Constitution of the United States, Article II, Section 1, "The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America."
The executive branch consists of the President and his Cabinet and various administrative agencies. the primary purpose of the executive branch is to implement and enforce the laws passed by Congress. The departments and agencies within the executive branch create rules and regulations that inform the public how to comply with the law.
Executive Branch from USA.gov - The U. S. government's official web portal to government information
Almanac of American Presidents: From 1789 to the Present: An Original compendium of Facts and Anecdotes about Politics and the Presidency in the United States of America. Edited by Thomas L. Connelly and Michael D. Senecal, New York: Facts on File, 1991.
The Cabinet. Sam Wellman, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., senior consulting editor. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c. 2001 (Juvenile Literature).
Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on the Presidency. Bruce Wetterau. Washington, D. C.: CQ Press, 2000.
Encyclopedia of the American Presidency. Editors: Leonard W. Levy and Louis Fisher. New York: Macmillan Reference U. S. A.
Federal Register: What it is and How to use it
Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States
The Presidency. Kevin J. McNamara. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c. 2000 (Juvenile Literature).
The Presidency A-Z: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia. Rev. ed. Michael Nelson, advisory editor. Congressional Quarterly. Washington, D. C. 1996.
The Vice Presidency. Marilyn D. Anderson and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., senior consulting editor. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, c. 2001 (Juvenile Literature)
Federal Depository Library Program - LibGuide on Presidential Documents, etc.
Presidential Actions - From Whitehouse.gov
Executive Orders - From Federal Register (William J. Clinton to Donald Trump)
Compilation of Presidential Documents - 1992 forward
Budget of the United States Government
Economic Report of the President
Presidential Libraries - National Archives
State of the Union Addresses - FDsys
American Presidency Project - University of California, Santa Barbara
Avalon Project - Papers of the Presidents
A-Z Index of U.S. Government Departments and Agencies
U. S. Government Manual - The official handbook of the Federal Government providing information on the agencies of the three branches of government.
Code of Federal Regulations - The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA) - Issued monthly and lists proposed, new, and amended federal regulation published since the most recent update of the CFR.
Federal Register - The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
The records of all executive branch agencies and departments are subject to FOIA, however, the law doesn't apply to those of Congress, the federal courts, the president and his immediate staff, and the vice president.
Freedom of Information Act - Place within Executive Branch
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was enacted in 1966 and provides any person the right to obtain access to Federal agency records, with the exception of those records protected from public disclosure. Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court acknowledge FOIA to be a vital part of our democracy.
A FOIA request can be sent to a Federal agency for any Federal agency record. Requests should be sent to the appropriate agency, and each agency's website contains information about the type of records it holds, allowing the public to determine to whom to make a FOIA request.
FOIA applies to Federal agencies only, so the act does not apply to the Judicial Branch and the Courts, the Legislative Branch and Congress, or State Governments and Courts.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Your Right to Federal Records