Washington, DC - 11:00am to 3:00pm

Emancipation Proclamation Family Activities

Learn about the Emancipation Proclamation through hands-on discovery.

Austin, TX - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Exhibit Closure: Apollo 8

Exhibit on display December 5, 2018 - April 15, 2019.

College Station, TX - 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Issues Forum: James Olson, "To Catch A Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence"

Former spy Jim Olson joins the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum for an Issues Forum over his new book, “To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence."

Dallas, TX - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Exhibit Opens: Native Texas Park : Guided Tours

Free guided tours of our Native Texas Park at 10 AM and 11 AM every Saturday (weather permitting).

College Station, TX - 9:30am to 12:00am

College Station Easter Celebration

The College Station Easter Celebration, one of the most anticipated events of spring, will be held at the George H.W. Presidential Library and Museum on Saturday, April 13, from 9:30 a.m. until noon.

Hyde Park, NY - 10:00am to 3:00pm

Hudson Valley History Reading Festival

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District present the seventh annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 13, 2019.

Austin, TX - 9:00am to 5:00pm

Exhibit Opens- Motown: The Sound of Young America

The first major museum exhibition to embrace all facets—music, culture, and politics—of the 1960s biggest sounds in soul.

Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Akiba Solomon & Kenrya Rankin Author Program

Akiba Solomon & Kenrya Rankin discuss and sign their book " How We Fight White Supremacy : A Field Guide to Black Resistance."

College Station, TX - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty by Susan Page

Hot off the press from the Washington Bureau Chief of USA Today Susan Page writes an immersive biography of the former First Lady, Barbra bush.

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

Robert Caro: Writing History

Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning author Robert Caro discusses his new book, Working: Researching, Interviewing, Writing.

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

Film Screening and Discussion of Wylie Avenue Days

Film screening and discussion of Wylie Avenue Days.

Austin, TX - 5:00pm to 10:00pm

The Summit on Race in America

The Summit on Race in America

Boston, MA - 2:00pm to 3:15pm

PEN/Hemingway Award Ceremony

Seán Hemingway presents the 2019 PEN/Hemingway Award to Tommy Orange for There, There: A Novel at this ceremony. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen delivers the keynote address.

Washington, DC - 10:00am to 4:00pm

Friendship Between Nations Family Day

Join the National Archives for a fun, activity-filled day exploring the many ways countries show their friendship!

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

The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty

Susan Page discusses her new biography of Barbara Bush.

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

American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race

Award-winning author Douglas Brinkley discusses his new book, American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race, with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Fredrik Logevall.

Washington, DC - 10:00am to 5:30pm

Exhibit Closes: Betty Ford: A Champion for Breast Cancer Awareness

View rarely seen objects, documents, and photographs that highlight Betty Ford’s courage and candor when speaking publicly about her own personal battle with breast cancer.

Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Justin Rose Author Program

Justin Rose discusses and signs his book "The Drum Major Instinct."

Austin, TX - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Future Forum: The Austin Bombings: Race and the Media

The Austin Bombings: Race and the Media

Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Kerri Kennedy Author Program

Kerri Kennedy discusses and signs here book "Indivisible: Global Leaders on Shared Security."

Kansas City, MO - 6:00am to 7:00pm

Election Day

The National Archives at Kansas City is a polling site on Tuesday, April 2. Increased foot traffic and limited parking is expected.

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

Special Preview Screening of The Best of Enemies

A civil rights activist and a Ku Klux Klan leader reluctantly agree to co-chair a community summit about school desegregation in the summer of 1971.

Kansas City, MO - 8:00am to 2:00pm

The Jackie Robinson Symposium: Civic, Legal, and Political Legacy

Symposium offered in partnership with the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the University of MO - Kansas City.

Yorba Linda, CA - 11:30am to 1:30pm

"Pass the Pinot"

Refresh your pallet with a tasting of spring inspired pinots.

Kansas City, MO - 7:00pm to 8:30pm

An Evening with Janet Napolitano

Janet Napolitano will be in conversation with former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon about her latest book, "How Safe Are We?: Homeland Security Since 9/11."

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

From Gutenberg to Google: The History of Our Future

How the printing press and the telegraph each created an information revolution and set the stage for another one.

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

Special Preview Screening: Joseph Pulitzer: Voice of the People

A feature-length documentary about one of the leading figures in American journalism.

Hyde Park, NY - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and The Rise of Broadcast Journalism with film producer Rick Moulton.

Film Screening and Discussion: The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and The Rise of Broadcast Journalism with film producer Rick Moulton.

Washington, DC - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Origami Hands-on Adult Workshop

A workshop on how to fold traditional Japanese origami.

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

New Insights: Native American History in the Colonial Period

Colin Calloway and Julia A. King discuss recent historical research into Native American life with Philip Deloria, Harvard professor of history.

Austin, TX - 6:30pm to 9:00pm

God Save Texas: The Past, Present, and Future of the Lone Star State

God Save Texas: The Past, Present, and Future of the Lone Star State

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

Feminism for the Americas: The Making of an International Human Rights Movement

Katherine Marino's new book chronicles the growth of feminism and the women's rights movement in the early 20th century.

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

Opening: Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford ~ Panel Discussion with David Hume Kennerly and special guest Susan Ford Bales.

Panel discussion with David Hume Kennerly and Susan Ford Bales

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

President Carter: The White House Years

Stuart E. Eizenstat, former domestic policy adviser to President Carter, discussed his book, President Carter: The White House Years, with Meredith Evans, director of the Carter Presidential Library and Museum.

Grand Rapids, MI - 5:15pm to 9:00pm

Exhibit Opening: Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford

An exhibition of photography by President Gerald Ford's personal White House photographer, David Hume Kennerly.

Kansas City, MO - 3:00pm to 4:30pm

19th Amendment and Its Historical Impact Lecture

Afternoon lecture with Dr. Kim Warren on the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment. This event will be held on the campus of Park University, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, MO.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Extraordinary Circumstances

Photographer David Hume Kennerly and special guest Susan Ford Bales discussed various photographs taken by Kennerly during his time as President Ford's personal White House Photographer. The talk was held in conjunction with the opening of the Museums newest exhibit, Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Extraordinary Circumstances

Photographer David Hume Kennerly and special guest Susan Ford Bales discussed various photographs taken by Kennerly during his time as President Ford's personal White House Photographer. The talk was held in conjunction with the opening of the Museums newest exhibit, Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Extraordinary Circumstances

Photographer David Hume Kennerly and special guest Susan Ford Bales discussed various photographs taken by Kennerly during his time as President Ford's personal White House Photographer. The talk was held in conjunction with the opening of the Museums newest exhibit, Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Extraordinary Circumstances

Photographer David Hume Kennerly and special guest Susan Ford Bales discussed various photographs taken by Kennerly during his time as President Ford's personal White House Photographer. The talk was held in conjunction with the opening of the Museums newest exhibit, Extraordinary Circumstances: The Presidency of Gerald R. Ford.