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National Museum of American History

Jimmy Carter Transformed More Than the Presidency

Former President Carter died Sunday at age 100 in his Plains, Georgia, home

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Office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian

At the Smithsonian's National Design Museum, a Home Is What You Make of It

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After Hurricane Helene, Survivors Have Been in a Race Against Time to Protect Family Heirlooms, Photographs and Keepsakes

Disaster recovery isn’t just about repairing bridges, roads and homes. Conservationists from the Smithsonian were on the ground in North Carolina helping families piece their lives back together

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