Diary of a Dream: A History of the National Archives Independence Movement, 1980-1985

Account of effort to free the National Archives from its status as a unit of the General Services Administration and restore it as an independent agency. The author was the sixth Archivist of the United States. Contents: "To Dream the Impossible Dream" Prelude to Conflict:: 1979-1981 "NARS Makes Me Tingle" Hope for Compromise: 1982 Chicken Salad Politics: Compromise Fails: January-August, 1983 "A Reign of Terror" Open Warfare with GSA: August-December, 1983 I Survived: Carmen Leaves the House Acts: January-March, 1984 Unsung Heroes: Independence Gains Momentum: March-April, 1984 "That Is Just Hunky-Dory" The Administration Turns Around and the Senate Acts: May-June 1984 " Free at Last" Final Victory: July-October, 1984 Epilogue: A Time to Celebrate, A Time to Reflect: November 1984-April 1985.