Today’s post is written by David Langbart, an Archivist in the Textual Records Division at the National Archives at College Park. September 1973 was a busy time at the National Security Council. Henry Kissinger, the National Security Adviser was in the midst of his confirmation hearings as Secretary of State; the Watergate controversy was heightening, … Continue reading Intraoffice Humor at the National Security Council, September 1973
Today's post is written by Kimberly Gorman, an Archives Technician at the National Archives at Riverside, CA Currently, I am working on processing records from Record Group 21, Records of the District Courts of the United States, which is the largest collection of records we have here at the National Archives at Riverside. RG 21 … Continue reading Redheaded Bertha and William Greene: Persecuted Love in the Arizona Territory
Today’s post is written by David Langbart, an Archivist in the Textual Records Division at the National Archives at College Park. During the nineteenth century, the residence of the President of the United States was routinely referred to as the "Executive Mansion." President Theodore Roosevelt changed that in 1901. On October 17 of that year, … Continue reading When did the President’s Home become the “White House”?
