Resources for the General Public
We have more than 10 billion paper records, 30 million photographs and close to three million maps and charts, all stored in more than 30 buildings around the country.
These historical documents are available to you in our exhibits and research rooms. Some are on this web site. Visit America's Historical Documents
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Unique centers for the study of the American Presidency hold something special for everyone.
Watch an American Conversation Now!
Informal conversations between the Archivist and people who've shaped the dialogue about the interpretation and use of American heritage can be viewed now from your desktop:
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John Hope Franklin
The Historian and the African American Experience
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Ken Burns
Discussion of his work and his current project, The War
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Ken Mehlman
Chairman of the Republican National Committee
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Lindy Boggs and Cokie Roberts
Two Generations of an American Political Family.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Life as First Lady, Senator, and best-selling author
Prologue: NARA's Quarterly Magazine
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Jim Crow, Meet Lieutenant Robinson Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's Army court-martial during World War II provided a preview of the civil rights movement that would shake postwar America. |
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Ready Access NARA's 17 Federal Records Centers around the country easy storage and prompt of records for dozens of other federal agencies. |
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No Little Historic Value The Russian Revolution prompted American diplomats to take quick and unusual steps to save U.S. State Department records and bring them home to Washington. |
