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When FDR Said 'Play Ball'

FDR throws out the first baseball at a game at Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC , 1934

When America's entrance into World War II cast doubt on the future of baseball, FDR gave a "green light" to the national pastime. More

Searching for Captain Blye

Detail of a Customs Service license for William Blye

Find out how to use maritime records - at the National Archives at Boston and beyond - in your genealogical research. More

President Nixon talks to Apollo 11 astronauts, who are in a quarantine unit.

Moon Rocks and Moon Germs

Learn about the history of the Lunar Receiving Laboratory as NASA prepared for handling samples from the Moon. More

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September 13, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CDT - Little Rock, AR
Clinton Presidential Presents: What's Working

September 14, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT - Atlanta, GA
Children's Author Read and Greet: Dr. Randell E. Trammell's "Presidential Pals: Discovering the Legacy of Jimmy Carter"

September 18, 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CDT - Independence, MO
White Glove Wednesdays

September 18, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT - Grand Rapids, MI
Panel and Preview: The American Vice President

September 18, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CDT - Kansas City, MO
Harry S. Truman Book Award

September 19, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT - Washington, DC
National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Thomas Jefferson

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