Past Events
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March 25 Monday
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.
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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 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." -
College Station, TX - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Opens: "Grand Canyon Photographs" Exhibit
The George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum is excited to announce the upcoming exhibit, “Grand Canyon Photographs: Celebrating the Centennial 1919-2019.”
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February 28 Thursday
Independence, MO - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
The President's Kitchen Cabinet
Black History Month with a special program focused on the African Americans who have worked in the presidential food service as chefs, butlers, stewards and servers for every first family. -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Monument Man: The Life and Art of Daniel Chester French
This Lincoln Memorial Tribute Program focuses on the memorial and the man who created it, Daniel Chester French, and the first major biography of him.
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February 27 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Addiction
A NOVA documentary produced for PBS examines the extent of addiction to legal and illegal drugs in the United States. A panel discussion follows the screening. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Illusions of Emancipation: The Pursuit of Freedom and Equality in the Twilight of Slavery
Joseph P. Reidy looks at the end of slavery as a process not a single event.
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February 25 Monday
Kansas City, MO - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Spencer Cave Evening Lecture with Dr. Arnold Rampersad
Evening lecture with Dr. Arnold Rampersad on Jackie Robinson, American at the GEM Theater, 1516 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, MO.
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February 24 Sunday
Independence, MO - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
An Evening with Gary Sinise
Please join us for a free public program featuring acclaimed actor Gary Sinise in conversation with David Von Drehle, columnist for The Washington Post. -
Washington, DC - 4:00pm to 5:45pm
Academy Award Documentary Feature Nominee: Minding the Gap
The National Archives hosts the 15th annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories. -
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 1:30pm
Academy Award Documentary Short Subject Nominees
The National Archives hosts the 15th annual free screenings of the Academy Award® nominees in four categories.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.