WASHINGTON, August 20, 2025 -- Thanks to an historically-conscious couple in California, the Pearl Harbor Navy (PHNY) Logbook from March 1941-June 1942 —which records and documents the December 7, 1941 attack as it occurred— was recovered by the U.S. government, resides in the National Archives and...
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By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, August 6, 2024 — The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum marks the 150th anniversary of the birthdays of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover with an exhibit and months of commemorations culminating this Saturday with Hoover’s Hometown Days...
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By Victoria Blue | National Archives News Enlarge In honor of Cokie Roberts, the National Archives Foundation commissioned artist Samara King of Port Townsend, WA, to bring equality to the Rotunda murals with the addition of Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Martha Washington, and Eliza...
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Enlarge The participants take a moment to rest after seeing “Rightfully Hers” at the National Archives. The suffrage sashes were given to the group by the National Archives Foundation. Photo by James Pritchett for the National Archives. By Ashley Dorf | National Archives News...
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Release marks new “business as usual” for identifying, digitizing, reviewing, and releasing files at the National Archives Enlarge Martin Luther King, Jr. (detail) by Jack Lewis Hiller, 1960, Gelatin silver print, used with permission of the National Portrait Gallery,...
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The National Archives will open a new, interactive museum on October 23, 2025, and members of the media got a “sneak peek” of what visitors can expect during a hard-hat tour. The 10,000-square-foot space is undergoing a $40 million renovation—its first in 20 years—and will feature...
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By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 29, 2025 – Thanks to the Honor Flight Network, hundreds of veterans from Minnesota and North Dakota, along with their family and guests, visited the National Archives on April 21 and 22. Enlarge Gary Guggenberger (right) and other...
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The National Archives continues to deliver for the American people by making more government records available. We released the first tranche of Records Related to the Assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy through a web page dedicated to these records. The release of the first 10,000 pages...
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By Jenna Edwards | National Archives News WASHINGTON, April 22, 2025 - Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard visited the National Archives at College Park on Thursday, April 17, to announce the release of more than 10,000 records related to the assassination of Senator Robert F....
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Enlarge Pope Francis at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, during his visit to the United States in September 2015. View in National Archives Catalog Pope Francis died at age 88 on April 21, 2025, in Vatican City. He was born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires...