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Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents:
About the Weekly Comp.
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.
On GPO Access, the Weekly Compilation of Presidential
Documents is available from 1993 forward and is searchable by keyword
or browsable by table of contents. 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.
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