Allen Weinstein Quotes

Allen Weinstein — American Public Servant born on September 01, 1937,

Allen Weinstein was an American historian, educator, and federal official who served in several different offices. He served as the Archivist of the United States from February 16, 2005 until his resignation on December 19, 2008. After his resignation, he returned to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems as the election organization's senior strategist and to the University of Maryland as a history professor... (wikipedia)

We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic education.

NARA must provide security at our facilities to protect our public patrons, our staff, and our holdings.

Research promoted by NARA within a major coalition of Federal and private sector research partners has at last demonstrated that an Electronic Records Archives can be built.

Not only the Archivist alone but all who work for NARA are designated custodians of America's national memory.

The Archivist of the United States essentially works for the American people across partisan lines and not, regardless of which Administration nominates the person, for a particular President or political party.

Allen Weinstein Quotes

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