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Reports on the progress of the confirmation hearing on the pending nomination of historian Allen Weinstein as the next Archivist of the U.S. at the U.S. Senate. Overview on the speech of Weinstein; Citations of the questions faced by Weinstein from the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee; Concerns over the position of Weinstein in the Bush Executive Order 13233.

Reports that U.S. President George W. Bush has appointed historian Allen Weinstein on April 8, 2004 as the Archivist of the United States. Senior adviser at the International Foundation for Election Systems in Washington, DC; Former president of the controversial Center for Democracy; Violation of the Congressionally sanctioned requirement that selection of a nominee should be preceded by consultations with recognized organizations of professional archivists and historians.

Reports that the Organization of American Historians (OAH) has joined with the Society of American Archivists, the American Historical Association, the National Humanities Alliance, and nearly two dozen other groups, in issuing a statement against the nomination of Allen Weinstein as Archivist of the United States. Call on the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs to schedule open hearings on this nomination; Need to explore the reasons why the Archivist is being replace, and Weinstein's qualifications.