Allen Weinstein

“At its heart, the work of an archive is a moral act of memory.”

“The challenge for any archivist is to make the past accessible and relevant to the present and future.”

“The story of our nation is written in the documents, photographs, and records we preserve.”

“Our records are the precious, often fragile, evidence of our country's journey.”

“In a democracy, government accountability depends on public access to government records.”