The Library of Congress preserved recordings from Marine Corp combat correspondents at Iwo Jima that included interviews with ...

Left: CPI poster with space for a message. H. Devitt Welsh/Library of Congress. Right: “Pershing’s Crusaders”, a documentary on American troops in France released by the Committee on Public ...

The original purpose of the Library of Congress was to provide unbiased research to members of Congress. Each year, the ...

Why it matters: The Library of Congress holds over 178 million items ... launches with over 120 American and international items that explore how culture preserves memory. Highlights include ...

Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress. In 1844, President James K. Polk ran on a Democratic platform that supported manifest destiny, the idea that Americans were ...