Past Events
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March 15 Monday
Online - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunshine Week Program 2021
Celebrate Sunshine Week with the National Archives!
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March 11 Thursday
Online - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice
Bruce Levine's new biography profiles Thaddeus Stevens, one of the foremost abolitionists in Congress before the Civil War and firm proponent of equal rights for Black Americans during Reconstruction.
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March 10 Wednesday
Online - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Our Supreme Task: Churchill, Truman And The Opening Shot In The Cold War - Virtual Event
75 years ago, Winston Churchill traveled to Fulton, Missouri to deliver a warning to the world about growing Soviet influence and aggression: “An iron curtain has descended across the continent.”
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March 9 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Ike's Book Club - March 2021
We meet the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months at 7 p.m. These discussions are open to everyone, regardless of whether or not you have read the book. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around
In "The Girl Explorers," Jayne Zanglein tells the inspirational and untold story of the founding of the Society of Women Geographers
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March 8 Monday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Medicare For All author program
Health care and public policy experts, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson discuss the policy and politics of Medicare for All as presented in their new book.
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March 5 Friday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine
Janice P. Nimura presents the story of pioneering sisters Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell and how they exploded the limits of possibility for women in medicine in the mid-19th century.
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March 3 Wednesday
Online - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee Meeting
Public meeting of the Freedom of Information Act Advisory Committee.
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March 2 Tuesday
Online - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception
Legal scholar Cass Sunstein probes the fundamental question of how we can deter lies while protecting freedom of speech. -
Online - 10:30am to 11:30am
30 Years Later: Reflections on the Gulf War & the Coalition Victory
Secretary James Baker will be joined in conversation by Bret Baier, Fox News Channel’s chief political anchor, to discuss the 30th anniversary of the end of the Gulf War.
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February 26 Friday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Spinning the Globe: The History and Legacy of the Harlem Globetrotters
Current and former Harlem Globetrotters will talk about the history and legacy of these basketball "Ambassadors of Goodwill."
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February 25 Thursday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity
A panel discusses the complexity of the Black family as the foundation of African American life and history. -
Online - 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Electing Our Presidents: Professional Development Seminar
Join NARA Educations from the Hoover, Truman, Carter, Clinton and Reagan Presidential Libraries for professional development webinar. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lunch & Learn Series - February 2021
The monthly Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday of each month.
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February 24 Wednesday
Online - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Electing Our Presidents: Professional Development Seminar
Join NARA Educations from the Hoover, Truman, Carter, Clinton and Reagan Presidential Libraries for professional development webinar.
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February 23 Tuesday
Online - 5:30pm to 6:30pm
75th Anniversary of "The Long Telegram"- Online Event
THE LONG TELEGRAM: George Kennan and the most influential cable in American history featuring New York Times best-selling author, Evan Thomas in conversation with Truman Library Director Kurt Graham.
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February 22 Monday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Calhoun: American Heretic
John C. Calhoun is among the most notorious and enigmatic figures in American political history.
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February 19 Friday
Online - 11:30am to 12:30pm
Letter Writing: From Personal Connection to Sharing Values
Get inspired by viewing a letter reading by actors portraying John and Abigail Adams. A brief demonstration gives guidance on how to write a letter to the president, making your voice a part of the historical record
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February 17 Wednesday
Online - 11:30am to 12:30pm
Celebrate! with Benkadi Drum and Dance
With vivid costumes, the multicultural Benkadi Drum and Dance group performs new dances showcasing traditional West African rhythm and movements. Sing along and a folktale comes to life before your very eyes!
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February 16 Tuesday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
George Washington’s Final Battle: The Epic Struggle to Build a Capital City and a Nation
"George Washington’s Final Battle" tells how the country’s first President tirelessly advocated for a capital on the shores of the Potomac.
