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  • In Memoriam: Pope Francis (1936-2025)

    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...

  • National Archives Releases Thousands of JFK Assassination Records

    By National Archives News Enlarge John F. Kennedy White House State Floor Portrait. View in National Archives Catalog WASHINGTON, March 27, 2025 — On March 18, 2025 President Donald J. Trump declassified previously-classified records within the President John F. Kennedy...

  • Sunshine Week Forum Shines Light on NARA’s Role in Improving Access to Records

    By National Archives News WASHINGTON, March 25, 2025 — On March 19, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) celebrated Sunshine Week with the forum “Transparency and Access to NARA Records.”  The discussion among four NARA officials—which was streamed live on the National...

  • Historical Arlington Cemetery Records Arrive at National Archives

    By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 5, 2025 – In December, the National Archives’ Permanent Records Capture Team and staff from the Cartographic Branch began receiving a collection of historical documents from Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). This collection consists of...

  • National Archives Hosts Space-Themed Family Sleepover Event

    By Jenna Edwards | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 4, 2025 - More than 100 guests from as far as New Hampshire poured into the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, for a fun and historic space-themed sleepover during the first weekend in February. It was the third National...

  • Archives Discusses America’s Covenant with the Constitution

    By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, February 3, 2025 – On Wednesday, January 29, Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan welcomed Dr. Yuval Levin, Director of Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, to the National Archives in...

  • National Archives Hosts Tales from the Crypt-ologic Museum!

    By Angela Tudico | National Archives News WASHINGTON, January 17, 2025 — Can you keep a secret? The next installment of the National Archives’ monthly virtual program, Inside the Vault, will reveal quite a few with “Secret Messages, Ciphers, Codes, and Cryptology in American History” on Thursday,...

  • 'Road to Revolution' Series Shares Women’s Perspectives on the Boston Tea Party

    By Mary Ryan | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 18, 2024 – As part of its Road to Revolution series, the National Archives in Washington, DC, hosted a conversation on December 14 between historical personages Abigail Adams and Sarah Bradlee Fulton. The two 18th-century figures were...

  • 25 New Citizens Celebrate Bill of Rights Day With National Archives

    By Pete Lewis | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 17, 2024 – On Friday, December 13, 25 people from 25 nations were sworn in as U.S. citizens in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. The petitioners took the oath of allegiance in front of the nation’s Founding...

  • Archivist of the United States Hosts Book Talk With Author Paul Sparrow

    By Angi Betran | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 13, 2024 — Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan sat down with author Paul M. Sparrow on December 5, at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Enlarge Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen J. Shogan joined...
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