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October 13, 1980

President Jimmy Carter signs legislation changing the name of the National Museum of History and Technology to the National Museum of American History, and the National Collection of Fine Arts to the National Museum of American Art.

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Posted: 13 October 2010
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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.