GPO Issues Digital Release of Historical Congressional Record for the 1940s
Washington – The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) partners with the Library of Congress to release the digital version of the bound Congressional Record from 1941-1950 on GPO's govinfo (www.govinfo.gov). This release covers debates and proceedings of the 77th thru the 81st Congresses.
This era of Congress covers historical topics such as:
- World War II, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous “day that will live in infamy” address to Congress requesting a declaration of war against Japan
- VE and VJ Days
- Demobilization
- The Franklin Roosevelt Presidency through April 1945 and the Presidency of Harry Truman through 1950
- The Marshall Plan
- The beginning of the Cold War
"This latest digital release of the l Congressional Record now gives the public easy access to the historic debates of Congress from the 1940s to today on smartphones, tablets, laptops and personal computers," said GPO Director Davita Vance-Cooks. "GPO is honored to partner with the Library of Congress to continue to meet the needs of Congress and the American people."
GPO is the Federal Government's official, digital, secure resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government. The GPO is responsible for the production and distribution of information products and services for all three branches of the Federal Government, including U.S. passports for the Department of State as well as the official publications of Congress, the White House, and other Federal agencies in digital and print formats. GPO provides for permanent public access to Federal Government information at no charge through www.govinfo.gov, partnerships with approximately 1,150 libraries nationwide participating in the Federal Depository Library Program, and our secure online bookstore. For more information, please visit www.gpo.gov.
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