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11 quotes by Allen Weinstein

Allen Weinstein (born September 1, 1937) is an American historian, educator, and federal official who has 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...
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We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient... →

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In the Federal Government, electronic records are as indispensable as their paper counterparts for documenting citizens' rights, the actions for... →

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Research promoted by NARA within a major coalition of Federal and private sector research partners has at last demonstrated that an Electronic... →

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This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of our... →

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

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

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But we will lose the millions of records being created daily in a dizzying array of electronic forms unless we find a way to preserve and keep them... →

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For the Archivist, this role is a result of his obligation to preserve and assure timely and maximum access to our governmental records in the... →

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The Archivist of the United States essentially works for the American people across partisan lines and not, regardless of which Administration... →

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Then as now, whatever disagreements over policies existed among Americans - and there were many such bitter policy disputes - the purposes and goals... →

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Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of... →

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