Recently, a letter signed by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist and more than 30 other leaders of conservative groups urged President Trump to use ...

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The National Archives Freedom Plane will make Kansas City its first stop on its national tour. The plane will carry some of America's most significant founding-era documents. The tour is in honor of ...

John Quincy Adams had one of the most consequential post-presidencies in U.S. history. NPR"s Steve Inskeep asks biographer Bob Crawford how Adams became the ultimate political maverick.

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Some of the United States' most important historical documents are beginning a first-of-its kind journey Monday as part of ...

Some of the United States' most important historical documents are beginning a first-of-its kind journey Monday as part of the country's 250th anniversary commemoration.

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