Taking a Tour of the Vault with Archivist of the United States (and Librarian), David S. Ferriero
On Friday we mentioned that the new National Archivist would be appearing on NPR on Sunday and listed a few ways to listen over-the-air or online. We also said that a recording of the segment would be available once it aired.
Some 10 billion things are housed in the National Archives, from the monumental to the miniscule, and David Ferriero is now in charge of them all. He'll be sworn in Wednesday [*] as the new Archivist of the United States, the 10th person to hold the position, and the first librarian. Host Liane Hansen visits the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and tours the "treasures vault" with Ferriero.
* We were confused when we saw that David Ferriero would be sworn in on Wednesday since this NARA news release makes it quite clear that the ceremony took place last November. After a quick call to the National Archives we learned that Wednesdays swearing-in ceremony will be a ceremonial one. He officially became archivist of the U.S. in November.
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