Archivists of the United States: 1934 - Present
Robert D. W. Connor | First U.S. Archivist | October 10, 1934-
September 15, 1941 |
Solon J. Buck | Second U.S. Archivist | September 18, 1941-
May 31, 1948 |
Wayne C. Grover | Third U.S. Archivist | June 2, 1948-
November 6, 1965 |
Robert H. Bahmer* | Fourth U.S. Archivist | November 7, 1965-
March 9, 1968 |
James B. Rhoads** | Fifth U.S. Archivist | March 10, 1968-
1979 |
James O'Neill | Acting U.S. Archivist | 1979-
July 1980 |
Robert M. Warner | Sixth U.S. Archivist | July 1980-
April 15, 1985 |
Frank Burke | Acting U.S. Archivist | April 16, 1985-
December 4, 1987 |
Don W. Wilson | Seventh U.S. Archivist | December 4, 1987-
March 24, 1993 |
Trudy Huskamp Peterson | Acting U.S. Archivist | March 25, 1993-
May 29, 1995 |
John W. Carlin | Eighth U.S. Archivist | May 30, 1995-
February 15, 2005 |
Allen Weinstein | Ninth U.S. Archivist | February 16, 2005- December 19, 2008 |
Adrienne Thomas | Acting U.S. Archivist | December 20 , 2008- Present |
*Served first as Acting U.S. Archivist from Nov. 7, 1965, until his appointment as U.S. Archivist on January 16, 1966.
**Served first as Acting U.S. Archivist from March 10, 1968, until his appointment as U.S. Archivist on May 2, 1968.
See NARA Timeline for more on the history of the National Archives and Records Administration