9 6 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁Wei her ▁began ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Archives ▁and ▁Records ▁Services ▁( N AR S ), ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁Archives ▁and ▁Records ▁Administration ▁( N AR A ), ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Deput y ▁Archiv ist ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Archiv ist ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Wei her ' s ▁ten ure , ▁the ▁National ▁Archives ▁and ▁Records ▁Services ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁General ▁Services ▁Administration . ▁Under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁sixth ▁Archiv ist ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Robert ▁M . ▁Warner , ▁Wei her ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Archives ▁from ▁the ▁General ▁Services ▁Administration ▁by ▁writing ▁testim ony ▁and ▁prepar ing ▁strategy . ▁ ▁After ▁some ▁Cong r essional ▁batt les , ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan ▁signed ▁Senate ▁Bill ▁ 9 0 5 , ▁which ▁established ▁the ▁National ▁Archives ▁and ▁Records ▁Administration ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁ag ency . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁helping ▁preserve ▁records , ▁Wei her ▁established ▁" clean " ▁reading ▁rooms ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Archives ▁and ▁Records ▁Administration - ▁meaning ▁p enc ils ▁only ▁and ▁limited ▁b ags ▁and ▁co ats . ▁ ▁Many ▁research ers ▁object ed ▁to ▁the ▁reduction ▁in ▁access ,