CSPAN Archivist July 3, 2024
Colleen shogan, you became the first female archivist of the United States. You recently hosted the first lady and chief Justice John Roberts in the National Archives rotunda for your ceremonial swearing in. You wore white. Tell us why i wore white. Because that was the color adopted by the suffragists when they were advocating for the 19th amendment. I was the vice chair of the womens Suffrage Centennial commission, so thats very meaningful to me. And i wanted to really invoke their spirit as i took the oath of office as the first woman to become archivist of the United States. What does it m...