James Berton "Bert" Rhoads served as fifth Archivist of the United States. He was born in Sioux City, Iowa. Rhoads received his B.A., in 1950, and M.A., in 1952, from the University of California at Berkeley. He earned his Ph.D. in History from American University in Washington, DC in 1965.
Rhoads joined the National Archives in 1952 and was named National Archivist of the United States in 1968.