Current Press Releases
May 2012
National Archives at San Francisco Opens Immigration Files and Dedicates Tom Lantos Research Center 5/22/12
Archivist of the United States Names William Mayer as Executive for Research Services 5/7/12
National Archives Debuts its First Digitally Restored Film in Beijing 5/3/12
National Archives Opens Gates to Immigration Exhibition June 15, 2012 5/3/12
Go Behind the Scenes of The Big Broadcast at the National Archives on May 10 5/3/12
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Presents a New Photography Exhibition 5/1/12
National Archives Releases 2011 Records Management Self-Assessment Report 5/1/12
April 2012
National Archives Welcomes Dan Rather May 4 at noon 4/25/12
The National Archives Presents Noontime Programs in May 4/25/12
National Archives Holds Genealogy-related Programs in May 2012 4/25/12
National Archives Presents Author Discussion of When General Grant Expelled the Jews on May 3 4/17/12
National Archives and Its Foundation Announce Launch of DocsTeach App for iPad 4/11/12
National Archives Commemorates the 150th Anniversary of DC Emancipation Act April 11 4/4/12
National Archives Marks 150th Anniversary of DC Emancipation April 18
National Archives Announces Legislative Archives Fellowship for 2012 4/4/12
National Archives Releases 1940 Census 4/2/12
March 2012
National Archives Hosts 8th Genealogy Fair, April 18-19 3/28/12
National Archives Announces Discovery of "Hitler Albums" Documenting Looted Art 3/27/12
The National Archives Presents Noontime Programs in April 3/26/12
National Archives Hosts Program on Former First Lady Pat Nixon April 5 3/21/12
National Archives Revisits Johnson Presidency April 20 3/21/12
National Archives Participates In Maryland Day 2012 3/21/12
National Archives Hosts Panel Discussion on Political Campaigns April 26 3/21/12
National Archives Announces Special Programs to Mark April 2 Release of 1940 Census 3/21/12
National Archives Revisits Nixon’s Mideast Policy April 23 3/21/12
The National Archives Marks 100th Anniversary of Titanic 3/21/12
National Archives Holds Public Meeting on Government Records Management March 27 3/13/12
National Archives OGIS Celebrates "Sunshine Week" with FOIA Display and Program March 12th 3/9/12
National Archives Offers Summer Institutes For Educators 3/8/12
National Archives Presents California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown March 20th 3/2/12
February 2012
Archivist of the United States Appoints New Director of Presidential Libraries 2/29/12
National Archives Revisits Women in the Nixon Administration March 8 2/28/12
National Archives Hosts Lincoln Symposium at National Archives at College Park, March 24 2/28/12
National Archives Celebrates "Sunshine Week" with FOIA Featured Document Display 2/27/12
National Archives Celebrates Environmental Film Festival with Ken Burns March 25 2/27/12
National Archives Marks New Franklin Exhibition with Special Programs in March 2/27/12
The National Archives Presents Noontime Programs in March 2/27/12
National Archives Holds Genealogy-related Programs in March 2012 2/23/12
National Archives Hosts 5th Annual Forum on Women in Leadership March 1 2/23/12
President Seeks $386.8 M for National Archives FY13 Budget 2/14/12
National Archives and EPA Announce DOCUMERICA-Inspired Contest Winners 2/8/12
Archivist of the United States Statement on Barry Landau Plea 2/7/12
Press Preview for National Archives Benjamin Franklin Exhibition, February 7, 2012 2/1/12
Magna Carta to be Focal Point of New National Archives Exhibition Gallery 2/2/12
January 2012
National Archives Accessions Newly Discovered Post-JFK Assassination Tape Recording 1/30/12
Free Pre-Screenings of 84th Academy Award® Nominees at the National Archives 1/26/12
National Declassification Center Issues Fourth Report 1/26/12
Exclusive Press Preview of Newly Re-encased 1297 Magna Carta at the National Archives 1/25/12
National Archives Presents Free Lectures on African Americans in the Civil War 1/18/12
National Archives Program Explores Lincoln and the Constitution January 26 1/13/12
National Archives Holds Genealogy-related Programs in February 2012 1/11/12
National Archives Hosts Event on the Letters of Clover Adams January 17 1/11/12
National Archives Marks New Franklin Exhibition with Special Programs in February 1/11/12
National Archives Marks 150th Anniversary of Medal of Honor with Talk and Display 1/5/12
National Archives Awards $2.5 Million In Grants For Historical Records Projects 1/5/12
National Archives Puts Popular Records Workshops Online for First Time! 1/4/12
December 2011
National Archives Holds Genealogy-related Programs in January 2012 12/31/11
FederalRegister.gov Honored for Innovation and Best Practices in Government 12/15/11
National Archives Opens Benjamin Franklin Exhibition February 10, 2012 12/15/11
New FOIA Dispute Tracking System Launched by National Archives FOIA Ombudsman 12/1/11
National Archives Revisits Nixon’s Labor and Employment Policy December 5 12/1/11
November 2011
The National Archives Presents Noontime Programs in December 11/30/11
National Archives Explores Food Pyramid, Plate, and More December 8 11/30/11
The National Archives Puts Its Holdings on the Map Via Historypin 11/30/11
National Archives Hosts Free Screening of Food, Inc. Documentary on November 30 11/23/11
National Archives Trust Fund to Sell Copies of 1940 Census 11/21/11
National Archives to Release 1940 Census Free Online on April 2, 2012 11/17/11
The National Archives Celebrates Thanksgiving 11/16/11
Academy Award®–Winning Films and Actors Featured in New DVD Boxed Set 11/16/11
National Archives Publishes National Registry of Controlled Unclassified Information 11/14/11
The National Archives Marks 150th Anniversary of Medal of Honor 11/10/11
National Archives to Release President Nixon Grand Jury Records on November 10 11/4/11
The National Archives Presents Afternoon Programs in November 11/4/11
National Archives Holds Programs Related to Genealogy in November 2011 11/2/11
NARA and EPA Launch Documerica-Inspired Student Multimedia Contest 11/1/11
The National Archives Presents Afternoon Programs in November 11/1/11
October 2011
National Archives Hosts Forum on Communications, Technology, and Government November 4 10/31/11
Final Installment of Reagan Centennial Display Explores Reagan as the "Great Communicator" 10/26/11
National Archives Joins with SCVNGR for Interactive Civil War-Themed Challenge 10/14/11
National Archives Celebrates New St. Louis Facility with Three Video Presentations 10/12/11
National Archives Dedicates New National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis October 15 10/11/11
National Archives Hosts "Food Frights" Program October 27 10/11/11
National Archives Hosts Food Day Open House Monday, October 24 10/11/11
National Archives Dedicates New National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis October 15 10/7/11
New National Archives at St. Louis Kicks off Speaker Program October 20, 2011 10/6/11
New National Archives at St. Louis Holds "Star Quality" Records 10/5/11
Statement by the Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero 10/4/11
See Fiscal Year 2011 Press Releases
(October 2010–September 2011)