Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

H.W. Brands American Ulysses: The Journey of General Grant

Award-winning author and presidential historian H.W. Brands made a return visit to Grand Rapids in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

H.W. Brands American Ulysses: The Journey of General Grant

Award-winning author and presidential historian H.W. Brands made a return visit to Grand Rapids in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am

H.W. Brands American Ulysses: The Journey of General Grant

Award-winning author and presidential historian H.W. Brands made a return visit to Grand Rapids in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am

H.W. Brands American Ulysses: The Journey of General Grant

Award-winning author and presidential historian H.W. Brands made a return visit to Grand Rapids in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State University's Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Ann Arbor, MI - 3:00pm

William T. Coleman, author of Counsel for the Situation: Shaping the Law to Realize America's Promise

At the conclusion of an engaging onstage discussion The Honorable William T. Coleman posed with Library Director Elaine Didier, University of Michigan Law Professor Sallyanne Payton, discussion moderator, and his daughter Lovida H. Coleman, Jr., discussion participant.

Ann Arbor, MI - 3:00pm

William T. Coleman, author of Counsel for the Situation: Shaping the Law to Realize America's Promise

At the conclusion of an engaging onstage discussion The Honorable William T. Coleman posed with Library Director Elaine Didier, University of Michigan Law Professor Sallyanne Payton, discussion moderator, and his daughter Lovida H. Coleman, Jr., discussion participant.

Ann Arbor, MI - 1:00pm

William T. Coleman, author of Counsel for the Situation: Shaping the Law to Realize America's Promise

At the conclusion of an engaging onstage discussion The Honorable William T. Coleman posed with Library Director Elaine Didier, University of Michigan Law Professor Sallyanne Payton, discussion moderator, and his daughter Lovida H. Coleman, Jr., discussion participant.

Ann Arbor, MI - 1:00pm

William T. Coleman, author of Counsel for the Situation: Shaping the Law to Realize America's Promise

At the conclusion of an engaging onstage discussion The Honorable William T. Coleman posed with Library Director Elaine Didier, University of Michigan Law Professor Sallyanne Payton, discussion moderator, and his daughter Lovida H. Coleman, Jr., discussion participant.

Ann Arbor, MI - 11:00am

William T. Coleman, author of Counsel for the Situation: Shaping the Law to Realize America's Promise

At the conclusion of an engaging onstage discussion The Honorable William T. Coleman posed with Library Director Elaine Didier, University of Michigan Law Professor Sallyanne Payton, discussion moderator, and his daughter Lovida H. Coleman, Jr., discussion participant.

Ann Arbor, MI - 11:00am

William T. Coleman, author of Counsel for the Situation: Shaping the Law to Realize America's Promise

At the conclusion of an engaging onstage discussion The Honorable William T. Coleman posed with Library Director Elaine Didier, University of Michigan Law Professor Sallyanne Payton, discussion moderator, and his daughter Lovida H. Coleman, Jr., discussion participant.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Ron Chernow Washington - A Life

Award-winning biographer and free lance journalist Ron Chernow discussed his new book about George Washington in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State Universitys Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Ron Chernow Washington - A Life

Award-winning biographer and free lance journalist Ron Chernow discussed his new book about George Washington in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State Universitys Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Ron Chernow Washington - A Life

Award-winning biographer and free lance journalist Ron Chernow discussed his new book about George Washington in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State Universitys Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Ron Chernow Washington - A Life

Award-winning biographer and free lance journalist Ron Chernow discussed his new book about George Washington in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State Universitys Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am

Ron Chernow Washington - A Life

Award-winning biographer and free lance journalist Ron Chernow discussed his new book about George Washington in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State Universitys Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am

Ron Chernow Washington - A Life

Award-winning biographer and free lance journalist Ron Chernow discussed his new book about George Washington in a speaking engagement co-sponsored with Grand Valley State Universitys Hauenstein Center for the Presidency.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Joe Galloway

Award-winning author Joe Galloway opened the Museums new feature exhibit, The American Soldier - A Photographic Tribute to Soldiers and Marines from the Civil War to Iraq, with recollections from his broad experience as a combat correspondent.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Joe Galloway

Award-winning author Joe Galloway opened the Museums new feature exhibit, The American Soldier - A Photographic Tribute to Soldiers and Marines from the Civil War to Iraq, with recollections from his broad experience as a combat correspondent.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Joe Galloway

Award-winning author Joe Galloway opened the Museums new feature exhibit, The American Soldier - A Photographic Tribute to Soldiers and Marines from the Civil War to Iraq, with recollections from his broad experience as a combat correspondent.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Joe Galloway

Award-winning author Joe Galloway opened the Museums new feature exhibit, The American Soldier - A Photographic Tribute to Soldiers and Marines from the Civil War to Iraq, with recollections from his broad experience as a combat correspondent.

Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am

Joe Galloway

Award-winning author Joe Galloway opened the Museums new feature exhibit, The American Soldier - A Photographic Tribute to Soldiers and Marines from the Civil War to Iraq, with recollections from his broad experience as a combat correspondent.

Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am

Joe Galloway

Award-winning author Joe Galloway opened the Museums new feature exhibit, The American Soldier - A Photographic Tribute to Soldiers and Marines from the Civil War to Iraq, with recollections from his broad experience as a combat correspondent.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Donald Rumsfeld Known and Unknown: A Memoir

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation trustee Don Rumsfeld and historian Richard Norton Smith conclude an onstage conversation about the two-time Secretary of Defenses longtime relationship with President Ford and career in public service, as revealed in his new memoir.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Donald Rumsfeld Known and Unknown: A Memoir

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation trustee Don Rumsfeld and historian Richard Norton Smith conclude an onstage conversation about the two-time Secretary of Defenses longtime relationship with President Ford and career in public service, as revealed in his new memoir.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Donald Rumsfeld Known and Unknown: A Memoir

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation trustee Don Rumsfeld and historian Richard Norton Smith conclude an onstage conversation about the two-time Secretary of Defenses longtime relationship with President Ford and career in public service, as revealed in his new memoir.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Donald Rumsfeld Known and Unknown: A Memoir

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation trustee Don Rumsfeld and historian Richard Norton Smith conclude an onstage conversation about the two-time Secretary of Defenses longtime relationship with President Ford and career in public service, as revealed in his new memoir.

Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am

Donald Rumsfeld Known and Unknown: A Memoir

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation trustee Don Rumsfeld and historian Richard Norton Smith conclude an onstage conversation about the two-time Secretary of Defenses longtime relationship with President Ford and career in public service, as revealed in his new memoir.

Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am

Donald Rumsfeld Known and Unknown: A Memoir

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation trustee Don Rumsfeld and historian Richard Norton Smith conclude an onstage conversation about the two-time Secretary of Defenses longtime relationship with President Ford and career in public service, as revealed in his new memoir.

Online - 3:00pm

Ken Walsh

In celebrating Black History Month, the Library and Museum hosted back-to-back book talks by 2008 Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Prize winner Ken Walsh about his just-published book Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House.

Online - 3:00pm

Ken Walsh

In celebrating Black History Month, the Library and Museum hosted back-to-back book talks by 2008 Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Prize winner Ken Walsh about his just-published book Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House.

Online - 1:00pm

Ken Walsh

In celebrating Black History Month, the Library and Museum hosted back-to-back book talks by 2008 Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Prize winner Ken Walsh about his just-published book Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House.

Online - 1:00pm

Ken Walsh

In celebrating Black History Month, the Library and Museum hosted back-to-back book talks by 2008 Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Prize winner Ken Walsh about his just-published book Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House.

Online - 11:00am

Ken Walsh

In celebrating Black History Month, the Library and Museum hosted back-to-back book talks by 2008 Gerald R. Ford Foundation Journalism Prize winner Ken Walsh about his just-published book Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Presidents Day

Storytelling, crafts, and birthday cake. Activities were free with paid Museum admission.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

Presidents Day

Storytelling, crafts, and birthday cake. Activities were free with paid Museum admission.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

President Gerald R. Ford Essay Challenge Awards Ceremony

The Awards Ceremony for this annual competition recognized the essays of all 18 finalists on "The Meaning of Courage Today." The top winners were announced, prizes awarded and the essays read, followed by a reception.

Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm

President Gerald R. Ford Essay Challenge Awards Ceremony

The Awards Ceremony for this annual competition recognized the essays of all 18 finalists on "The Meaning of Courage Today." The top winners were announced, prizes awarded and the essays read, followed by a reception.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Presidents Day

Storytelling, crafts, and birthday cake. Activities were free with paid Museum admission.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

Presidents Day

Storytelling, crafts, and birthday cake. Activities were free with paid Museum admission.

Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm

President Gerald R. Ford Essay Challenge Awards Ceremony

The Awards Ceremony for this annual competition recognized the essays of all 18 finalists on "The Meaning of Courage Today." The top winners were announced, prizes awarded and the essays read, followed by a reception.