The Union Speaks: A Brief History
The year 2025 marks 235 years since President George Washington delivered an address to Congress describing the state of affairs
Presidents
On Air with the President
The media, from the broadsides of the Revolutionary era to the dawn of television, has always shaped the Presidency in
I Beg Your Pardon
While the tradition of presenting a Thanksgiving turkey to the President has a long history, those birds tended to end
American Terri(s)tory
This week, we commemorate the dissolution of our English colonial identity by commemorating our uniquely American ones. Ironically, for a country that struggled with its own colonization, America has only grown larger.
Everything’s Coming Up Archives
We all know about a historical connection between the National Archives and Broadway from the show Hamilton, but did you know there are many more links between our records and the theatrical world?