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Mr. Beschloss talked about his book The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945, published by Simon and Schuster. The book details the private…

Officials talked about the results of a national contest to name the top ten historical documents and the display of the documents at the National Archives.

President Bush and others spoke at a rededication ceremony of the newly encased Charters of Freedom. They talked about the importance and significance of the documents and the display at…

Participants talked about the history of taping presidents in the White House, the significance of the taping systems, and how the tapes were used in different presidencies. Following their…

Participating by remote connection, Mr. Carlin showed some of the nation’s most important historical documents and talked about the U.S. News and World Report and the National Archives'…

Mr. Carlin showed the newly encased Charters of Freedom that will be rededicated in a ceremony with President Bush on September 17.

Mr. Geselbracht spoke to reporters about a recently discovered diary of President Truman found when moving portions of the collection at the Truman Library. He also read some passages from…

Mr. Carlin spoke about the role historic documents held at the National Archives in forwarding democracy. He also talked about recent renovations to the National Archives facilities on the…

Witnesses testified about the inventory of official gifts to the president and the United States. They also talked about proposed legislation to change the methods by which gifts are…

Witnesses testified about the Presidential Records Act of 1978, which declared presidential records to be federal property and placed them in the custody and control of the Archivist of the…

Scholars discussed presidents of the 20th century, what lies in store for future presidents, and how historians will view them. The panel responded to questions from the audience.

The National Archives hosted a media availability meeting so that journalists could see what is believed to be the original Zapruder film of President Kennedy’s assassination. The film has…

President and Mrs. Clinton announced the opening of the White House Office on the New Millenium which will be coordinating historical and symbolic events leading up to the next century. Mrs. Clinton…

Mr. Carlin talked about the National Archives' efforts to release audio tapes made by President Nixon during his presidency. He announced that all parties to litigation over these tapes…

House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA), Democratic Leader Richard Gephardt (D-MO), Representative Patricia Schroeder (D-CO) and other United States Representatives joined National Archivist John Carlin on the 75th…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes and electronic…

On the 219th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives speakers performed a dramatic reading of the document. The video also includes a performance of the Old…

Washington Journal for June 9, 1995.

Committee members held a confirmation hearing for former Governor John Carlin to be archivist of the United States. As the leader of the National Archives he would be responsible for the…

The Governors heard the results of the Education 1991 report, a Five year plan to improve education in America.