Past Events
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June 6 Thursday
Abilene, KS - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Primarily Omaha Beach
(Ike Education Programs) -
Abilene, KS - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Code Talkers
(Ike Education Programs) -
Abilene, KS - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Primarily Omaha Beach
(Ike Education Programs) -
Abilene, KS - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Primarily Omaha Beach
(Ike Education Programs) -
Abilene, KS - 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Code Talkers
(Ike Education Programs) -
Abilene, KS - 11:30am to 4:30pm
Rosie the Riveter
(Hands on History Station)
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June 5 Wednesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Ford After Five Event
A Bird's Life: A Celebration of Charlie Parker -
Washington, DC - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NPS Escape Room! Hands-on Adult Workshop
Tackle puzzles and ciphers about the National Park Service to solve a mystery in time during this “escape room” for adults.
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June 4 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
All Roads Lead to Power: The Appointed and Elected Paths to Public Office for U.S. Women
Kaitlin Sidorsky analyzes how many more women are appointed, rather than elected, to political office.
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June 1 Saturday
Washington, DC - 1:30pm to 4:00pm
The “Write” Stuff Family Activities
Meet award-winning authors and illustrators and engage in hands-on activities that explore methods and unveil strategies they use to integrate research in their works. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Frank Lutz at the Nixon Library
Global Perspective on Politics, Economics, and Getting Along Focus Group Discussion with International Students, and Audience Q&A -
Dallas, TX - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Exhibit Closes: Native Texas Park : Guided Tours
Free guided tours of our Native Texas Park at 10 AM and 11 AM every Saturday (weather permitting). -
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 12:30pm
The “Write” Stuff Author Conversations
Join award-winning authors and illustrators to learn about the writing, illustration, and research that go into making a book.
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May 29 Wednesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Senator Tom Cotton at the Nixon Library
Before he was the U.S. Senator from Arkansas, Tom Cotton was a platoon leader with the storied 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment— “The Old Guard” — on combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. -
College Station, TX - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Humorous Poetry by Poet Col. Wayne Edwards, The Family Poet
Col. Wayne Edwards is a comic poet who brings his humorous poetry to life.
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May 28 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
In Stony the Road, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., offers a new rendering of the struggle by African Americans for equality after the Civil War. -
New York, NY - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
A Genealogy and DNA Journey
National Archives at New York City, Finding Family series: Finding Lost Family…A Genealogy and DNA Journey -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closing: Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America
Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America highlights major events and periods in U.S. History when Americans were threatened by enemies within its borders. -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: "Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America"
"Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs" will reveal major events and periods in U.S. History when Americans were threatened by enemies within its borders.
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May 27 Monday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Eastern Iowa Brass Band - Canceled
Iowa's only brass band will perform an outdoor concert in the West Branch Village Green. Bring your own seating. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Commemorate Memorial Day by Paying Tribute to POW Heroes and Their Families
Honor the American military this memorial day by paying special tribute to POWs and their families.
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May 26 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Who is Buried at Arlington Cemetery?
Stories from Our Nation's Most Hallowed Ground. A program presented by Thomas Tudor
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May 24 Friday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony, part 2
Part 2 of Ken Burns's award-winning documentary about these two pioneers of the women's movement. -
Boston, MA - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: State Dinner Honoring the Ivory Coast President, May 22, 1962
This exhibit highlights a state dinner honoring the President of the Ivory Coast, one of 15 African nations that had gained its independence in the year preceding JFK's Presidency.
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May 23 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today
Author Pamela Nadell weaves together stories of extraordinary women who helped carve out a Jewish American identity. -
Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
American Experience: Chasing The Moon
The Kennedy Library and WGBH partner for a preview of the American Experience series, Chasing the Moon. Executive producer Mark Samels, director Robert Stone, and panelists discuss the series and the Space race.
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May 21 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard
In 1946 an African American veteran was removed from a bus, arrested, beaten, and blinded. Richard Gergel details the impact of Woodard’s blinding as the racial awakening of President Truman.
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May 20 Monday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Meet Newt Gingrich
Hear from one of the foremost economic, social, political, and security-focused conservative thinkers today. -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: "Grand Canyon Photographs"
"Grand Canyon Photographs: Celebrating the Centennial 1919-2019.”
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May 18 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Opening of New Exhibit
Talk with Hoover Museum Curator, Marcus Eckhardt.
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May 17 Friday
College Station, TX - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Summer Film Series: "Spy Kids"
Please join us for our first movie in our 2019 Summer Film Series, “Spy Kids.” The action-packed family comedy was produced by Miramax, and released in 2001. -
College Station, TX - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Summer Film Series: "Spy Kids"
Please join us for our first movie in our 2019 Summer Film Series, “Spy Kids.” The action-packed family comedy was produced by Miramax, and released in 2001. -
Washington, DC - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Opening Event of "The People"
The People, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, present a discussion on civic responsibility and how to change the political climate for the better. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony, part 1
Part 1 of Ken Burns's award-winning documentary about these two pioneers of the women's movement.
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May 16 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Women and the Vote: The 19th Amendment, Power, Media, and the Making of a Movement
A panel will discuss the unparalleled communications machine of the suffrage movement and how that struggle in the early 1900s continues to shape the women’s movement today. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Arthur Brooks on "Love Your Enemies"
President of the American Enterprise Institute, Arthur Brooks, will discuss his new book, "Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt." -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father
In "A Good American Family," David Maraniss recounts his family’s ordeal during the Red Scare of the 1950s.
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May 15 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 10:00am to 11:00am
Story Time in the ReSource Room for Pre-Schoolers and Adults
Join us for story time designed for 3- to 5-year-olds and accompanying adults. The theme for May is baseball.
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May 14 Tuesday
College Station, TX - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
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.” -
Ann Arbor, MI - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Ambassador Carla A. Hills - "Why Trade Matters"
Ambassador Carla A. Hills - "Why Trade Matters"
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.