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Mutual Admiration and a Few Jokes

Harpo Marx and Harry Truman

Letters in the Truman Library reveal the unlikely relationship between President Harry Truman and two of the Marx Brothers. More

Defiant in the Defense of Art: Three 'Monuments Women' Push for Postwar Reforms

Edith Standen and Rose Valland

Three women put their careers at risk to restore Nazi-seized art to their proper owners. More

The Men—and the Women—Who Built the Washington Monument

Robert Mills design for the Washington Monument

After decades of fund-raising and delays, the Washington Monument finally rose to completion. More

 

Events

Events

April 17, 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT - Online
Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council Meeting

April 18, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT - Online
The National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Ruth Patrick

April 18, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT - Grand Rapids, MI
How a President Should Be - A Virtual Event

April 19, 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CDT - Little Rock, AR
Ask an Archivist, Converse with a Curator

April 19, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CDT - West Branch, IA
Ask an Archivist, Converse with a Curator

April 20, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CDT - West Branch, IA
Eco-Science Festival

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