One hundred milestone documents in American history— drawn largely from NARA's nationwide holdings— have been selected as the focal points for the project, called Our Documents.
The Our Documents project is one of three elements in President George W. Bush's Teaching American History and Civic Education Initiative. It is co-sponsored by NARA, National History Day, USA Freedom Corps, and the Corporation for National Community Service.
"To properly understand and love our country, we must know our country's history," Bush said in a Rose Garden ceremony announcing the initiative on September 17. "The federal government conserves and protects some of our greatest national treasures, and we need to make them more readily available to Americans in their schools and local communities."