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Publisher: White House Street Terms: Drugs and the Drug Trade 
 This site contains "over 2,000 street terms that refer to specific drug types or drug activity." Browsable by drug names and types. From the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/streetterms/ Topics: Dictionaries, Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, English Language, Language, Mental Conditions Last updated Dec 5, 2001 Middle Class Task Force
Website for this White House task force established in 2009. "The Task Force is a major initiative targeted at raising the living standards of middle-class, working families in America. It is comprised of top-level administration policy makers, and in addition to regular meetings, it will conduct outreach sessions with representatives of labor, business, and the advocacy communities." The February 2009 meeting will focus on green jobs. Task force materials will be available online. http://www.whitehouse.gov/strongmiddleclass/ Topics: Jobs & Work Last updated Feb 2, 2009 Our First Ladies
This site from the White House presents brief biographies of the current and past first ladies. Some profiles include images. Also provides a link to information about life in the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/first_ladies/ Topics: Notable People: Government, The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 20, 2009 The Presidents of the United States
Brief biographical information for current and past presidents. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Oct 26, 2009 The White House Blog
This is the official White House blog, launched in January 2009 at the start of the Barack Obama administration. Includes video and text of the "Weekly Address," and announces events, proclamations, executive orders, and other White House activities. RSS feed is available. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject, Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Jan 26, 2009 Department of Homeland Security
The U.S. department charged with "[protecting] the nation against further terrorist attacks." Find information about the Homeland Security Advisory System (the color code system used to indicate the "national [terrorism] threat level"), plus speeches, white papers, and related support materials. Some information also available in Spanish. http://www.dhs.gov/ Topics: National Security, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 11, 2006 White House Blog: Spring Gardening
This brief blog post from March 2009 announces the White House vegetable garden on the South Lawn, vegetables from which will be "cooked in the White House Kitchen and given to Miriam's Kitchen, which serves the homeless in Washington, DC." Features a downloadable diagram of the garden with vegetables and herbs that will be planted for the spring. From the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/03/20/Spring-Gardening/ Topics: Gardening, The United States Presidency Last updated Mar 23, 2009 The White House: Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
This site presents federal government information on budget, legislation, reform, grants, statistics, financial management, procurement, and information policy. Includes links to the current budget of the United States government and to OMB testimony, speeches and briefings, the OMB Federal Register, and Annual Sequestration Reports to the President are provided. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Oct 11, 2005 The White House: Rutherford B. Hayes
Biography of the 19th U.S. President, who was in office from 1877-1881. Discusses Hayes' Civil War service, his nomination and election (which included an electoral vote dispute, followed by the establishment of an electoral commission that "determined all the contests in favor of Hayes by eight to seven. The final electoral vote: 185 to 184."), and his time in office. From the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/rutherfordbhayes/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Jan 20, 2009 The White House: Warren G. Harding
Biography of the 29th U.S. president, who was in office from 1921 to 1923. Discusses events leading up to his presidency and a few highlights from his term in office before he died of a heart attack while visiting San Francisco. From the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/warrenharding/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Jan 20, 2009 The White House Project: Research and Polls
Collection of reports on women's leadership topics, including analysis of "the absence of women on Sunday morning talk shows on the five major networks," young women and political leadership, women's firsts, and more. From the White House Project, "a national, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization [that] aims to advance women's leadership in all communities and sectors, up to the U.S. presidency." http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/culture/researchandpolls/ Topics: Women Last updated Jul 8, 2009 The White House Transition Project (WHTP)
"Since 1997, the White House Transition Project has combined the efforts of scholars, universities, and policy institutions to smooth out the American presidential transition." Its website features the "Institutional Memory Series" (reports that "detail organization and operations in a range of offices critical to a properly functioning White House"), the "Institutional Anatomy Series," news (such as how Barack Obama is on track to fill appointments at a record pace), and related material. http://whitehousetransitionproject.org/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Dec 15, 2008 The White House Historical Association
Website for this "charitable nonprofit institution whose purpose is to enhance the understanding, appreciation and enjoyment of the White House." Its website features online exhibits and historical tours on topics such as presidential pets, the White House at war, inaugurations, Truman's renovations, treasures of the White House, and the West Wing (as transformed by Theodore Roosevelt into the working wing). Also includes timelines, trivia, historic photos, selected articles from its journal, and more. http://www.whitehousehistory.org/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Jan 12, 2009 White House 101: Facts and Fun for All Ages
Collection of history features and fun facts about the White House, such as details about the White House buildings, biographies of presidents and first ladies, information about White House fellows and internships, and slide shows of presidents and of presidential pets. From the White House. http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/white_house_101/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 3, 2009 Recovery.gov
"Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] is going." Includes text of this economic stimulus plan (signed by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009), FAQ, timeline of the plan's operation, details about how the money will be used and estimated job effects, and related material. From the White House. http://www.recovery.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Finance Last updated Feb 18, 2009 Open for Questions
Read the questions asked during a trial event conducted by the White House over one weekend in March 2009. Participants posted thousands of questions to President Obama about home ownership, retirement security, green jobs, and other social and economic issues, and rated the questions other people asked. Searchable; or view questions by subject. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OpenForQuestions/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Internet, Presidents by Name Last updated Apr 1, 2009 Making Home Affordable
This federal government website concerns the home mortgage aspect of the Obama administration's 2009 Financial Stability Plan. "If your mortgage loan is owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, you may be eligible for a Home Affordable Refinance." Includes information about refinancing and loan modification, details about eligibility, links to find if your mortgage is owned by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and related material. In English and Spanish. http://www.makinghomeaffordable.gov/ Topics: Housing Last updated Apr 13, 2009 Data.gov
The purpose of this website "is to increase public access to high value, machine readable datasets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government." Search the raw data catalog by category (such as energy or population) or federal agency to obtain machine-readable, platform-independent data sets. Also includes links to tools for mining data sets, a tutorial, and a form for suggesting additional data sets. http://www.data.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Statistics Last updated Jun 17, 2009 Fact Sheet: Reforms to Protect American Credit Card Holders
This White House fact sheet describes key points of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009, including bans on unfair rate increase and fee traps, requirements for "plain language in plain sight" disclosures, credit card issuer accountability, and protections for college students and young adults. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Fact-Sheet-Reforms-to-Protect-American-Credit-Card-Holders/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Money Last updated Jun 1, 2009 |
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