At the National Archives, a Deep Dive Into the American Story

A new $40-million exhibit, opening nine months after President Trump fired the chief archivist, uses technology to explore the 13 billion-plus items in its vaults.The opening gallery of “The American Story,” which features the 1823 copperplate engraving of the Declaration of Independence in one case and, beyond it, a handwritten copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.