The White House Scientist and Science Policy Dynamic Digital Archive collects and preserves materials related to the history of scientists serving as policy advisors to the president beginning with the George H.W. Bush administration. In particular, the online collection documents the evolution of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) and its managing federal agency, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), as well as the lives, careers, and policy contributions of its membership.

The digital collection is managed by the Science and Technology Policy Program at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy in collaboration with Rice University's Woodson Research Center. Funding for the collection was provided by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF # 1854055) and the Richard Lounsbery Foundation. Additional funding provided by the American Institute of Physics and Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

George H. W. Bush Science Policy Collection

This collection hosts materials related to the science and technology policies, agencies, and professionals of the George H.W. Bush Administration (1989-1993).

William J. Clinton Science Policy Collection

This collection hosts materials related to the science and technology policies, agencies, and professionals of the William J. Clinton Administration (1994-2001).

George W. Bush Science Policy Collection

This collection hosts materials related to the science and technology polcies, agencies, and professionals of the George W. Bush Administration (2001-2009).

Barack Obama Science Policy Collection

This collection hosts materials related to the science and technology polcies, agencies, and professionals of the Barack Obama Administration (2009-2017).

Donald J. Trump Science Policy Collection

This collection hosts materials related to the science and technology polcies, agencies, and professionals of the Donald J. Trump Administration (2017-2021).

Joe Biden Science Policy Collection

This collection hosts materials related to the science and technology polcies, agencies, and professionals of the Joe Biden Administration (2021-present).

John H. Gibbons papers

This collection hosts materials collected and created by Dr. John ("Jack") H. Gibbons, who served as Science Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) for President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1998.

Neal Lane papers

This collection hosts materials collected and created by Dr. Neal Lane, who served as Science Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) for President Bill Clinton from 1998 to 2001.

PCAST Oral History Interviews

This collection hosts recordings of oral history interviews conducted with members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) from its creation in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush to the present day.

PCAST Reports

This collection contains reports made by PCAST (The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology).