June 2011
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US National Archives Exhibits: The Kitchen Debate →
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Tonight at 7 pm in the William G. McGowan Theater: The National Archives Experience and the Office of Presidential Libraries present an eyewitness account of the impromptu debate between then-Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev on July 24, 1959, at the U.S. National Exhibition at Sokolniki Park in Moscow. Timothy Naftali, Director of the...
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President Disha, age 8
As part of the Ronald Reagan Centennial, one of President Reagan’s personal diaries is on display at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. For Your Day as President we invited children to imagine their own presidential diary entry. They are a great read- insightful, funny, full of love for macaroni and cheese - you can check out a full set of the entries on Flickr.
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Where would you fly to in Air Force One?
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What would you do if you were President for one...
Today was a very busy day in my life as President: Brian.
My favorite part of today was: When I created a law to let kids vote and be able to drive.
I also:
9 AM: Signed a bill that will: let adults be kids' servants for two hours.
12 PM: Had my favorite lunch including: pizza.
2 PM: Had a meeting in the Oval Office to discuss: the different kinds of cheese.
4 PM: Made time to play with my favorite pet: a dog.
6 PM: Boarded Air Force One to go to: Asia and meet with the Chinese president.
Tomorrow, I will: build a jet made of candy.
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WatchOn this day in 1963, John F. Kennedy announced “Ich bin ein Berliner” to West Berlin and the world. Listen to him here.
Via The Kennedy Digital Archive.
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I Found It in the National Archives: How the... →
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In July 2010, I was the History Content Scholar for a teacher workshop run by the Bill of Rights Institute in Arlington, Virginia. I accompanied the teachers for a program at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. In addition to viewing the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in…
Elvis’ sideburns. Awesome archivists. Presidential letters. ...
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“All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin, and, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Berliner”
-John F. Kennedy, June 26, 1963
This Sunday will mark the 48th anniversary of President Kennedy’s address to the people of Berlin. On June 26, 1963, President Kennedy stood before a huge crowd gathered in the plaza of the West Berlin...
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Imagine President Clinton on the phone with...
The Oval Office
12:45 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Can you hear me?
MISSION COMMANDER RONALD GRABE: Mr. President, I believe we hear you, but slightly broken up.
THE PRESIDENT: Well, we can hear you, and we are looking at you. And you all look wonderful.
COMMANDER GRABE: Well, you’re loud and clear now, Mr. President. That’s much better.
THE PRESIDENT: We want to congratulate you on...
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“Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United...”
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Act of June 19, 1934 (“National Archives Act”), Public Law 73-432, 48 STAT 1122, “to create a National Archives of the United States Government and for other purposes.”
Signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, this act established the National Archives to centralize federal...
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reblogged Periodic Table of the New Deal
I tell ya what, the National Archives is all up in Tumblr, and it’s great! This is my latest favorite Tumblr, for sure (ok maybe after MyDaguerrotypeBoyfriend).
We are humbled and flattered by the amazing history community on Tumblr! More presidential posts to come…
-OurPresidents
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