New Exhibit at the National Archives - U.S. Food History

What has the effect of the U.S. Government been on the American diet over the years? This is just one of the questions the new exhibit at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. sets out to answer. Along with this, they have a plethora of food history in the United States. From the exhibit website:

"We demand that our Government ensure that it is safe, cheap, and abundant. In response, Government has been a factor in the production, regulation, research, innovation, and economics of our food supply. It has also attempted, with varying success, to change the eating habits of Americans."

What's Cooking, Uncle Sam? will be open through January 3rd, 2012.

A fascinating article from the Associated Press via the Casa Grande Dispatch describes the exhibit and some of its many interesting tidbits, including Presidential tastes.