By Michael Davis | National Archives News
WASHINGTON, January 27, 2020 — The organization responsible for advancing the declassification and public release of historically valuable permanent Federal records, while also maintaining national security, celebrated its 10-year anniversary last week....
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By National Archives News Staff WASHINGTON, January 13, 2020 — When the National Archives marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy on social media, posts included images from the President George W. Bush’s visit to Ground Zero on September 14, 2001. The President spoke through a...
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By Jonathan Marker | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 23, 2019 — Thirty-one new United States naturalized citizens took the oath of allegiance December 16 at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The ceremony was part of a special observance of Bill of Rights Day. Enlarge...
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By Sarah Garner | National Archives News SAINT LOUIS, December 16, 2019 — The public now has access to previously unavailable information concerning former merchant mariners and their maritime service through Merchant Marine Licensing Files, made available by the National Archives at St. Louis...
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By Jonathan Marker | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 17, 2019 — Historian Tammy R. Vigil provided further insight into the office of the First Lady of the United States in the context of its two most recent occupants. Although their husbands represent different political agendas...
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By Jonathan Marker | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 16, 2019 — Bella Abzug, a three-term congresswoman from New York from 1971 to 1977, was already well known for her fiery rhetorical style during the antiwar movement of the 1960s. Nicknamed “Battling Bella,” Abzug campaigned on the...
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By Jonathan Marker | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 5, 2019 – It’s a timeless question: are we alone in the universe? The United States Air Force sought to answer that question through the scientific analysis of 12,618 reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) investigated under...
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By Victoria Blue | National Archives News WASHINGTON, December 30, 2024 — The National Archives and Records Administration will take part in a national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, who died on December 29 at the age of 100....
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By Jonathan Marker | National Archives News WASHINGTON, November 22, 2019 — Three photo historians combed through National Archives holdings to compile a book of photographs taken by World War II military photographers, giving people a glimpse into the devastation and destruction of that conflict...
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By James Worsham | National Archives News WASHINGTON, November 20, 2019 — Students at the College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, VA, recently got a firsthand briefing on the National Archives’ work in declassifying tens of thousands of pages of records documenting human rights abuses...