Past Events
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March 25 Monday
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. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am
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 - 11:00am
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. -
College Station, TX - 12:00am
2019 Movies by the Pond Series at the Bush Center
The festivities, featuring games, bounce houses and much more, begin at 7 p.m. and the movies will start just after sundown. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs, but please no pets or glass containers. Food and beverages will be available free of charge on-site while supplies last. Special thanks to Pepsi for providing the drinks! For more information about the movie series call (979) 691-4014, email to reservations.bush@nara.gov, or visit Bush41.org and click on the events tab.The full movie lineup for the 2019 Movies by the Pond series is:May 17 Spy KidsJune 21"WALL-EAugust 16 "Zootopia"September 27 "The LEGO Movie"These movies are being shown in conjunction with the newest exhibit at the Bush Library and Museum, "Wit and Humor: American Political Cartoons." This exhibit explores how cartoons have changed since the early days of the Republic. This exhibit will be on display until January 5, 2020. For more information visit Bush41.org. -
College Station, TX - 12:00am
2019 Movies by the Pond Series at the Bush Center
The festivities, featuring games, bounce houses and much more, begin at 7 p.m. and the movies will start just after sundown. Moviegoers are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs, but please no pets or glass containers. Food and beverages will be available free of charge on-site while supplies last. Special thanks to Pepsi for providing the drinks! For more information about the movie series call (979) 691-4014, email to reservations.bush@nara.gov, or visit Bush41.org and click on the events tab.The full movie lineup for the 2019 Movies by the Pond series is:May 17 Spy KidsJune 21"WALL-EAugust 16 "Zootopia"September 27 "The LEGO Movie"These movies are being shown in conjunction with the newest exhibit at the Bush Library and Museum, "Wit and Humor: American Political Cartoons." This exhibit explores how cartoons have changed since the early days of the Republic. This exhibit will be on display until January 5, 2020. For more information visit Bush41.org.
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March 24 Sunday
Little Rock, AR - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closing: White House Green Building
This exhibit will be an examination of three stages in the development of the green living movement.
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March 22 Friday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Sen. Doug Jones Author Program
Sen. Doug Jones discusses his book "Bending Toward Justice."
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March 21 Thursday
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Author Lynn Dumenil to discuss "The Second Line of Defense"
Author event with Lynn Dumenil at the National World War I Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO. -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:45pm
2019 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital
The program consists of three Depression-era documentary films about the nation's natural resources. -
Hyde Park, NY - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Lecture and Book Signing: John W. Jeffries author of Wartime America: FDR: The Election of 1940.
Lecture and Book Signing: John W. Jeffries author of Wartime America: The World War II Home Front and A Third Term for FDR: The Election of 1940
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March 20 Wednesday
Ann Arbor, MI - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Peter Hart - The 2020 Election: The Challenges and Changes Facing Political Polling
Peter Hart - The 2020 Election: The Challenges and Changes Facing Political Polling -
Ann Arbor, MI - 3:00pm
The 2020 Election: The Challenges and Changes Facing Political Polling
Peter Hart, a leading public opinion expert and pollster, presented an entertaining and interactive look at the ways polling, politics, and public opinion intersect during a campaign season. The event was a joint program with Albion College's Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 3:00pm
The 2020 Election: The Challenges and Changes Facing Political Polling
Peter Hart, a leading public opinion expert and pollster, presented an entertaining and interactive look at the ways polling, politics, and public opinion intersect during a campaign season. The event was a joint program with Albion College's Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 1:00pm
The 2020 Election: The Challenges and Changes Facing Political Polling
Peter Hart, a leading public opinion expert and pollster, presented an entertaining and interactive look at the ways polling, politics, and public opinion intersect during a campaign season. The event was a joint program with Albion College's Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 1:00pm
The 2020 Election: The Challenges and Changes Facing Political Polling
Peter Hart, a leading public opinion expert and pollster, presented an entertaining and interactive look at the ways polling, politics, and public opinion intersect during a campaign season. The event was a joint program with Albion College's Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 11:00am
The 2020 Election: The Challenges and Changes Facing Political Polling
Peter Hart, a leading public opinion expert and pollster, presented an entertaining and interactive look at the ways polling, politics, and public opinion intersect during a campaign season. The event was a joint program with Albion College's Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 11:00am
The 2020 Election: The Challenges and Changes Facing Political Polling
Peter Hart, a leading public opinion expert and pollster, presented an entertaining and interactive look at the ways polling, politics, and public opinion intersect during a campaign season. The event was a joint program with Albion College's Gerald R. Ford Institute for Leadership in Public Policy and Service. -
Washington, DC - 10:00am to 11:00am
Story Time in the ReSource Room for Pre-Schoolers and Adults
Children will listen to a story, participate in group activities, and create a craft.
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March 19 Tuesday
Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Exploring Race Through Drama
Keith Hamilton Cobb, actor, and David Howse, executive director of ArtsEmerson, examine the role performance can play in catalyzing conversations on race with Emerson professor Lizzy Cooper Davis.
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March 18 Monday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Girl in Black and White: The Story of Mary Mildred Williams and the Abolition Movement
This is the story of a seven-year-old who, after being freed from slavery, became the face of American slavery.
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March 17 Sunday
Yorba Linda, CA - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Pat Nixon Day of Service
Celebrating First Lady Pat Nixon
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March 16 Saturday
Washington, DC - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Women's History Month Family Day
Hands-on activities for all ages to observe the centennial of the 19th Amendment
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March 13 Wednesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Meet Robert J. Brown
Author of You Can’t Go Wrong Doing Right: How a Child of Poverty Rose to the White House and Helped Change the World -
Hyde Park, NY - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Author Talk and Signing with Cindy Gueli author of Lipstick Brigade.
