Yorba Linda, CA - 5:30pm to 5:45pm

Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Nixon Library

The festive ceremony officially kicks off our holiday cheer and marks the very special 50th anniversary of First Lady Pat Nixon opening the White House for candlelight tours during the holidays.

Yorba Linda, CA - 5:30pm to 8:30pm

Candlelight Evenings at the Nixon Library

In the spirit of White House Christmas traditions past and present, the Nixon Library is opening its doors after hours for special Candlelight Evenings for two nights only – December 2 and 12th.

Washington, DC - 10:00am to 11:30am

EVENT CANCELLED

Nixon Legacy Forum: The Story of the Watergate “Road Map”

A review of the efforts to make available all the material from the House Judiciary Comittee's impeachment investigation of President Richard Nixon

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Season's Greetings From the White House

Mary Evans Seeley shared her memories of her visits to the White House during the holidays. During her talk on December 12, 2019 she explained how many of the Christmas traditions started at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. From the lighting of the first Christmas tree to how Christmas cards are selected and designed. The details from the talk can be found in Mrs. Seeleys book Season's Greetings from the White House.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Season's Greetings From the White House

Mary Evans Seeley shared her memories of her visits to the White House during the holidays. During her talk on December 12, 2019 she explained how many of the Christmas traditions started at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. From the lighting of the first Christmas tree to how Christmas cards are selected and designed. The details from the talk can be found in Mrs. Seeleys book Season's Greetings from the White House.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Holiday Open House and Train Opening!

Kick off the Holiday Season at the Ford Presidential Museum with holiday music, a visit with Santa and his reindeer.

Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am

Season's Greetings From the White House

Mary Evans Seeley shared her memories of her visits to the White House during the holidays. During her talk on December 12, 2019 she explained how many of the Christmas traditions started at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. From the lighting of the first Christmas tree to how Christmas cards are selected and designed. The details from the talk can be found in Mrs. Seeleys book Season's Greetings from the White House.

Abilene, KS - 9:00am to 4:45pm

Museum Store Sunday

Shopping and Movie Screening

Online - 9:00am to 8:30pm

Research Rooms Closed for Thanksgiving Day

Regular research room hours will resume on Friday, November 29. Online access to National Archives holdings are still available 24 hours a day through Archives.gov/research.

Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Great Lives Worth Reliving with Mo Rocca

Mo Rocca, correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and frequent panelist on NPR’s Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!, discusses his new book, Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving.

Little Rock, AR - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Exhibit Opens: ...Like It’s 1999: American Popular Culture in the 1990s

This exhibit will relive the golden, hopeful years that came after the fall of the Berlin Wall and before 9/11.

Washington, DC - 6:30pm to 9:30pm

Special 15th-Anniversary Screening of National Treasure

A special showing of the 2004 movie about the Declaration of Independence follows fun activities related to the film. There's a prize for best costume!

Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Creating a Sweet World of White House Desserts

Roland Mesnier, White House executive pastry chef from 1979 - 2004, discusses his distinguished career and new book, Creating a Sweet World of White House Desserts: A Pastry Chef’s Secrets.

West Branch, IA - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Hear From Hoover Experts

Curatorial staff will be in the Museum galleries to discuss the new exhibit, Viva Hoover!

Washington, DC - 10:00am to 11:00am

Story Time in the ReSource Room for Pre-Schoolers and Adults

Join us for story time for 3- to 5-year-olds. The theme for November is Thanksgiving at the White House.

Yorba Linda, CA - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Meet Admiral James Stavridis, Former Supreme Allied Commander

Admiral James Stavridis, United States Navy, Retired, offers an intimate, human account of the lessons of leadership and character contained in the lives and careers of history’s most significant naval commanders.

Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

A Conversation with Ash Carter

Ash Carter, former Secretary of Defense and director of Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, discusses his distinguished career and new book, Inside the Five-Sided Box.

