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AOTUS: Collector in Chief: Solving the Problems of Our Time

Today, we release our updated Open Government Plan for 2012-2014. Looking back over the past two years, I’m proud of our accomplishments in strengthening open government in our agency and in our society. We set an ambitious path, accomplishing almost 70 tasks. Over the next two years our work…

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Since the First Congress in 1789, the records of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have documented the history of the legislative branch. Discover the treasures in our holdings here!

The Center for Legislative Archives is part of the National Archives.

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Day 37: May 24

Weekly recap: May 17 - May 23

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POW Dinner at the White House

On stage are Vic Damone, Bob Hope, Song writer Irving Berlin, Sammy Davis, Jr. Pat Nixon and President Nixon. May...

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On Wednesday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the National Archives in St. Louis, a panel of local historians will discuss ”Poverty In America” and the...

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Frenchman’s Flat, Nevada - Atomic Cannon Test - History’s first atomic artillery shell fired from the Army’s new 280-mm artillery gun. Hundreds of...

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AOTUS: Collector in Chief: Solving the Problems of Our Time

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