National Archives ‘Wrong’ to Blur Images of Anti-Trump Signs

DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press Jan 19, 2020 The preservation institution says it will replace altered version of photo used in exhibit about the 19th Amendment with the unaltered one. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

JFK Files: Thousands Released, but Trump Holds Others Back

Calvin Woodward and Deb Riechmann / AP Oct 27, 2017 The documents made public late Thursday capture the frantic days after President Kennedy's assassination in 1963. Meanwhile, the FBI and CIA get some records blocked. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Says He Doesn’t Plan to Block Release of JFK Records

Jill Colvin / AP Oct 21, 2017 The National Archives has until Thursday to disclose the trove of remaining files related to John Kennedy's 1963 assassination. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

On 9/11, New Evidence From Another Massacre

Staff / Truthdig Sep 12, 2012 While Americans paused Tuesday to reflect on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 and the loss of nearly 3,000 innocent lives, the National Archives has released new evidence of Washington's cover-up of an atrocity 72 years ago that killed more than seven times as many people. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Pentagon Papers Go Public

Staff / Truthdig Jun 13, 2011 It's been 40 years since Daniel Ellsberg took his place in history as the whistle-blower who blew the lid off the American government's shameful secrets about the Vietnam War by leaking the Pentagon Papers On Monday, Americans can read (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New Nixon Files and Tapes Made Public

Staff / Truthdig Jun 23, 2009 On Tuesday, the National Archives made public more than 150 hours of tape and tens of thousands of pages of previously unreleased documents from the Nixon administration. Some of the gems include new details into Watergate and Vietnam as well as three newly declassified pages on Israel's secret plans to build a nuclear weapon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

America’s History, Now on YouTube

Marie Cocco / Truthdig Jun 23, 2009 Amid the Web site's trashy home videos and other uneven chronicles of pop culture is a memorable new look at America's past that whets the appetite for more free fun. The National Archives, in celebration of its 75th anniversary, has posted 17 videos to YouTube. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )