The Conquerors
Michael Beschloss talked about his book, The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945, published by Simon and Schuster. In the book he details the pri…
788 viewsMichael Beschloss talked about his book, The Conquerors: Roosevelt, Truman and the Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1941-1945, published by Simon and Schuster. In the book he details the pri…
788 viewsThe Archivist of the United States, John Carlin, talked about the results of a national contest to name the top ten historical documents and about the display of the documents at the Nationa…
312 viewsPresident 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 the…
146 viewsParticipants 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 …
408 viewsParticipating by remote connection, Archivist of the U.S. John Carlin showed some of the nation’s most important historical documents and talked about the U.S. News and World Report and the …
245 viewsArchivist of the United States John Carlin showed the newly encased Charters of Freedom that were rededicated in a ceremony with President George W. Bush on September 17, 2003.
108 viewsRay Geselbracht spoke to reporters about a recently discovered diary of former President Harry S. Truman found when moving portions of the collection at the Truman Library. Geselbracht also …
71 viewsMr. 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 M…
130 viewsWitnesses 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 receive…
78 viewsWitnesses 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 …
183 viewsScholars 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.
136 viewsThe 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 b…
253 viewsPresident 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.…
209 viewsArchivist of the United States John Carlin talked about the National Archives' efforts to release audio tapes made by President Nixon during his presidency. He announced that all parties to …
104 viewsHouse 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…
87 viewsCurrent news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…
178 viewsOn the 219th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence at the National Archives, speakers performed a dramatic reading of the document. The video also included a performance of the Old …
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