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National Archives building, Washington, DC FY 2010 budget of $470 million approved for National Archives.

President Nixon with Elvis Presley Richard Nixon met Elvis Presley 39 years ago this week. Come to a special event commemorating this in January.

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Federal holiday icon On December 25, all National Archives locations will be closed. Washington, DC-area research rooms will be closed on December 26; they will close at 5 p.m. on December 31. On January 1, all locations will be closed except the museums in Washington, DC, and the Johnson Library. Contact the location you wish to visit for any schedule changes due to the holidays.

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Find out about defining moments in the agency’s history through the decades with photo galleries, personal stories, and notices of special events throughout the nation.
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