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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents:
About the Weekly Comp.

Cover Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents.The Weekly Compilation is issued every Monday and contains statements, messages, and other Presidential material released by the White House during the preceding week. It includes such material as:

  • proclamations
  • executive orders
  • speeches
  • press conferences
  • communications to Congress and Federal agencies
  • statements regarding bill signings and vetoes
  • appointments, nominations
  • reorganization plans
  • resignations
  • retirements
  • acts approved by the President
  • nominations submitted to the Senate
  • White House announcements
  • press releases

Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents first began in 1965.

The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents has been replaced by the Daily Compilation of Presidential Documents as of January 29, 2009. The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents application on GPO Access is provided as an archive of the content as it was as of the last edition. Documents are available as ASCII text and Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. From 1977 onward, all material appearing in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is incorporated into the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States.

OFR editors prepare subject, name, and document category indexes to this material, and issue these quarterly, semiannually, and annually under a separate cover.