Margaret Brown Klapthor. The First Ladies. Washington, D.C.:White House Historical Association, 1975.
Floyd I. McMurray. Pathways of Our Presidents. Indianapolis:The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1939.
John Durant and Alice Durant. The Presidents of the United States. Miami:A.A. Gaché & Son, Publishers, 1976.
Arlington National Cemetery. Brief biographies about virtually everyone buried at Arlington. www.arlingtoncemetery.net
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Biographies of Congress members, past and present. bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
The Italian-American Web Site of New York. This site contains information about Italians and Italian-Americans, such as, organizations, famous Italians, history, genealogy, music, fashion, travel, scholarships and issues of discrimination. www.italian-american.com
Virtual American Biographies. Over 30,000 personalities with thousands of 19th Century illustrations, signatures, and exceptional life stories. www.famousamericans.net