Washington, DC - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Know Your Records: Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) Forum

A look ahead at the government declassification work for the upcoming year

Independence, MO - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Mondays with McCullough Book Club

Join the Mondays with McCullough book club to study the Pulitzer-prize winning biography “Truman” by David McCullough, one chapter at a time

Kansas City, MO - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

The Bennett Forum

The 13th Annual Bennett Forum on the Presidency will feature an insightful conversation between former U.S. Senator Jeff Flake, presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and The Washington Post’s David Von Drehle.

West Branch, IA - 10:00am to 4:30pm

A Merry Hoover Christmas Opens

Learn about how and where the Hoover family celebrated Christmas. November 16, 2019 - January 5, 2020

West Branch, IA - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Viva Hoover! The 1928 Good Will Tour

An exhibit highlighting the Goodwill Tour that president-elect Herbert Hoover took in 1928. On display from Nov. 16, 2019 - August 23, 2020.

Washington, DC - 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Veterans Day Tribute: WWII Soldier Photographers from the U.S. Army Signal Corps Photo Collection at the National Archives

Panelists discuss and highlight the images taken by soldier-photographers during World War II.

Washington, DC - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

EVENT CANCELLED

Know Your Records: Photographic Records of the U.S. Coast Guard

An archivist gives an overview of Coast Guard images held by the National Archives.

Grand Rapids, MI - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Dawn of the Code War

Former Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin takes us to the front lines of a global but little understood fight as the Justice Department and the FBI chases down hackers, online terrorist recruiters, and spies.

Abilene, KS - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Ike Book TALK - The General's First Lady

Ike Book TALK facilitated by Marilyn Holt

Ann Arbor, MI - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Dawn of the Code War

Former Assistant Attorney General John P. Carlin takes us to the front lines of a global but little understood fight as the Justice Department and the FBI chases down hackers, online terrorist recruiters, and spies.

Kansas City, MO - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Film Screening of "The Green Book: Guide to Freedom"

Film screening of "The Green Book" documentary produced by the Smithsonian channel at the Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Center, 3700 Blue Parkway, Kansas City, MO.

Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Everyday Decisions and Environmental Challenges

Tatiana Schlossberg, author of Inconspicuous Consumption, and other panelists discuss the environmental impact inherent in our everyday choices. David Cash, graduate dean at UMass Boston, moderates.

Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Give Me Liberty: A History of America's Exceptional Idea

Richard Brookhiser looks at 13 documents that helped to make America what it is.

Yorba Linda, CA - 11:00am to 1:00pm

Veterans Day Commemoration

Honoring the service of American military members at our November 11 Veterans Day celebration in the East Room at the Nixon Presidential Library.

Abilene, KS - 9:00am to 4:45pm

Veterans Day Free Admission

Free admission all day for everyone in honor of our veterans.

Online - 8:00am to 5:00pm

Research Rooms Closed for Veterans Day

Regular research room hours will resume on Tuesday, November 12. Online access to National Archives holdings are still available 24 hours a day through Archives.gov/research.

West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Veterans Day

Civil War Fathers: Sons of the Civil War in World War II

Independence, MO - 10:00am to 11:00am

Second Saturday Autumn Architecture Walking Tour

November's Second Saturday Autumn Architecture Walking Tour will focus on historic Bungalows.

Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving

Mo Rocca's new book proposes obituaries that famous people deserved but didn't get.

Independence, MO - 4:00pm to 5:30pm

History Happy Hour: George Marshall, Defender of the Republic featuring David Roll

Join us for the next History Happy Hour featuring author David Roll, whose recent book tells the story of America's most distinguished soldier-statesman.

Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

Just Like Me: Vietnam War Stories from All Sides

The film "Just Like Me" recalls the Vietnam War through the histories of persons on both sides.

Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

A Conversation with Barbara Lee

Congresswoman Barbara Lee discusses her distinguished career and contemporary civil rights issues. Kenneth Mack, professor of law and history at Harvard University, moderates.

Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

EVENT CANCELLED

Left for Dead at Nijmegen: The True Story of an American Paratrooper in World War II

American paratrooper Gene Metcalfe was left for dead after jumping into German-held territory in World War II, but Marcus Nannini tells his story of survival.