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20 Years of the National Archives and Records Administration

On April 1, 1985, the National Archives became an independent agency. This month's feature article traces the path to independence and looks at the accomplishments of the past two decades.

2005

• March: Teaching With Documents: Education Programs at the National Archives

  What is this mysterious drawing, and what does it have to do with education? Find out in "Teaching With Documents," an exhibit that showcases original documents that have been used as teaching tools. The exhibit opens March 18 in the Lawrence F. O'Brien Gallery.

• February: "And the Oscar Goes to..."
  
  
• January: From Floor Plans to Press Passes -Organizing an Inauguration
  

• Larger Version

As his grandson looks on, President Lyndon Johnson sings with his dog. This is one of many surprising images featured in the exhibit "The American Presidency." (Photo by Yoichi Okamoto/Johnson Library)

• December 2004: Picture This

  As his grandson looks on, President Lyndon Johnson sings with his dog in one of the surprising images showcased in "The American Presidency: Photographic Treasures of the National Archives."
  

• November: The Public Vaults
  
  
• October: George Stevens Centennial Tribute
  
  
• September: The William G. McGowan Theater
  
  
• July/August: Rotunda Exhibit: "A New World Is at Hand"
  
  
• June: Creating the National Archives
  
  
• May: The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
  
  
• April: Meriwether Lewis Goes Shopping
  
  
• March: The Treaty of Kanagawa: Setting the Stage for Japanese-American Relations
  
  
• February: The Love Story of Harry and Bess Truman
  
  
• January: A "Top Secret" Preview of the National Archives Experience
  

2003

• December: Testimony to Flight
  
  
• October: Little Town in the National Archives: Post Office Records for De Smet, SD
  
  
• September: Our Documents: A National Vote
  
  
• July/August: Patent Puzzlers Turning Records into Discoveries
  
  
• May/June: Restoring the Historic Murals in the National Archives Building
  
  
• March/April: Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase
  
  
• February: The President as Commander-in-Chief
  
  
• January: The Beginning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition—Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress

• November/December: Moving the Charters of Freedom
  
  
• September-October: The Cuban Missile Crisis—October 1962
  
  
• July/August: Preserving the Charters of Freedom—An Update
  
  
• May/June: "American Originals"—Treasures from the National Archives Major Traveling Exhibit Hits the Road
  
  
• March/April: The 1930 Census
  
  
• January/February: From Slavery to Freedom—Preserving the Records of the Freedmen's Bureau