Archived Presidential White House Websites
White House websites are Presidential records. The official files that make up a Presidential administration's website are preserved in our Executive Office of the President Electronic Records Archive. In order for the public to easily access the websites, the National Archives has taken an additional step to "freeze" the White House websites and make them available online. Because the archived websites are hosted by the National Archives and are historical material, they are no longer updated. Any broken links (internal or external) will not be updated.
The archived websites are an excellent resource for photographs, speeches, press releases, digital data and other public domain records.
Donald J. Trump
In January 2021, the following websites were archived as a way to preserve the online presence of the administration of President Donald J. Trump.
- Archived Trump White House Website
The archived White House website is a useful resource for photographs, speeches, press releases, and other public domain records of the Trump Presidency from 2017-2021. - Archived Be Best Website
The “Be Best” Initiative was developed by First Lady Melania Trump to focus on major issues facing children today. It concentrated on three main pillars: well-being, online safety, and opioid abuse. - Archived Artificial Intelligence for the American People Website
The Artificial Intelligence for the American People website was a resource for those who want to learn more about how to take full advantage of the opportunities of AI. - Archived Coronavirus Disease 2019 Website
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 website is a resource of information related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trump administration’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 website was preserved at the end of the administration. To avoid confusion, the National Archives has decided to delay release of a “frozen in time” copy of the website. When the current public health crisis has ended, the National Archives will make the preserved website available online. - Archived Opioids: the Crisis Next Doors Website
The Crisis Next Door website was created as a portal for Americans to share their stories about opioid addiction or recovery. - Archived Trump White House "We the People" Website
The "We the People" site was a platform used during the administration that allowed the public to create a petition online, share it, and collect signatures. According to the website, if a petition gathered 100,000 signatures in 30 days, the White House reviewed the petition and issued an official response. - Archived Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative Website
The Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative was created and led by Ivanka Trump as the first whole-of-government effort to advance global women’s economic empowerment.
Barack Obama
In January 2017, the White House websites were archived as a way to preserve the online presence of the administration of President Barack Obama.
- Archived Obama White House Website
The archived White House website is a useful resource for photographs, speeches, press releases, and other public domain records of the Obama Presidency from 2009-2017. - Archived Obama White House "We the People" Website
The "We the People" site was a platform used during the administration that allowed the public to create a petition online, share it, and collect signatures. According to the website, if a petition gathered 100,000 signatures in 30 days, the White House reviewed the petition and issued an official response. - Archived Obama White House Open Website
The Open White House website provided access to a collection of open datasets. - Archived Obama White House Let's Move Website
The "Let's Move" program was developed by First Lady Michelle Obama to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation.
George W. Bush
In January 2009, the White House archived its website as a way to preserve the online presence of the Administration of President George W. Bush.
- Archived George W. Bush White House Website
This archived website provides access to content that is no longer available on the web and it is a useful resource for photographs, speeches, press releases, and other public records of the Bush Presidency from 2001-2009.
William J. Clinton
The archived versions of the first White House websites created by the Clinton Administration contain five versions of their website, spanning the years 1994-2001. The first White House Website was developed in 1994, during the Clinton Administration. The White House took snapshots of each version. These versions are historical materials, frozen in time, which means that they are no longer updated and links to other sites will not work. Some images were not provided to the National Archives and Records Administration and may appear as broken images or links.
- Archived Clinton White House Website - Version 1
Version 1 is representative of the Clinton Administration's first White House website. The information contained within this snapshot is as it existed in November 1995. - Archived Clinton White House Website - Version 2
Version 2 is representative of the second major release of the Clinton Administration's White House website. This generation of the White House website introduced the White House as the "Gateway to Government." The information contained within this snapshot is as it existed in August of 1999. - Archived Clinton White House Website - Version 3
Version 3 is representative of the Clinton Administration's White House website as it existed in July of 2000. - Archived Clinton White House Website - Version 4
Version 4 provides examples of Audio (July through December, 2000), Video (August through November, 2000) and other online documents (August) as provided for by various features on the White House website. - Archived Clinton White House Website - Version 5
Version 5 is the final version of the Clinton Administration's White House historical websites. It represents the website as it appeared during the last days of the Clinton Administration. Press briefings and radio addresses are included. - Archived Clinton White House Virtual Library
The Clinton Administration's White House Virtual Library provides a searchable archive of White House documents, including Executive Orders, press briefings, radio addresses and other White House publications released between January 20, 1993 through mid-January, 2001. Originally published on the Clinton Administration's White House websites.