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  • November 9 Thursday

    Online - 11:15am to 11:45am

    The First Amendment: Five Rights in One (Grades 3–5)

    Students will explore the First Amendment freedoms from the Bill of Rights in this interactive and engaging civics program based on historical primary sources.
  • Online - 10:00am to 12:30pm

    Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council Meeting

    The meeting of the CFO Council is open to Chief FOIA Officers, FOIA professionals, and the public. The CFO Council is tasked with developing recommendations to increase agency FOIA compliance and efficiency.
  • October 27 Friday

    Online - 1:15pm to 1:45pm

    The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)

    Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives.
  • Online - 12:15pm to 12:45pm

    The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)

    Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government.
  • October 23 Monday

    Washington, DC - 8:30am to 5:00pm

    DC Archives Fair

    Join the National Archives Assembly and the Smithsonian Institution Archives and Special Collections Council for a day of archives, records, and information.
  • October 20 Friday

    Little Rock, AR - 2:00pm to 2:30pm

    Ask an Archivist, Converse with a Curator

    On October 29, 1998 Senator John H. Glenn Jr. returned to space. Glenn, the first man to orbit earth, also became the first man to email a President from space.
  • Little Rock, AR - 10:00am to 10:30am

    Ask an Archivist, Converse with a Curator

    On October 29, 1998 Senator John H. Glenn Jr. returned to space. Glenn, the first man to orbit earth, also became the first man to email a President from space.
  • October 11 Wednesday

    Independence, MO - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

    Cocktails and Politics

    Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb joins American Public Square at Jewell and the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum for a special “Cocktails & Politics” program.
  • October 10 Tuesday

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

    Robert Cutler and the Lavender Scare

    The Evenings at Ease series is held the second Tuesday of alternating months. Our program theme is "Difficult Decisions." The 2023 program theme is "Difficult Decisions."
  • Online - 7:00pm

    Heather Cox Richardson, author of Democracy Awakening.

    From the historian and author of the popular daily newsletter Letters from an American, comes a vital narrative that explains how America, once a beacon of democracy, now teeters on the brink of autocracy.
  • Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

    Hispanic Medal of Honor Recipients

    Author Michael Lee Lanning has assembled authoritative accounts of the 60 heroic Americans of Hispanic heritage and their deeds of valor.
  • October 4 Wednesday

    Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm

    Samuel Freedman, author of Into the Bright Sunshine

    Into the Bright Sunshine is a revisionist and riveting look at the American politician whom history has judged a loser, yet who played a key part in the greatest social movement of the 20th century.
  • October 3 Tuesday

    Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm

    Andrew Lawler, author of Under Jerusalem

    Under Jerusalem takes readers into the tombs, tunnels, and trenches of the Holy City. It brings to life the indelible characters who have investigated this subterranean landscape.
  • September 30 Saturday

    Atlanta, GA - 12:00pm to 4:00pm

    Jimmy Carter's 99th Birthday Celebration

    Please join us from 12:00 - 4:00 pm for a fun-filled Family Day to celebrate President Carter's 99th Birthday at the Jimmy Carter Library!
  • September 29 Friday

    Little Rock, AR - 6:00pm to 7:00pm

    Kumpuris Distinguished Lecture Series - "Join or Die"

    Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, Professor Robert D. Putnam, and filmmakers Pete and Rebecca Davis will discuss "Join or Die," a new documentary about why you should be civically involved.
  • September 27 Wednesday

    Atlanta, GA - 6:45pm to 8:00pm

    Exhibit Tour with Ambassador Andrew Young

    Ambassador Andrew Young will discuss his life and lead a tour through the exhibit "The Many Lives of Andrew Young."
  • Abilene, KS - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

    Could President Eisenhower Fix the U.S. Budget?

    This monthly series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. The 2023 program theme is "Difficult Decisions." Join us all year for a deep dive into the challenges faced during the Eisenhower era.
  • September 25 Monday

    Online - 1:15pm to 1:45pm

    The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)

    Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives.
  • Online - 11:15am to 11:45am

    The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)

    Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government.
  • September 24 Sunday

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

    Exhibit Closes: Exquisite Miniatures by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist

    The exhibit features 50 miniature paintings by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist a husband and wife team who mesmerize viewers with paintings so exquisitely crafted that they are often mistaken for tiny photographs.

All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.

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