
Washington Quarterly. WA, DC: Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University.
A review of world politics.
Library collection includes: (Bound) Winter 1986 Vol. 9 No. 1 through Autumn 2003 Vol. 26 No. 4; (Unbound) Winter 2003/2004 Vol. 27 No. 1 through current.
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. WA, D.C. : American Educational Trust.
Middle East politics and government.
Library collection includes: (Bound) Jan./Feb. 2002 Vol. 21 No. 1 through Nov./Dec. 2003 Vol. 22 No.?; (Unbound) Jan./Feb. 2004 Vol. 23 No. 1 through current.
World Politics. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
A quarterly journal of international relations.
Library collection includes: (Bound) Oct. 1979 Vol. 32 No. 1 through July 2002 Vol. 54 No. 4; (Unbound) Oct. 2003 Vol. 56 No. 1 through current.
***Pathfinder created by: Aryana Bates, Librarian, MMHIST, September 2004
With assistance from Senior Librarians Michael Cambre and Thomas Nikolaidis***
