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Current Exhibitions
BIG! Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the National Archives
To celebrate a big anniversary—our 75th—the National Archives presents this exhibition featuring big records, big events, and big ideas. A special highlight of the exhibition is the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, produced on the night of July 4-5, 1776—one of the greatest treasures in the holdings. "BIG!" opens in the Lawrence F. O'Brien gallery on March 13, 2009 and runs through January 3, 2010.
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News & Events
November 5
Preview Screening and Discussion-Moon Beat
This award-winning new documentary from filmmaker Kevin Stirling recalls the 1969 flight of Apollo 11 from the perspective of the print, radio, and television journalists who covered it. John L. Wilhelm, former Time magazine senior science correspondent, will join Stirling for a post-screening discussion of the film. (90 minutes.)
November 5
The Fifth Annual William G. McGowan Forum on Communications, Technology, and Government
Web 2.0 Technologies and Participatory Democracy: President Obama has called for transparency and collaboration. But can "Government 2.0" technologies build a new kind of participatory democracy? The panel discusses how collaborative democracy can be designed.
View Previous Featured Programs
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