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Civil-rights leaders Nat and Thelma Jackson and Arthur Fletcher featured in new exhibit

Civil-rights leaders Nat and Thelma Jackson and Arthur Fletcher featured in new exhibit

Profiles of Arthur Fletcher and Nat and Thelma Jackson, three remarkable civil-rights leaders, are the latest chapters in Legacy Washington’s overview of 1968 “The year that Rocked Washington,” an exhibit that will open Sept. 13 at the State Capitol. Change was in the air. Everywhere. It was the year when Vietnam, civil rights, women’s liberation, and conservation coalesced — and a year when tragedy led the 6 o’clock news with numbing regularity.  When Arthur Fletcher announced his candidacy for Washington lieutenant…

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Just in time for Presidents Day: Archives photos of presidents visiting our Washington

Just in time for Presidents Day: Archives photos of presidents visiting our Washington

President Harry S. Truman with Gov. Monrad Wallgren during his 1945 visit to Washington. (Photos courtesy Washington State Archives) Even though Washington state is 3,000 miles away from Washington, D.C., we do sometimes receive a visit from the U.S. president. In fact, the Washington State Archives over the years has collected several classic photos of presidents who traveled west to visit the Evergreen State. In honor of Presidents Day, we’re showing off some of the Archives’ presidential photos. President Dwight…

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August Archives Treasure poll: Ready, set, vote!

August Archives Treasure poll: Ready, set, vote!

We’ve shown off the three Archives Treasures for August, so now it’s up to you and our other loyal blog readers to select the favorite. This month’s three choices are Gov. Dan Evans’ 1974 letters to members of Congress asking them to consider amnesty for President Nixon, 1920 photos of a Vancouver shipyard and photos of the 1971 Satsop rock festival. You can pick your favorite by accessing our online poll (below), which is open until this Friday at 5…

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August Archives Treasure #1: Evans letters on Nixon

August Archives Treasure #1: Evans letters on Nixon

Seattle P-I’s Aug. 9, 1974, headline and front-page story about Nixon resigning. (Images courtesy of Washington State Archives) For those who lived it more than four decades ago, it was a “Where were you when it happened?” moment: On August 9, 1974 (almost exactly 41 years ago) , President Richard Nixon resigned at the height of the Watergate scandal. Nixon is the only U.S. President to resign from that office. In the weeks leading up to Nixon’s resignation, Washington Gov….

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When Nixon visited Seattle in ’68

When Nixon visited Seattle in ’68

Photo courtesy Washington State Archives 1968 was an unforgettable year: Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy were assassinated in a two-month span; the Vietnam War dominated the news and sparked bitter debate and protests, especially on college campuses; Woodstock took place (oops, that was in 1969); and astronauts flew around the moon at Christmastime (the lunar landing took place the following July). That year also was notable because it was when Republican Richard Nixon defeated Democrat Hubert Humphrey in…

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