Online - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight

Julia Sweig, award-winning author and nonresident senior research fellow at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas-Austin, discusses her new book Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight.

Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Author Talk "Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel" with John Sears

Author Talk: "Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel" with John Sears -- in conversation with FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow.

Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Genealogy Series: Tips and Tools for Engaging Family with Your Research Finds

Session 3 of our Genealogy Series offers "Tips and Tools for Engaging Family with Your Research Finds."

Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Democracy by Petition: Popular Politics in Transformation, 1790–1870

In "Democracy by Petition," Daniel Carpenter discusses the power of the petition in transforming democracy in America.

Online - 6:30pm to 7:30pm

Perspectives on Liberation: A Panel

This panel discussion explores the perspectives of survivors, liberators, the military command staff, and President Truman on liberation and the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust.

Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Celebrating the Woman Suffrage Centennial: What Happened and What Have We Learned?

Presented in Partnership with the 2020 Women’s Vote Centennial | How did the observance of the centennial of the 19th Amendment adapt to events of 2020 and how did its efforts succeed or fail?

Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Daniel James Brown - Discussion of the book "Facing the Mountain" with Johnathan Jordan

Daniel James Brown discusses his new book "Facing the Mountain" with Johnathan Jordan

Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn

In their book, "Free Speech," Jonathan Zimmerman and Signe Wilkinson tell the story of free speech in America and make the case for why we should care abou

Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Author Talk: "Daughters of Yalta" with Catherine Grace Katz

Author Talk "The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War" with Catherine Grace Katz -- in conversation with FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow.

Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Genealogy Series: Finding Genealogy Resources and Tools on Archives.gov

Session 2 of our Genealogy Series covers "Finding Genealogy Resources and Tools on Archives.gov."

Online - 10:00am to 12:00pm

Office of Government Information (OGIS) Annual Open Meeting

Learn about the Federal FOIA Ombudsman's work in the last year and share your thoughts.

Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Ike's Book Club - May 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 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm

Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier

In their book "Blood and Treasure," Bob Drury and Tom Clavin tell the true saga of the legendary figure Daniel Boone and the bloody struggle for America's frontier.

Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Suppressed: Confessions of a Former New York Times Washington Correspondent

In his book "Suppressed," Robert M. Smith, a New York Times former White House and investigative correspondent, discloses how some stories make it to print while others are ignored.

Online - 9:30am to 11:30am

Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Enterprise-wide FOIA Searches at CDC

The Office of Goverment Information Services (OGIS) will host the FOIA office of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a look at the search process for agency-wide electronic records.

Online - 7:00am to 8:00pm

Wild About Harry featuring Chris Wallace and Samantha Power

Author and news anchor Chris Wallace and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power will be the featured speakers at the “Wild About Harry” 22nd annual celebration.

College Station, TX - 12:00am

Author Susan Berfield with Dr. H.W. Brands: “The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism”

Journalist and Author Susan Berfield will share insights about her book The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism on May 6. Selected by Amazon editors as one of the best of 2020, Berfields book takes us back to when President Theodore Roosevelt and Banker J.P. Morgan battled in the courts to determine the balance of power between government and big business.Susan Berfield is an award-winning feature writer and investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News.Dr. H.W. Brands, History Professor and Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair at the University of Texas at Austin, will act as moderator.To download a program flyer, please click here.

College Station, TX - 12:00am

Author Susan Berfield with Dr. H.W. Brands: “The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism”

Journalist and Author Susan Berfield will share insights about her book The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism on May 6. Selected by Amazon editors as one of the best of 2020, Berfields book takes us back to when President Theodore Roosevelt and Banker J.P. Morgan battled in the courts to determine the balance of power between government and big business.Susan Berfield is an award-winning feature writer and investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News.Dr. H.W. Brands, History Professor and Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair at the University of Texas at Austin, will act as moderator.To download a program flyer, please click here.

Online - 6:00pm to 7:00pm

The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840

In "The Words that Made Us," Akhil Reed Amar unites history and law in a vivid narrative of the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted.

Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Genealogy Series: Preserving and Digitizing Personal Photo Albums and Scrapbooks

Our Genealogy Series begins with session 1 of 6: "Preserving and Digitizing Personal Photo Albums and Scrapbooks."

Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

"Buses Are a Comin'" author program

Original Freedom Rider Charles Person describes what it was like to challenge segregation in the 1960's.

Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

The Triumph of Nancy Reagan

Karen Tumulty describes how the made-in-Hollywood marriage of Ronald and Nancy Reagan is more than a love story—it’s the partnership that made him President.

Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix their Democracy, 1865–1915

In "The Age of Acrimony," Jon Grinspan charts the rise and fall of 19th-century America’s unruly politics.

