National Archives Foundation

Connecting you to America's story as the nonprofit partner of the National Archives.

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On September 30, the National Archives Foundation will honor George Washington's Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello with the 2026 Records of Achievement Award. Save 20% on this special selection of Washington and Jefferson gifts: https://t.co/ivDXYmDcGq

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History isn't static, and neither is the work to preserve it. Congrats to our 2026 Records of Achievement awardees @Mount_Vernon & @Monticello! Both are National Historic Landmarks, designated the same day in 1960. Learn more about these iconic sites at https://t.co/WPrnNbRLFh

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🏦The National Archives Museum will be closed on Friday, September 25, 2026.

The Museum will reopen on Saturday, September 26, 2026 with normal operating hours from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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Hidden in a garage crawlspace for decades: hundreds of WWII POW accounts once marked "SECRET." The @USNatArchives Archival Recovery Program helped bring them home. 🇺🇸📜 Read the incredible true story: https://t.co/N5e8ADVUzn

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Now on display for the first time EVER! Be one of the first to view all seven pages of George Washington's Annotated Copy of a Draft of the U.S. Constitution, now through September 27, 2026 at the National Archives Museum.

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These are cue cards that President Bush’s Press Secretary was originally planning to use in a discussion on education policy following the class visit. You can learn more from one of the curator’s here: https://t.co/2Z7rDwcdDf

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Today marks 25 years since the 9/11 attacks. On view for the first time: the book President Bush read to students the moment he learned of the attacks, and the note shown to him when the details were still unknown: “Don’t Say Anything Yet.” On view through Oct 28 @USNatArchives.

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The next session “Digital Frontiers: Integrating Technology for Post-250 Engagement,” was moderated by @teresacarlson Global Head of Public Sector of @AnthropicAI. The panel featured @mbriney Chief Communications Officer of @TRPresLibrary, @ChrisCummings__ Founder and CEO of @iconic__culture, Franck Cordes, Museum Projects and Visitor Experience Director of @archivesfdn, and Stephen Platenberg, President of @Cortina_Team.

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olivia I think u would love the @USNatArchives museum <3 come give us a visit @oliviarodrigo

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Cameron Winter reveals to @RollingStone what he and Olivia Rodrigo talked about while having dinner earlier this year:

“We just talked about the Founding Fathers... It’s a rich topic.”

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JUST ANNOUNCED 📷 For the first time ever, Washington's annotated draft Constitution—all 7 pages of his personal handwritten edits—will go on display at the @usnatarchives Museum, just in time for #ConstitutionDay.

🗓️ September 14–27, 2026
🔗 https://t.co/ckfzdoRzCc

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60 years of boldly going. 🖖 For six decades, #StarTrek has inspired generations to explore "strange new worlds." Here, @NASA astronaut & Space Shuttle pilot John Creighton poses with a #Spock display aboard Discovery during the STS-51G mission (1985). Happy #StarTrekDay!

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Save big during our Labor Day Sale! https://t.co/HfZf7ec0Tq

*Applies to regularly priced items only. Sale ends at 11:59 PM, Monday, September 7, 2026.

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@CarterLibrary Yum 🍓

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In 1977, the First Lady submitted the recipe to the Marine Officer’s Wives Club cookbook, which can be found in our collection, but also on the U.S. National Archives Letters To The President website, where you can copy it from the transcription here: https://t.co/OqkRQHk8rX

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Signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, take a closer look at the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War. ⤵️

#OnThisDay #America250

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@wmataGM @USNatArchives @wmata @Metrorailinfo We loved having the team drop by! Come back soon (and don't spill the beans about the vault...)

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Thx to @archivesfdn for the special tour of the @USNatArchives they provided @wmata Sr Exec Team. Wow, a must visit for locals & visitors to see the founding documents and so much cool history. Plus it’s next to Metro (you guessed it, Archives station!)

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In 1963 #OTD, hundreds of thousands gathered in D.C. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech calling for racial justice. The @usnatarchives holds original recordings & more 🎙️ https://t.co/10b53au94h

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"He's from Texas I can tell" 🎶 Born #OTD in 1908 in Stonewall, TX LBJ became our 36th President following a national tragedy. His admin championed social reform and a plethora of legislation, plus the President had a soft spot for his numerous dogs🐶Learn more via @LBJLibrary🎂

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August 26 commemorates #WomensEqualityDay — the day the 19th Amendment was formally certified in 1920, a week after Tennessee cast the deciding ratification vote, spurred by one legislator's mother urging him to back suffrage. See both documents in the @usnatarchives Rotunda!