National Archives News
The National Archives has opened Rosenberg Grand Jury transcripts.
The Presidential Libraries are hosting National Issues Forums on public policy issues.
The National Archives publishes a new guide to World War II records.
The LBJ Library & Museum celebrates Lyndon B. Johnson's centennial birthday.
October 7-8, conference addressing the challenges of preserving electronic records will be held in College Park, MD: Partnerships in Innovation II: From Vision to Reality and Beyond.
Beginning August 11, access to some records in RG 110 is temporarily unavailable while they are relocated from the National Archives Building to NARA's regional locations.
History Declassified: Nixon in China, a film about President Nixon's historic trip to China in 1972, will be shown in Washington, DC, on August 6.
"Born to Play Ball," an exhibit looking at the 50 greatest baseball players, is now open at the Ford Museum.
The National Archives and the Library of Congress form a World Digital Library partnership.
The 1858 Harris Treaty, which revolutionized trade with Japan, is on display in Washington, DC, through July 31.
The Summer issue of Prologue magazine is now available.
Natural Disasters, a collection of films from the National Archives, is now on DVD.
National Archives announces the successful completion of a major milestone of the Electronic Records Archives System.
April - June
The Information Security Oversight Office has released its Report to the President for Fiscal Year 2007.
The National Archives launches an "Audio Archives" series on CD.
Advice about recovering wet records after a flood is available on our Disaster Response and Recovery page.
Eyewitness, the traveling exhibit, has an opening available in Spring 2009.
Economic historians Dora Costa and Robert Fogel discuss using military records in their ongoing research, June 24 in Washington, DC.
The National Archives establishes the Controlled Unclassified Information Office.
The National Archives announces a digitizing agreement with the Generations Network.
The Homestead Act, signed by President Lincoln on May 20, 1862, is on exhibit at the North Dakota Heritage Center through November 10, 2008.
The National Archives has published its Strategy for Digitizing Archival Materials, 2007–2016.
A debate on the Electoral College will be held in Washington, DC, on May 21.
The National Archives announces a plan for online access to Founding Fathers Papers.
Cokie Roberts joined the Archivist in an "American Conversation" on May 7, in Washington, DC.
National Archives issues statement on web harvest of Federal records.
The first two U.S. treaties with Japan are featured in "The Perry & Harris Exhibition" at the Edo Tokyo Museum through June 20.
Karl Weissenbach is the new director of the Eisenhower Library.
The Digital Vaults was nominated for a Webby Award.
Our Genealogy Fair was held in Washington, DC, on April 23.
National Archives partner iPHOTOART launches a new web site featuring images from the Archives.
The 1862 Morrill Act established the land grant system for U.S. colleges and is on exhibit at Iowa State University in Ames through April 27. Iowa was the first state to implement the act.
January - March
Footnote.com and the National Archives launch an interactive Vietnam War Memorial
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton's schedules open at Clinton Library.
Magna Carta has returned to the National Archives.
Extended spring/summer hours begin at the National Archives museum in Washington, DC.
The Public Interest Declassification Board held an open meeting on March 17 in Washington, DC.
Ted Leonsis introduced a screening of his film Nanking in Washington, DC, on March 5.
National Archives publishes new guide to records of the American West.
The U.S. Constitution is back on display in the Rotunda of the National Archives Building in Washington, DC.
Oscar nominated documentaries and short films were shown at the National Archives in February.
The National Archives will hold its 22nd Annual Preservation Conference on March 10 in Washington, DC.
Visit the new exhibit "Running for Office: Candidates, Campaigns, and the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman" in Washington, DC, or online.
National Archives announces extended research room hours in Washington, DC, and College Park, MD.
"Primary Reform, the People, and the Press," a panel discussion on January 31 in Washington, DC, explored Presidential elections.
Former First Lady Barbara Bush joined the Archivist in an "American Conversation" on January 25 in Washington, DC.
The Winter issue of Prologue magazine is now available. Read selected articles and learn how to subscribe.
Eyes on the Prize, the landmark civil rights series, will be shown on Tuesdays and Fridays throughout January and February in Washington.
The Public Interest Declassification Board has issued its first report to the President with recommendations for improving the Government's declassification system.
"Genealogy in 2020" lecture in January.