fmoncomble/APP_extractor

Extract and download documents from The American Presidency Project

If you use this add-on as part of your research, please cite the following reference:

Moncomble, F. (2024). APP_Extractor (Version 0.7.2) [JavaScript]. Arras, France: Université d’Artois. Available from: https://fmoncomble.github.io/APP_extractor/ (First version 2023)

• ⚠️ Chromium-based browsers are no longer supported. An upgrade is under study to restore compatibility. - Download the zip package; - Unzip the archive; - Open the extension manager (chrome://extensions or edge://extensions); - Enable "Developer mode"; - Click "Load unpacked" and load the unzipped folder.

• Navigate to The American Presidency Project and perform a search (simple or advanced);
• At the top of the list of search results, choose the desired file format (.txt for simple text files or .xml) and click "Extract & Download";
• A zip file called "Archive.zip" is downloaded, containing files with the full text of the documents listed in the search page;
• Repeat for each page of search results;
• Unzip the archives. The texts are named YYYY-MM-DD_Author which allows for easy chronological sorting.