In other words, you don't have to know how the government is organized in order to get answers to your questions. In addition, a directory organized by subject lets you browse what's available on topics important to you. The President's weekly Saturday radio addresses are available in audio format and are searchable by keyword, allowing you to immediately listen to the parts of the speech that address the topics of interest to you. In the Virtual Library and the Briefing Room you can browse and search the full text of White House documents and speeches, and subscribe to the publications mailing list to receive White House publications on a daily basis, just like the press. Tours offer biographical sketches and portraits of all the presidents, and even more interesting, all the first ladies.
All inaugural addresses are also available.
The entire site is graphically rich, and what's really handy is that it senses what kind of Web browser you are using and automatically displays the version that is compatible with your browser. If you are interested in what past presidents have said in their State of the Union Addresses, try Northwestern University's valuable State of the Union Archive gopher. It offers the full text of all State of the Union Addresses from Harry Truman's in 1946 to Bill Clinton's in 1995. Also included are five selected Addresses from Franklin D. Roosevelt. The New York Times has opened a Web site which includes much of the content of the daily newspaper.