Online - 9:30am to 11:30am

Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting

This virtual meeting is open to the public.

College Station, TX - 12:00am

Virtual Awards Ceremony - 2021 Online Art and Essay Contest, Outstanding Educators, and Spotlight on BVAEA Art Educators

2021 Online Art and Essay Contest, Outstanding Educators, and Spotlight on BVAEA Art Educators Join us in celebrating local student artists and writers, outstanding educators and local art teachers. This years participants created work that reflects on the themes of Environmental Art and Environmental Issues.Outstanding Educators: Donna Bairrington, Marci Kacal, Clinton Rahn, Mike Wright.2021 Online Art and Essay Contest: The theme for the art contest is Environmental Art. The theme for the essay contest is Environmental Issues. This yearly contest is open to students in the Texas ESC Region 6.Spotlight on BVAEA: Brazos Valley Art Educators Association is a community of local art educators. Watch as they dazzle us with their art and speak on their methods and processes in creating it.

College Station, TX - 12:00am

Virtual Awards Ceremony - 2021 Online Art and Essay Contest, Outstanding Educators, and Spotlight on BVAEA Art Educators

2021 Online Art and Essay Contest, Outstanding Educators, and Spotlight on BVAEA Art Educators Join us in celebrating local student artists and writers, outstanding educators and local art teachers. This years participants created work that reflects on the themes of Environmental Art and Environmental Issues.Outstanding Educators: Donna Bairrington, Marci Kacal, Clinton Rahn, Mike Wright.2021 Online Art and Essay Contest: The theme for the art contest is Environmental Art. The theme for the essay contest is Environmental Issues. This yearly contest is open to students in the Texas ESC Region 6.Spotlight on BVAEA: Brazos Valley Art Educators Association is a community of local art educators. Watch as they dazzle us with their art and speak on their methods and processes in creating it.

Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm

The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America

In "The Ledger and the Chain," historian Joshua D. Rothman recounts the forgotten story of America’s internal slave trade—and its role in the making of America.

Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Lunch & Learn Series - April 2021

The monthly Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday of each month.

Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court 

In "The Rule of Five," Richard J. Lazarus tells the gripping story of the most important environmental law case ever decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Online - 7:00pm to 8:15pm

Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead

Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, Library and Museum in welcoming General Jim Mattis, U.S. Marines (ret) & 26th U.S. Secretary of Defense, to discuss his recent book "Call Sign Chaos."

Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American

Author Paula Yoo examines the outrage over the killing of Vincent Chin and the first federal civil rights trial involving a crime against an Asian American.

Online - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis

In "Nuclear Folly," Serhii Plokhy offers a harrowing account of the Cuban Missile Crisis and how the U.S. and USSR came to the brink of nuclear apocalypse.

Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm

The National Archives Comes Alive: Young Learners Program—Meet Walt Whitman

Learn about poet Walt Whitman, portrayed by Darrel Blaine Ford, in this latest installment of the Young Learners Program.

Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Lisa Napoli Author program

Author Lisa Napoli discusses her new book "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR."

College Station, TX - 12:00am

Gifts of State – Professional Development

Jennifer Gaona, a well-established leader of curriculum, presents for educators the ins and outs of the "Gifts of State" Premier Program for elementary and secondary students. Gifts of State challenges students to look, according to their grade level, at maps and analyze the social, economic, and political implications of state gifts.Gifts of State is a student-centric K-12 program. Students have the chance to analyze gifts that were given to President Bush during his time as President, then they have the chance to design their own gift for another country.Click here to download the resource guide.

College Station, TX - 12:00am

Gifts of State – Professional Development

Jennifer Gaona, a well-established leader of curriculum, presents for educators the ins and outs of the "Gifts of State" Premier Program for elementary and secondary students. Gifts of State challenges students to look, according to their grade level, at maps and analyze the social, economic, and political implications of state gifts.Gifts of State is a student-centric K-12 program. Students have the chance to analyze gifts that were given to President Bush during his time as President, then they have the chance to design their own gift for another country.Click here to download the resource guide.

Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Evenings at Ease - April 2021

The Evenings at Ease series is held the 2nd Tuesday of even numbered months at 7 p.m.

Online - 6:00pm to 7:00pm

Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR

"Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is journalist Lisa Napoli’s captivating account of these four women whose voices defined NPR.

Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Robert Strauss author program

Robert Strauss discusses mhis new book John Marshall: The Final Founder.

Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Göring’s Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World

Jonathan Petropoulos's new book, "Göring’s Man in Paris," tells the story of Bruno Lohse, who helped supervise the Nazis’ systematic theft of thousands of artworks during World War II.