Museum President & CEO Emeritus Nick Mueller mourns the loss of friend and colleague Marc Pachter. 

War production was crucial for an Allied victory, but what happened when labor strikes challenged the “arsenal of democracy”?

While many Americans are familiar with the idea of “code talkers,” knowledge about the fuller lives, stories, and experiences of American Indian Code Talkers is incredibly limited. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, in partnership with Native communities, wants to help change that.

Prepare for the 75th Anniversary Symposium, coming February 24 to the Museum, with these resources. 

Although the Washington Naval Conference concluded nearly two decades before the attack on Pearl Habor, its outcome shaped the course of World War II in the Pacific between the United States and Japan.