Proceedings of the Board of Regents Meeting – September 24, 1974

Did you know that the Smithsonian considered naming the National Air and Space Museum after aviator Charles A. Lindbergh? Two years before the museum’s opening, the Board of Regents discussed the pros, cons, and logistics of a name change. Learn more about their decision making process in this set of minutes from the Board of Regents’ September 24, 1974 meeting. Then join in on transcribing this new look at Smithsonian history!