Who is the Archivist?
The Archivist of the United States is the head of our agency, appointed by the President of the United States.
State of the Archives
- 2008 State of the Archives Address
December 4, 2008
- 2007 State of the Archives Address
November 27, 2007
- 2006 State of the Archives Address
November 30, 2006
- 2005 State of the Archives Address
December 1, 2005
Speeches and Writings
by the Archivists
- Speeches and writings by Adrienne Thomas
Acting Archivist of the United States - Speeches and writings by Allen Weinstein
Ninth Archivist of the United States
- Speeches and writings by John Carlin
Eighth Archivist of the United States
American Conversations
American Conversations is a series of informal conversations between 9th Archivist Allen Weinstein and people who've helped shape the dialogue about the interpretation and use of American heritage, including:
- Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
- Daniel Schorr
- E. L. Doctorow
- Cokie Roberts
- Ted Leonsis
- Barbara Bush
- James Zogby
- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
- Rep. Tom Lantos
- Congressman James Clyburn
- Geoffrey Ward
- David McCullough
- R. Nicholas Burns
- Tom Wheeler
- Ken Mehlman
- Lindy Boggs and Cokie Roberts
- Hilary Rodham Clinton
- John Hope Franklin
- Ken Burns
- Norman Ornstein
- Lonnie Bunch
- Lynne Cheney
