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Just released Nov. 30: More records relating to Supreme Court Justice nominee Samuel A. Alito's career are available online. Additional records are available from the Reagan and Bush Presidential Libraries. See the latest press release.

State of the Archives: Address to the staff of the National Archives and Records Administration, December 1, 2005.

Hurricanes - Guidance for records recovery and preservation. Information about locating Federal civilian & military personnel records, Federal agencies & Courts, State & local governments & cultural institutions, & the General public. Read press release.

The National Archives web site will be unavailable between 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 15, and 5:00 a.m. on Friday, December 16, for scheduled maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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