New U.S. archivist starts work amid fussing, fuming

Anonymous Patron writes The Seattle Times: Nation & World: New U.S. archivist starts work amid fussing, fuming: He has been called a stonewaller and a “sloppy” manager. His appointment has been questioned. The guy’s been slapped around more than the third Stooge.

He would like to get on with his formidable tasks as the newly confirmed Archivist of the United States — the ninth since 1934 — but try as he might, he just can’t escape the thing that has gotten him where he is: The past.”