2021
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August 26 Thursday
Online - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
Young Learners Program: Meet Ida B. Wells
In this National Archives Comes Alive! program, meet Ida B. Wells, portrayed by Marti Gobel.
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Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT
Lunch & Learn Series - August 2021
The monthly Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday of each month.
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August 31 Tuesday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
Robert S. Levine's account of Reconstruction presents the struggle between Frederick Douglass and President Andrew Johnson.
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September 7 Tuesday
Online - 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
American Phoenix: Heroes of the Pentagon on 9/11
9/11 eyewitnesses join author Lincoln Starnes in a discussion of their experiences in the Pentagon.
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September 10 Friday
Online - 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT
A Life of Selfless Service, Sacrifice, and Civic Engagement: Cyril “Rick” Rescorla
Rick Rescorla saved the lives of 2,700 Morgan Stanley employees during the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. A panel will discuss Rescorla’s lifelong courage, service, and inspirational leadership.
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September 14 Tuesday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream
In his new book, "The American Experiment," David Rubenstein explores the ever-evolving America and the diverse makeup of our country’s DNA.
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Online - 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CDT
Ike's Book Club - September 2021
We meet the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months at 7 p.m. These discussions are open to everyone, regardless of whether or not you have read the book.
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September 16 Thursday
Online - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet James Madison
Meet James Madison, the fourth President and “Father of the Constitution,” as portrayed by actor John Douglas Hall!
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September 17 Friday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
The People’s Constitution: 200 Years, 27 Amendments, and the Promise of a More Perfect Union
Authors John Kowal and Wilfred Codrington III will discuss how generations have reshaped our founding document—the U.S. Constitution.
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September 21 Tuesday
Online - 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Here Rests in Honored Glory: Records Related to Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown, Pt 1
Part one of a program commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery features motion picture, cartographic, and photographic records in the National Archives.
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September 23 Thursday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773–1783
Author Joseph J. Ellis presents his culminating work on the American Founding by rethinking the American Revolution as we have known it.
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Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT
Lunch & Learn Series - September 2021
The monthly Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday of each month.
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September 28 Tuesday
Online - 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Here Rests in Honored Glory: Records Related to Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown, Pt 2
Part two of a program commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery features textual records in the National Archives.
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September 29 Wednesday
Online - 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT
The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University
In "The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind," author Andrew O’Shaughnessy offers a twin biography of Jefferson in retirement and of the University of Virginia in its earliest years.
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October 12 Tuesday
Online - 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CDT
Evenings at Ease - October 2021
The Evenings at Ease series is held the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months at 7 p.m.
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October 28 Thursday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT
Lunch & Learn Series - October 2021
The monthly Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday of each month.
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November 9 Tuesday
Online - 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CST
Ike's Book Club - November 2021
We meet the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months at 7 p.m. These discussions are open to everyone, regardless of whether or not you have read the book.
2022
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January 9 Sunday
Simi Valley, CA - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST
Exhibit Closes: FBI: From Al Capone to Al-Qaeda
FBI: From Al Capone to Al Qaeda at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum – a new exhibition covering the history of this agency from inception to its modern crime fighting efforts.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.