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The Emancipation Proclamation and General Order No. 3--which informed the people of Texas that all slaves in the state were free--will be on display at the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C. from Thursday, June 19, to Sunday, June 22, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET.
"The annual public exhibition of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and this important military order provides a regular opportunity to reinforce how America’s founding principles ultimately ended slavery, ” said Jim Byron, Senior Advisor to the Acting Archivist of the United States.
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The Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 3, 1863. NAID: 299998
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#ArchivesJuly4 in Washington, DC
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You're invited to gather at the National Archives in Washington, DC, on Friday, July 4, 2025, to celebrate the Fourth of July! Featuring a reading of the Declaration of Independence, special performances by military bands, and remarks by Commander Everett Alvarez, Jr., the longest held American Prisoner of War in the Vietnam War and soon-to-be recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal.
All July 4th activities are free and open to the public, with fun activities for the whole family.
PLUS! The National Archives Museum will be open for extended hours from Thursday, July 3, through Saturday, July 5, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. ET.
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(Left) The National Archives in Washington, DC, celebrates Independence Day with a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 2019.
(Right) Screenshot of Commander Everett Alvarez, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) from a U.S. Navy Video through Wikimedia Commons
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More RFK Assassination Files Released
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On June 12, 2025, consistent with President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order 14176, the National Archives released an additional 9,653 pages of records related to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. This includes 54 declassified documents from the Central Intelligence Agency, making 1,450 pages of available for the very first time.
The documents are now accessible online at archives.gov/rfk and cia.gov. Learn more about the CIA release from this press release.
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There are less than four months left in fiscal year 2025! From October 2024 through May 2025, Presidential Libraries have welcomed over one million visitors, served 71,863 students and teachers in education programs, and hosted 43,554 participants at public programs.
Plan your visit to a Presidential Library this summer!
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Top left: Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York; top right: Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas; bottom left: Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Austin, Texas; bottom right: George W. Bush Library, Dallas, Texas.
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