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We live in a world of increasing dependence on electronic records and retrieval, unprecedented security and preservation concerns, and insufficient attention to civic and democratic education.

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Allen Weinstein
Age: 77 †
Born: 1937
Born: September 1
Died: 2015
Died: June 18
Archivist
Archivist Of The United States
Diplomat
Historian
International Foundation For Electoral Systems
National Endowment For Democracy
New York City
New York
World
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Civic
Democratic
Civics
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Insufficient
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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 pivotal documents.
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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 for which Americans fought were clearly understood.
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In the Federal Government, electronic records are as indispensable as their paper counterparts for documenting citizens' rights, the actions for which officials are accountable, and the nation's history.
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