Remembering Vietnam Online Exhibit … All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory Viet Thanh Nguyen Introduction: Twelve Critical Episodes in the Vietnam War This exhibition presents both iconic and recently discovered National Archives records related to 12 critical episodes in the Vietnam War. They trace the policies and decisions made by the architects of the conflict and help untangle why the United States became involved in Vietnam, why it went on so long, …

Discovering the Civil War Online Exhibit … View in the National Archives Catalog View in the National Archives Catalog For 150 years, researchers have been finding new insights in the records of the Civil War. They're not finished yet. You can join them in "Discovering the Civil War." "Discovering the Civil War" peels back 150 years of accumulated analysis, interpretation, and opinion to reveal a Civil War that is little-known and even more rarely displayed. The "Discovering the Civil War" exhibition …

Amending America Online Exhibit … About the Exhibit 11,000 Attempts, 27 Amendments Only 27 times—out of more than 11,000 proposals—have Americans reached consensus to amend the Constitution. It is difficult—but not impossible—to turn an idea into an amendment. So few amendments have been successful because our Constitution sets a high bar to pass amendments. So, what kinds of proposals achieve enough support to become a ratified amendment? We have amended our Constitution to reshape fundamental rights, key …

Running for Office Candidates Campaigns & the Cartoons of Clifford Berryman Online Exhibit … They Won't Agree on Anything!" Cartoon, Clifford K. Berryman, September 24, 1922. National Archives, Records of the U.S. Senate View in the National Archives Catalog They Won't Agree on Anything!" Cartoon, Clifford K. Berryman, September 24, 1922. National Archives, Records of the U.S. Senate View in the National Archives Catalog Political cartoons are unlike any other form of political commentary. Visual in …

Rightfully Hers American Women and the Vote Online Exhibit … Online Exhibits About the Exhibit Most Americans consider the ability to vote fundamental to the enjoyment of full citizenship. American women, however, were long denied that right. In 1920, American democracy dramatically expanded when the newly ratified 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibited the states from denying the vote on the basis of sex.  This landmark voting rights victory was made possible by decades of suffragists’ …

Whats Cooking Uncle Sam The Governments Effect on the American Diet Online Exhibit … View in the National Archives Catalog View in the National Archives Catalog Food. We love it, fear it, and obsess about it. We demand that our Government ensure that it is safe, cheap, and abundant. In response, Government has been a factor in the production, regulation, research, innovation, and economics of our food supply. It has also attempted, with varying success, to change the eating habits of Americans. From the …