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• The Museum at the National Archives in Washington, DC, will open at 11 a.m. on December 10 and 13.
  
  
• All National Archives research rooms and museums will be closed on December 25 and January 1. Research rooms in the Washington, DC, area and in the regional archives will close at 2 p.m. on December 24 and 31. See the modified schedule for research rooms and museums in Presidential libraries.
  
  
• Additional Robert Kennedy records to open on December 5.
  
  
• The FDR Library launched FRANKLIN, a virtual research room and digital repository.
  
  
• The NHPRC awards $2.3 million in grants for historical records projects.
  
  
• Come to the Civil War Book Fair on December 7 in Washington, DC.
  
  
• New David M. Rubenstein Gallery will open on December 10.
  
  
• New release: 11,000 pages relating to activities in Berlin, 1962–1986; symposium to be held on January 14.
  
  
• The Public Interest Declassification Board met on November 21 in Washington, DC.
  
  
• Rare World War II-era short films were featured at the National Archives in Washington, DC.
  
  
• Learn about the new exhibit, "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage," and its related programs.
  
  
• Come to the Steven Spielberg Film Festival in Washington, DC, November 15–18.
  
  
• Volume 2 of the "Public Papers of President Barack Obama" is now available.
  
  
• The Genealogy Fair has gone virtual! Watch the recorded lectures on our Ustream channel.
  
  
• The National Archives has issued guidance to Federal agencies on managing email records
  
  
• Additional records from the Nixon administration were opened to the public on August 21.
  
  
• Summary of comments on the Draft Strategic Plan is now online.
  
  
• The Archives marked the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington with a special document display, programs, and a film screening.
  
  
• The 2012 Records Management Self-Assessment Report shows how agencies are doing in managing their records.
  
  
• Additional Robert F. Kennedy records have been released.
  
  
• Additional Watergate-related records released online.
  
  
• Research Fellows for 2013 chosen.
  
  
• National Archives marks the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg.
  
  
• National Archives wins award from the Public Relations Society of America.
  
  
• Our FY 2014-2019 Strategic Plan draft is now available for comment.
  
  
• The National Archives Launches Founders Online Website.
  
  
• Historypin's Hurricane Sandy project features historical and current photos of areas hit by the storm.
  
  
• The U.S. Colored Troops (USCT) Service Records Digitization Project is complete.
  
  
• DC-area research rooms now have a 3:30 p.m. records pull, Monday–Friday.
  
  
• Research room and exhibit hours in the Washington, DC, area will be shortened as of March 15.
  
  
• The National Archives helps launch the Digital Public Library of America.
  
  
• You can now manage your research card account online (add funds, change passwords, and more).
  
  

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