CQ Press

Nelson Poynter, former publisher of the St. Petersburg Times, along with his wife Henrietta, founded Congressional Quarterly in 1945. Today the organization has more than 100 reporters, editors and researchers covering Capitol Hill. CQ’s readership includes 95 percent of the members of Congress, academic and media outlets.

Poynter later established CQ Press with the mission of promoting democracy through education. CQ Press is known for its objectivity, breadth and depth of coverage, and high standards of journalistic and editorial excellence. In May 2008, CQ Press was acquired by SAGE Publications, a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational and professional markets.

There are currently 96 titles from CQ Press available on Gale Virtual Reference Library. They cover American politics, federal and state government, American institutions, campaigns and elections, current events and world affairs. Here are just a few:

Guide to the Presidency
Guide to the Presidency is the leading reference source on the persons who have occupied the White House and on the institution of the presidency itself. Analytical chapters explain the structure and operations of the office and the president’s relationship to Congress and the Supreme Court.

Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z
Readers will find updated information on long term health care spending, Medicaid and Medicare, health insurance and the uninsured and more. New entries reflect important changes in recent years.

Student’s Guide to the U.S. Elections
This informative and engaging reference tool offers essays, encyclopedic entries and primary source documents to help students understand the history and significance of the U.S. electoral process.

Browse the Gale Virtual Reference Library catalog for all available titles from CQ Press.