▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Public ▁Library . ▁North ▁Carolina ' s ▁copy ▁was ▁st olen ▁from ▁the ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁by ▁a ▁Union ▁soldier ▁following ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁In ▁an ▁F BI ▁st ing ▁operation , ▁it ▁was ▁recovered ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁copy ▁retained ▁by ▁the ▁First ▁Congress ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁display ▁( al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁the ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ) ▁in ▁the ▁Rot unda ▁for ▁the ▁Char ters ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Archives ▁Building ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁since ▁December ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁ ▁After ▁fifty ▁years ▁on ▁display , ▁signs ▁of ▁d eter ior ation ▁in ▁the ▁cas ing ▁were ▁noted , ▁while ▁the ▁documents ▁themselves ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁well ▁preserved . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁cas ing ▁was ▁updated ▁and ▁the ▁Rot unda ▁red edic ated ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁his ▁dedic atory ▁remarks , ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁stated , ▁" The ▁true ▁[ American ] ▁revolution ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁def y ▁one ▁earth ly ▁power , ▁but ▁to ▁declare ▁principles ▁that ▁stand ▁above ▁every ▁earth ly ▁power — the ▁equality ▁of ▁each ▁person ▁before ▁God , ▁and ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁government ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁all ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁declared ▁December ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁be ▁Bill ▁of ▁Rights