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How Realistic is National Treasure?

How Realistic is National Treasure?

FromCivics 101


How Realistic is National Treasure?

FromCivics 101

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Feb 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the latest edition of our special series Civics at the Movies, we talk about the National Archives and how they're portrayed in the iconic film National Treasure. Is there really a map on the back of the Declaration of Independence? Is the security at the Archives really so high-tech? (Spoiler alert: no, and no.)Our guest is  Jessie Kratz, historian at the National Archives and friend of the show.Sign up for our newsletter - it's free and it's fun! Click here  to subscribe.
Released:
Feb 24, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What's the difference between the House and the Senate? How do congressional investigations work? What is Federalist X actually about? Civics 101 is the podcast refresher course on the basics of how our democracy works.