The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, official repository of government records, unveiled today a new exhibit of some of their collections.

Hoping to capitalize on the scheduled release of “National Treasure” next week, the exhibit, titled “Public Vaults” features some of the Archive’s more interesting holdings, including information on the Declaration, the camera used to shoot the Zapruder film of JFK’s assassination, the tape recorder used by Nixon’s secretary to delete 18 minutes of audio tape, and a hand-written note from Lincoln to U.S. Grant.

In “National Treasure,” Nicholas Cage plays an adventurer who discovers there’s a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence. The film opens nationwide next Friday, Nov. 19.

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