Publications

Working closely with our partners at the National Archives, the Foundation’s Communications Department researches, writes, edits, and publishes high-quality exhibition catalogs and general-interest books introducing the public to the records of the National Archives and encouraging civic engagement with those records. Proceeds from books sold through the National Archives Store as well as through bookstores around the world support the exhibits, programs, and educational outreach of the National Archives.

  • Winning West Virginia: JFK’s Primary Campaign
    Winning West Virginia: JFK’s Primary Campaign

    This exhibit catalog marks the 50th anniversary of the 1960 West Virginia primary, considered by many historians to be one of the most significant state primaries in American political history.

     

    Available in softcover

  • Moonshot: JFK and Space Exploration
    Moonshot: JFK and Space Exploration

    Discover the elements that combined to send a man to the moon: the grand vision and the hard science; the imagination and engineering; the poetry and power that characterized so much of the Kennedy Presidency.

    Available in softcover

  • BIG! Big Records, Big Events, and Big Ideas in American History
    BIG! Big Records, Big Events, and Big Ideas in American History

    From the 13-foot scroll of the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, to the size 22 sneakers of basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal, explore American history—writ large.

    Available in hardcover

  • Eyewitness: American Originals from the National Archives Exhibition
    Eyewitness: American Originals from the National Archives Exhibition

    From handwritten reports by George Washington to the message of the Apollo 8 crew in lunar orbit, read the first-hand accounts that offer a fresh perspective on familiar events.

    Available in softcover.

     

  • Charters of Freedom: “A New World is at Hand”
    Charters of Freedom: “A New World is at Hand”

    Explore some of the nation’s greatest documentary treasures alongside paintings, engravings, and photographs of major figures and events in U.S. history.