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February 15 Monday
Online - 11:30am to 12:30am
Presidential Suite: A Conversation with Ted Nash
In honor of Presidents’ Day, we are hosting a virtual program titled “Presidential Suite: A Conversation with Ted Nash” at 11:30am on Feb 15. It will be pre-recorded & debut on our YouTube and Facebook channels. -
Online - 11:00am to 2:00pm
10th Annual Presidents' Day Family Festival
Join us for a virtual program featuring presidential storytelling, creative at-home activities, musical performances, and more to bring history to life for all ages.
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February 13 Saturday
Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Bess Wallace Truman’s 136th Birthday Commemoration - Online Event
The Daughters of Yalta is a remarkable story of fathers and daughters whose relationships were tested and strengthened by the history they witnessed and the future they crafted together.
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February 11 Thursday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
A Terrible Thing to Waste: Arthur Fletcher and the Conundrum of the Black Republican
Arthur Fletcher (1924-2005) was the most important civil rights leader you've (probably) never heard of. -
Online - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Nine Days: The Race to Save Martin Luther King Jr.’s Life and Win the 1960 Election
"Nine Days" recounts the events of October 1960, when Martin Luther King, Jr., was behind bars, and the two Presidential campaigns raced to decide whether, and how, to respond. -
Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Young Learners Program - Meet Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman—abolitionist, Union nurse and spy, suffragist, and humanitarian—is portrayed by Daisy Century.
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February 10 Wednesday
Online - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Truman Library Renovation Sneak Peek - Online Event
Installation of the new Truman exhibition is nearly complete. Join Alex Burden and Cassie Pikarsky for an exclusive behind-the-scenes, virtual tour of the work in progress at the Truman Museum. -
Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Migrant Farm Workers and the Evolution of Farm Labor Programs in the United States
Learn about federal records documenting migrant farm workers’ participation in farm labor programs in the United States.
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February 9 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Evenings at Ease: Mamie's World with Mary Jean Eisenhower
The Evenings at Ease series is held the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months at 7 p.m. -
Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
The Great Communicator
The Great Communicator, presented by Mira Cohen from the Reagan Presidential Library. Explore document files from key Ronald Reagan Presidential speeches. -
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
The Rope: A True Story of Murder, Heroism, and the Dawn of the NAACP
In "The Rope," Alex Tresniowski tells the remarkable true-crime story of the murder of Marie Smith, the dawn of modern criminal detection, and the launch of the NAACP.
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February 4 Thursday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Slavery in the President's Neighborhood: The Complicated Past and the Paradoxical Relationship Between Slavery and Freedom in the Nation's Capital
The Slavery in the President's Neighborhood research initiative seeks to identify enslaved and free African Americans who built, lived, and worked at the White House. -
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War
Thousands of people in the south-central United States escaped slavery not by heading north but by crossing the southern border into Mexico, where slavery had been abolished in 1837.
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January 29 Friday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Forgotten Legacy: William McKinley, George Henry White, and the Struggle for Black Equality
Benjamin R. Justesen reveals a previously unexamined facet of William McKinley’s Presidency: an ongoing dedication to the advancement of African Americans.
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January 28 Thursday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lunch & Learn Series - January 2021
The monthly Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday of each month.
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January 27 Wednesday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship
Author Deborah Willis discusses "The Black Civil War Soldier" and offers a kaleidoscopic, yet intimate, portrait of the African American experience from the beginning of the Civil War to 1900.
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January 26 Tuesday
Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Baking, Soil Erosion, and Rats…Oh My! How the Records of the Extension Service May Enrich Your Family History Research
Jenny McMillen Sweeney describes what you can find in the records of the Extension Service.
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January 21 Thursday
Online - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
The Retro Housewife's Guide to Being a First Lady - FREE Virtual Program
In honor of the Presidential Inauguration, Tammy Williams, archivist at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, will talk about the history of being the First Lady of the United States. -
Online - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Inventing Equality: Reconstructing the Constitution in the Aftermath of the Civil War
Michael Bellesiles traces the evolution of the battle for true equality from the Revolution through the late 19th century.
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January 19 Tuesday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Whitman in Washington: Becoming the National Poet in the Federal City
Kenneth M. Price analyses Walt Whitman's life, writings, and government work to reevaluate the writer and the nation's capital.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.