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  • April 30 Saturday

    Online - 11:30am to 12:30pm

    Celebrate! with Trend N Motion - Animal Dance Kingdom

    Through hip hop dance, children learn about nature with fun animal facts and follow along to get their own bodies moving in dances that emulate animal movements in this fun video program for the whole family.
  • April 28 Thursday

    Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

    April Lunch & Learn

    This monthly series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. The 2022 program theme is "Dwight Eisenhower: The Making of a Leader" and will focus on family, military, presidency, and mentorship.
  • Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

    Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency

    Historian Mark K. Updegrove offers an illuminating account of John F. Kennedy’s brief but transformative tenure in the White House.
  • April 23 Saturday

    Online - 11:30am to 12:30pm

    Celebrate! with Trend N Motion - Animal Dance Kingdom

    Through hip hop dance, children learn about nature with fun animal facts and follow along to get their own bodies moving in dances that emulate animal movements in this fun video program for the whole family.
  • April 21 Thursday

    Online - 10:00am to 12:00pm

    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.
  • April 16 Saturday

    Online - 11:30am to 12:30pm

    Celebrate! with Trend N Motion - Animal Dance Kingdom

    Through hip hop dance, children learn about nature with fun animal facts and follow along to get their own bodies moving in dances that emulate animal movements in this fun video program for the whole family.
  • April 14 Thursday

    Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

    Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet

    In "Benjamin Franklin's Last Bet: The Favorite Founder's Divisive Death, Enduring Afterlife, and Blueprint for American Prosperity," author Michael Meyer discusses Franklin’s parting to working-class people.
  • Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm

    National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Frederick Law Olmsted

    Meet Frederick Law Olmsted—the father of American landscape architecture—as portrayed by Joseph Smith and to celebrate Olmsted’s 200th birthday on April 26.
  • April 12 Tuesday

    Online - 7:15pm to 8:15pm

    Evenings at Ease with David Eisenhower

    The Evenings at Ease series is held the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months at 7 p.m.
  • Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

    True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson

    Kostya Kennedy's unconventional biography of Jackie Robinson focuses on four transformative years in Robinson's athletic and public life: 1946, 1949, 1956, and 1972.
  • April 5 Tuesday

    Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

    The Fifties: An Underground History

    Author James R. Gaines argues that the 1950s were not a decade of conformity but a time when individuals pioneered the gay rights, feminist rights, civil rights, and environmental movements.
  • March 31 Thursday

    Online - 3:00pm

    Designing Camelot

    VIRTUAL-- Authors James Archer Abbott and Elaine Rice Bachmann discuss their book, Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy. An illustrated chronicle of Jacqueline Kennedys restoration project, the book celebrates the sixty-year legacy of one of the most influential interior design endeavors in American history.
  • Online - 3:00pm

    The Second World War: Echoes from the Past, A Conversation with Sir Antony Beevor

    VIRTUAL-- The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation collaborated with Armed Forces Thanksgiving and the Western Michigan World Affairs Council to virtually host famed historian Sir Antony Beevor to discuss the legacies of World War II and its impact on our modern world. Sir Beevor began with an inclusive summary of the Second World War, delving into how various nations approached the war and its aftermath. He then discussed how the war affects our present-day and the ongoing situation in the Ukraine.
  • Online - 3:00pm

    Women in Uniform: My Career in the FBI: A conversation with Jacqueline Maguire

    VIRTUAL-- In conjunction with the exhibit "Women in Uniform" and Women's History Month, Jacqueline Maguire, Special Agent in Charge of the FBIs Philadelphia Field Office shared stories from her over 20+ years in the FBI.
  • Online - 3:00pm

    Women in Uniform: Women Who Served

    VIRTUAL-- Colonel Bridget Brozyna, ret. U.S. Air Force, Lorrena Back, U.S. Army, and Sarah Anderson, U.S. Marine Corp, discussed their experiences as women in the military. This event was held in conjunction with the Women in Uniform exhibit.
  • Online - 1:00pm

    Designing Camelot

    VIRTUAL-- Authors James Archer Abbott and Elaine Rice Bachmann discuss their book, Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy. An illustrated chronicle of Jacqueline Kennedys restoration project, the book celebrates the sixty-year legacy of one of the most influential interior design endeavors in American history.
  • Online - 1:00pm

    The Second World War: Echoes from the Past, A Conversation with Sir Antony Beevor

    VIRTUAL-- The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation collaborated with Armed Forces Thanksgiving and the Western Michigan World Affairs Council to virtually host famed historian Sir Antony Beevor to discuss the legacies of World War II and its impact on our modern world. Sir Beevor began with an inclusive summary of the Second World War, delving into how various nations approached the war and its aftermath. He then discussed how the war affects our present-day and the ongoing situation in the Ukraine.
  • Online - 1:00pm

    Women in Uniform: My Career in the FBI: A conversation with Jacqueline Maguire

    VIRTUAL-- In conjunction with the exhibit "Women in Uniform" and Women's History Month, Jacqueline Maguire, Special Agent in Charge of the FBIs Philadelphia Field Office shared stories from her over 20+ years in the FBI.
  • Online - 1:00pm

    Women in Uniform: Women Who Served

    VIRTUAL-- Colonel Bridget Brozyna, ret. U.S. Air Force, Lorrena Back, U.S. Army, and Sarah Anderson, U.S. Marine Corp, discussed their experiences as women in the military. This event was held in conjunction with the Women in Uniform exhibit.
  • Online - 11:00am

    Designing Camelot

    VIRTUAL-- Authors James Archer Abbott and Elaine Rice Bachmann discuss their book, Designing Camelot: The Kennedy White House Restoration and Its Legacy. An illustrated chronicle of Jacqueline Kennedys restoration project, the book celebrates the sixty-year legacy of one of the most influential interior design endeavors in American history.
  • Online - 11:00am

    The Second World War: Echoes from the Past, A Conversation with Sir Antony Beevor

    VIRTUAL-- The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation collaborated with Armed Forces Thanksgiving and the Western Michigan World Affairs Council to virtually host famed historian Sir Antony Beevor to discuss the legacies of World War II and its impact on our modern world. Sir Beevor began with an inclusive summary of the Second World War, delving into how various nations approached the war and its aftermath. He then discussed how the war affects our present-day and the ongoing situation in the Ukraine.
  • Online - 11:00am

    Women in Uniform: My Career in the FBI: A conversation with Jacqueline Maguire

    VIRTUAL-- In conjunction with the exhibit "Women in Uniform" and Women's History Month, Jacqueline Maguire, Special Agent in Charge of the FBIs Philadelphia Field Office shared stories from her over 20+ years in the FBI.
  • Online - 11:00am

    Women in Uniform: Women Who Served

    VIRTUAL-- Colonel Bridget Brozyna, ret. U.S. Air Force, Lorrena Back, U.S. Army, and Sarah Anderson, U.S. Marine Corp, discussed their experiences as women in the military. This event was held in conjunction with the Women in Uniform exhibit.

All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.

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