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75th Anniversary - Potsdam and Atomic Bomb


Truman Library Education Director Mark Adams will tell the story of one of the most crucial decisions in history that Harry S. Truman made as President. Find an Event

Countdown 1945 with Chris Wallace


Chris Wallace, longtime journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, will discuss his new book, Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World. Find an Event

Out of the Archives: The Atomic Bomb


Mark Adams will tell the story of one of the most crucial decisions in history that Harry S. Truman made as President. Find an Event

Evenings at Ease with Chris Wallace


Chris Wallace presents his new book as we mark the 75th anniversary of VJ-Day and the end of World War II. Find an Event

Lunch & Learn Series - October 2020


Learn about the struggle for the vote in the National Archives' exhibit "Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote." Find an Event

Ike Book Talk: The Alice Network


The 2020 IKE Book TALKs continue with a discussion of the book, "The Alice Network: A Novel." These discussions are open to everyone, regardless of whether or not they have read the book. Find an Event

Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence: The Declaration is Officially Signed


Learn how the Declaration was a building block for the new United States, and its permanent home in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, DC. Find an Event

Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence: The Final Version of the Declaration


Learn from Timothy Matlack about the parchment and ink he used for the final version of the Declaration of Independence. Find an Event

Virtual Journey of the Declaration of Independence: The Declaration is Sent Across the Colonies


Trace the path of the Declaration of Independence as copies were sent across the colonies to be read in public places, and find out Abigail Adams's response to hearing it read in Boston. Find an Event

July 4th at the National Archives!


Learn how John Dunlap printed his famous copies of the Declaration of Independence—now known as the Dunlap broadside.
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