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Executive Office: Current Officials

President & VP
President's Cabinet

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

46th President of the United States

Vice President Kamala Harris

49th Vice President of the United States

The Cabinet

The President's Cabinet includes the Vice President and the heads of the 15 executive departments. Members of the Cabinet are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

In order of succession to the Presidency:

	Kamala Harris Vice President
	Antony Blinken Secretary of State
	Dr. Janet Yellen Secretary of the Treasury
	General Lloyd Austin Secretary of Defense
	Merrick Garland Attorney General
	Deb Haaland Secretary of the Interior
	Tom Vilsack Secretary of Agriculture
	Gina Raimondo Secretary of Commerce
	Marty Walsh Secretary of Labor
	Xavier Becerra Secretary of Health and Human Services
	Marcia Fudge Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
	Pete Buttigieg Secretary of Transportation
	Jennifer Granholm Secretary of Energy
	Dr. Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education
	Denis McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs
	Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security
	Michael Regan Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
	Neera Tanden Director of the Office of Management and Budget
	Avril Haines Director of National Intelligence
	Katherine Tai United States Trade Representative
	Linda Thomas-Greenfield United States Ambassador to the United Nations
	Dr. Cecilia Rouse Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers
	Isabel Guzman Administrator of the Small Business Administration
	Dr. Eric Lander Presidential Science Advisor and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
	Ron Klain Chief of Staff

Executive Office of the President
To provide the President with the support that he or she needs to govern effectively, the Executive Office of the President (EOP) was created in 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The EOP has responsibility for tasks ranging from communicating the President’s message to the American people to promoting our trade interests abroad.

Biographical Resources

White House: Presidents
Biographical sketches of the country's presidents.
American Experience: the Presidents
This PBS resource focuses on the Presidents of the 20th century, with biographies, historical information and an online teacher's guide. Videos unavailable on the site but does include clips from each, transcripts, and links to relevant primary source documents.
Mr. President
From the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, site provides thumbnail sketches of each of the former presidents. This is not a detailed site, but a good place to get fast facts.

Presidential Documents

Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
From the American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara. Includes the Inaugural Addresses from Washington to present.
State of the Union Addresses
From the American Presidency Project, UC Santa Barbara. Includes all State of the Union addresses from Washington to present.
The American Presidency Project
From UC Santa Barbara. Includes many of the major presidential documents from speeches and addresses to executive orders, declarations, and letters.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Official publication of the President’s addresses, writings, and remarks.
Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
Contains statements, messages, and other Presidential materials released by the White House from 1996 onward.
The White House: Briefing Room
Legislation, Presidential Actions, Press Briefings, Speeches and Remarks, and Statements and Releases issued by the President and the White House.

First Ladies

First Lady of the United States

The First Lady of the United States is the wife or other close female relative of the president of the United States. They serve as the hostesses of the White House, advisors to the president, and often are involved in social issues.

Current First Lady

Dr. Jill Biden

48th First Lady of the United States

First Ladies of the United States
Official White House site containing portrait and biography of each of the first ladies through the present.
National First Ladies Library
Stark State College of Technology brings together information about the wives of U.S. Presidents. Although providing only citations to books, articles and manuscripts written by and about these women, this site is an excellent starting point for research.
The First Ladies Virtual Tour
Smithsonian National Museum of American History Virtual Tour of the First Ladies exhibit

Historical Information

Presidential Elections
Electoral vote statistics from the 1789 election onward
Presidential Libraries
Presidential libraries are repositories for preserving and making available the papers, records, and other historical materials of Presidents since Herbert Hoover. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) oversees these libraries.
Images of Presidents of the United States
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs collection of images for presidents of the United States.

Statistical / Economic Resources

The Economic Report of the President to Congress
An annual report from the President, providing on overview of economic progress, with extensive data appendices.
Budget of the United States Government
Contains the budget message of the President, information about the President's budget proposals for a given fiscal year, and other budgetary publications issued throughout the fiscal year.

Vice President of the United States

Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate)
Official Senate webpage for the VP. Includes information about the office and its duties and a list with featured biographies of former vice presidents.
Images of vice presidents
Library of Congress Prints & Photographs collection of images of the vice presidents

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