Groundbreaking exhibit explores nation’s love affair with, fear of, and obsession with food:
A special press only “sneak preview” to launch the new National Archives exhibition: What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government’s Effect on the American Diet.
What's Cooking, Uncle Sam? is a thoughtful selection of records culled from thousands of pages of material that chronicle the story of the government’s efforts to feed Americans an ample, safe, and nutritious diet. Spanning the Revolutionary War-era through the late 1900s, the documents, films, and photographs in the exhibition echo many of our current concerns about the Government's role in the health and safety of our food supply. There are over 100 original records in the exhibit—including folk songs, war posters, educational films, and even seed packets. Passing over the traditional chronological approach, the exhibition is arranged into four themes: “Farm,” “Factory,” “Kitchen,” and “Table.” What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?" is made possible in part by the Foundation for the National Archives with support from Mars Incorporated and Mars Food.
At the preview, the press will be invited to sample tastes from several of the recipes featured in the exhibition and the companion cookbook.
WHO:
Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero
Special guests Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and Senior Policy Adviser for Healthy Food Initiatives and
Dr. Roland Mesnier, former Executive Pastry Chef at the White House
What's Cooking, Uncle Sam? Exhibition Curator Alice Kamps
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