Past Events
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October 24 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 10:00am to 11:00am
Story Time for Pre-Schoolers and Adults
Join us for story time designed for 3- to 5-year-olds and accompanying adults. The theme for October is Halloween in the White House.
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October 23 Tuesday
Kansas City, MO - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Panel Discussion with American Public Square on "The Good Fight for Resources"
Panel discussion with American Public Square on "The Good Fight for Resources" at Unity on the Plaza, 707 West 47th Street, Kansas City, MO.
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October 20 Saturday
Hyde Park, NY - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Author Talk & Signing: Rebecca Erbelding
The FDR Presidential Library and Museum will present an author talk and book signing with Rebecca Erbelding, author of, Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe -
Hyde Park, NY - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Author Talk & Signing: Rebecca Erbelding
The FDR Presidential Library and Museum will present an author talk and book signing with Rebecca Erbelding, author of, Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe -
Independence, MO - 10:00am to 1:30pm
White House Decision Center Experience
A rare, open-to-the-public session in the White House Decision Center where you will step into the role of the President and his advisers.
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October 19 Friday
Little Rock, AR - 9:30am to 10:30am
Conversations with Anne
Join us at the Clinton Presidential Center for Conversations with Anne, a special program in partnership with The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect.
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October 18 Thursday
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Author Thomas Weber to Discuss "Hitler's First War"
Author lecture with Thomas Weber on "Hitler's First War" which will take place at the National World War I Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Lecture and book signing - Richard Moss - Author of Nixon's Back Channel to Moscow
Richard A. Moss’s penetrating book documents and analyzes US-Soviet back channels from Nixon’s inauguration through what has widely been heralded as the apex of détente, the May 1972 Moscow Summit. -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Frederick Douglass, 19th-Century Civil Rights Activist: His Legacy Today
Join us for a panel discussion in honor of the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass. -
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Mike Duncan author program
Mike Duncan discusses and signs his new book "The Storm Before the Storm." -
Little Rock, AR - 9:30am to 10:30am
Conversations with Anne
Join us at the Clinton Presidential Center for Conversations with Anne, a special program in partnership with The Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect.
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October 17 Wednesday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Jamie Susskind Author Program
Jamie Susskind discusses and signs his book "Future Politics." -
Yorba Linda, CA - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Free Speech on College Campuses with Chancellor Gillman
Chancellor Gillman will discuss the generational shift in students' views on free speech and the impact on the campus conversation. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
American Dialogue: The Founding Fathers and Us
In "American Dialogue," Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Joseph J. Ellis focuses on the often-asked question, “What would the Founding Fathers think?”
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October 16 Tuesday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Michael Beschloss Author program
Presidential historian Michael Beschloss discusses and signs his book, "Presidents of War." -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Dr. Benjamin Rush: The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation
A new biography examines Benjamin Rush, the nation’s first great humanitarian, social reformer, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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October 15 Monday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Meet Todd Purdum – Author of “Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution"
A revelatory portrait of the creative partnership that transformed musical theater and provided the soundtrack to the American Century. -
Independence, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Brexit: Why the British Voted to Leave the European Union – And Will They?
Join us for a public program featuring British professor Dr. Lawrence Goldman, who will trace the history of the U.K.’s relationship with Europe and its roots dating back to the post-war era of Truman’s times. -
Kansas City, MO - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Film Screening and Discussion of Capturing the Flag
Film screening and discussion of Capturing the Flag at the National Archives, 400 W. Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO.
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October 14 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Movie - Saving Brinton
A documentary film about Michael Zahs efforts to save the nitrate films of promoter William Franklin Brinton, an Iowa salesman.
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October 13 Saturday
Washington, DC - 6:30pm to 9:00am
Archives Sleepover
Have you ever wondered what happens in a museum after the building closes and the lights go out? Now’s your chance! -
Simi Valley, CA - 8:00am to 4:15pm
Reagan Leadership Summit 2018
The Education Team at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is proud to announce the second annual leadership summit for high school and college students.
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October 12 Friday
Simi Valley, CA - 5:00pm to 8:30pm
Reagan Leadership Summit 2018
The Education Team at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is proud to announce the second annual leadership summit for high school and college students. -
Independence, MO - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
History Happy Hour: Treasures from the Audiovisual Archives of HST and JFK
With catchy campaign jingles, hysterical physical fitness skits, and persistent White House squirrels, there's no end to the gems to be found in the audiovisual archives from the Kennedy and Truman Library.
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October 11 Thursday
Independence, MO - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Movie Screening: The Great War, Part 2
Relive the stories of World War I through unpublished diaries and letters from nurses, journalists and doughboys in the second installment of a three-part film series "The Great War" -
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
American Jewish Encounters in World War I
Evening lecture on the American Jewish Encounters in WWI at the National World War I Museum and Memorial, 2 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO. -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
“Above and Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow”
A new documentary about the space program, "Above and Beyond," sheds light on the vital rose NASA as played in measuring the health of our planet. -
Hyde Park, NY - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Author Talk & Signing: Mary Jo Binker
On the occasion of Eleanor Roosevelt's 134th Birthday, the FDR Library will present an author talk and book signing with Mary Jo Binker, editor of If You Ask me: Essential Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt -
Hyde Park, NY - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Author Talk & Signing: Mary Jo Binker
On the occasion of Eleanor Roosevelt's 134th Birthday, the FDR Library will present an author talk and book signing with Mary Jo Binker, editor of If You Ask me: Essential Advice from Eleanor Roosevelt
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October 9 Tuesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
China Town Hall with Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Interactive Webcast with Secretary Rice with on-site China Specialist (TBA) -
Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow
Preview and discussion of Above and Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow, a new documentary by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy. Meghna Chakrabarti, host of NPR and WBUR’s On Point, moderates.
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October 8 Monday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Meet Hendrik Meijer - Author of “Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century”
Meet Hendrik Meijer - Author of “Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century” -
Independence, MO - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Mondays with McCullough
Join the Mondays with McCullough book club to study the Pulitzer-prize winning biography “Truman” by David McCullough, one chapter at a time. -
Boston, MA - 10:30am to 11:30am
Celebrate! with Veronica Robles Mexican Mariachi Band
Veronica Robles and her band blend ancient and modern traditions with dance, music and storytelling from Mexican culture. Try speaking Spanish, sing songs, and enjoy dancing in traditional costumes!
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October 7 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Book Talk
Hendrik Meijer, author of "Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century" -
Grand Rapids, MI - 9:00am to 8:00pm
ArtPrize 2018: We Welcome the World
Exhibit Closes: ArtPrize 2018 at the Museum.
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October 6 Saturday
Independence, MO - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Andy Carroll: War Letters Project
Andrew Carroll, director of the Center for American War Letters, will be speaking about his recent book "My Fellow Soldiers: General John Pershing and the Americans Who Helped Win the Great War" -
Simi Valley, CA - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibt Opens: Pompeii, The Exhibition
Features over 150 authentic artifacts preserved in volcanic ash from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius on August 24, 79 AD. -
West Branch, IA - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Barn Quilt Painting Class
Attend a workshop to paint your own customized barn quilt on aluminum. -
Dallas, TX - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Monarch Mania
Learn from Texas Agrilife/ Dallas County Master Naturalist & Master Gardeners.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.