The FDR Presidential Library presents a Women’s History Month book talk and signing with Cindy Gueli author of Lipstick Brigade: The Untold True Story Of Washington's World War II Government Girls.
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March 12 Tuesday
College Station, TX - 12:00am
Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America
Author Fred Burton joins the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum for a discussion about his book, "Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America." The book tells about the unjust kidnapping and murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley and the beginning of the ongoing battle between the CIA and Islamic radicalism.President Bush himself reviewed the book when it was first released saying, "It will show a new generation the value of a life well lived in service of country.""Beirut Rules" is the pulse-by-pulse account of Buckley's abduction, torture, and murder at the hands of Hezbollah terrorist. Drawing on never-before-seen US government documents, as well as interviews with Buckley's former coworkers, friends and family, Fred Burton and co-author Samuel M. Katz reveal how the pursuit to find Buckley in the wake of his kidnapping ignited a war against terror that continues to shape the Middle East to this day.Fred Burton is Vice President of Intelligence and Counterterrorism at Stratfor, a leading geopolitical intelligence firm, and one of the world's foremost experts on security, terrorists, and terrorist organizations. He is a former State Department counterterrorism deputy chief and DSS agent. He is the author of "Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent" and "Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent's Lifelong Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice," and coauthor with Samuel M. Katz of the New York Times bestseller "Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi."This event is being held in conjunction with the new exhibit, "Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America" which is on display now through May 20. Theexhibit provides unprecedented perspective into terror on American soil. The exhibition uncovers the forgotten stories of domestic terrorists and foreign agents, militant radicals and saboteurs, whohave threatened America's sense of security over the past 200 years. It also explores the questions: How do we identify who the enemy is? And how do we keep the country safe without compromising the civil liberties upon which it was founded?Join us on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. A reception and book sale and signing will follow. The event is free but seating is limited, so please reserve your place by calling (979) 691-4014 or by emailing reservations.bush@nara.gov -
College Station, TX - 12:00am
Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America
Author Fred Burton joins the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum for a discussion about his book, "Beirut Rules: The Murder of a CIA Station Chief and Hezbollah's War Against America." The book tells about the unjust kidnapping and murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley and the beginning of the ongoing battle between the CIA and Islamic radicalism.President Bush himself reviewed the book when it was first released saying, "It will show a new generation the value of a life well lived in service of country.""Beirut Rules" is the pulse-by-pulse account of Buckley's abduction, torture, and murder at the hands of Hezbollah terrorist. Drawing on never-before-seen US government documents, as well as interviews with Buckley's former coworkers, friends and family, Fred Burton and co-author Samuel M. Katz reveal how the pursuit to find Buckley in the wake of his kidnapping ignited a war against terror that continues to shape the Middle East to this day.Fred Burton is Vice President of Intelligence and Counterterrorism at Stratfor, a leading geopolitical intelligence firm, and one of the world's foremost experts on security, terrorists, and terrorist organizations. He is a former State Department counterterrorism deputy chief and DSS agent. He is the author of "Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent" and "Chasing Shadows: A Special Agent's Lifelong Hunt to Bring a Cold War Assassin to Justice," and coauthor with Samuel M. Katz of the New York Times bestseller "Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack in Benghazi."This event is being held in conjunction with the new exhibit, "Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America" which is on display now through May 20. Theexhibit provides unprecedented perspective into terror on American soil. The exhibition uncovers the forgotten stories of domestic terrorists and foreign agents, militant radicals and saboteurs, whohave threatened America's sense of security over the past 200 years. It also explores the questions: How do we identify who the enemy is? And how do we keep the country safe without compromising the civil liberties upon which it was founded?Join us on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. A reception and book sale and signing will follow. The event is free but seating is limited, so please reserve your place by calling (979) 691-4014 or by emailing reservations.bush@nara.gov
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March 11 Monday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Howard Schultz Author Program
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz discusses his new book "From the Ground Up." -
Kansas City, MO - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Film Screening of STEP
Film screening of STEP in partnership with the Greater KC Black History Study Group. This program will be held at the American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, MO.
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March 9 Saturday
Boston, MA - 10:30am to 11:30am
Celebrate! with Greene-O'Leary School of Irish Dancers
Come enjoy a celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Exuberant dancers demonstrate athleticism, skill, and poise while presenting traditional and contemporary styles of Irish dance.
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March 8 Friday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait? Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson and the Fight for the Right to Vote
Tina Cassidy recounts the struggle to pass the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, in her new book. -
Austin, TX - 8:30am to 4:30pm
Inside the Executive Mansion: 200 Years of White House History
Inside the Executive Mansion: 200 Years of White House History
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March 7 Thursday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Mitchell Jackson Author Program
Mitchell Jackson discusses his new book "Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family."
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March 5 Tuesday
College Station, TX - 6:30pm to 8:30am
Spy Pilot, Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy
One of the most talked about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers Sr. over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Influenza: The Hundred Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History
Jeremy Brown's book discusses the history of the flu virus, the Great Flu of 1918, and how prepared we are for the next outbreak.
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March 3 Sunday
Little Rock, AR - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: The White House Collection of American Crafts: 25th Anniversary Exhibit
The Clinton Presidential Center is proud to display the 25th anniversary exhibit of The White House Collection of American Crafts.
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March 2 Saturday
Austin, TX - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Explore UT
The LBJ Library will be offering free admission to all on Explore UT Day, Saturday, March 2.
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March 1 Friday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Irshad Manji Author Program
Author Irshad Manji discusses his new book "Don't Label Me: An Unusual Conversation for Divided Times."