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The Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.

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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Administration
1861–1865
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson Administration
1865–1869
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant Administration
1869–1877
Rutherford B. Hayes
Rutherford B. Hayes Administration
1877–1881
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield Administration
1881
Chester A. Arthur
Chester A. Arthur Administration
1881–1885
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland Administration
1885–1889
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison Administration
1889–1893
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland Administration
1893–1897
William McKinley
William McKinley Administration
1897–1901
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Administration
1901–1909
William Howard Taft
William H. Taft Administration
1909–1913
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson Administration
1913–1921
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding Administration
1921–1923
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge Administration
1923–1929
Herbert C. Hoover
Herbert C. Hoover Administration
1929–1933
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration
1933–1945
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman Administration
1945–1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration
1953–1960
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy Administration
1961–1963
LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson Administration
1964–1968
Richard Nixon
Richard M. Nixon Administration
1969–1974
Gerald Ford
Gerald R. Ford Administration
1974–1976
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter Administration
1977–1980
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan Administration
1981–1988
George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush Administration
1989–1992
William J. Clinton
William J. Clinton Administration
1993–2000

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