Past Events
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April 20 Friday
Kansas City, MO - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
History Happy Hour: The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn by Dr. Robert P. Watson
History Happy Hour event featuring Dr. Robert P. Watson who will discuss his book The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn. This program will take place at the Truman Library and Museum, 500 West US Hwy 24, Independence, MO. -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Opens: "Mapping Texas: From Frontier to the Lone Star State"
Mapping Texas: From Frontier to the Lone Star State traces the cartographic history of Texas from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, through 26 maps, split into seven different subjects.
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April 19 Thursday
Simi Valley, CA - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Lecture and Book Signing with Sheila Tate
Please join us for a lecture and book signing with Nancy Reagan’s White House Press Secretary Sheila Tate for her new book, Lady in Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan (Publish Date: April 10, 2018). -
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Evening Panel Discussion with American Public Square
This free evening panel discussion will focus on the topic of segregation in Kansas City. The program will be held at the Johnson County Central Resource Library, 9875 West 87th Street, Overland Park, KS. -
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Anna Farris Rosen lecture
Anna Farris Rosen discusses and signs her father's book "Deep South Dispatches:Memoir of a Civil Rights Journalist." -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
11th Annual McGowan Forum on Women in Leadership: Women in Foreign Service
Leaders—ambassadors, diplomats, and academics—will discuss their experiences, explore critical viewpoints, and offer advice to young women entering the field of American foreign service. -
Independence, MO - 6:00pm to 9:00pm
19th Annual Wild About Harry
Wild About Harry is the Truman Library Institute’s premier signature event and annual fund raising dinner benefiting the presidential library and legacy of Harry S. Truman. Now in its 19th year -
Austin, TX - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Get in the Game Members only Preview
Get in the Game” Members-only Exhibition Preview and Reception
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April 18 Wednesday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Virginia Eubanks reading and book signing
Virginia Eubanks discusses and signs her book "AUTOMATING INEQUALITY How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor." -
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.
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April 17 Tuesday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Kathryn Johnson Book Signing
Former AP reporter Kathryn Johnson discusses her close friendship with Coretta Scott King and the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King. -
Boston, MA - 10:30am to 11:30am
Celebrate! with Bright Star Theatre's Upcycled Cinderella
The story of Cinderella is brought to life using household items, recycled objects and physicalcomedy.
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April 14 Saturday
Dallas, TX - 11:00am to 11:45am
Bluebonnet Tour
Scheduled Saturdays through June 2, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is again offering its tremendously popular, docent-guided Bluebonnet Tours. -
Dallas, TX - 10:00am to 10:45am
Bluebonnet Tour
Scheduled Saturdays through June 2, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is again offering its tremendously popular, docent-guided Bluebonnet Tours. -
West Branch, IA - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Opening: Tallgrass to Knee High
Exhibit on display April 14, 2018 - October 28, 2018
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April 12 Thursday
Independence, MO - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Korean Film Screening with Director Jang Jin: "We Are Brothers"
Two brothers, separated in childhood, find each other 30 years later with the help of a TV show.
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April 11 Wednesday
Atlanta, GA - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
President Jimmy Carter Book Signing
President Jimmy Carter will be signing his new book "Faith" -
Hyde Park, NY - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Morgenthau Lecture: Richard Breitman
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to present the inaugural Morgenthau Holocaust Remembrance Day Lecture with Richard Breitman coauthor of FDR AND THE JEWS. -
Simi Valley, CA - 8:00am to 8:00pm
The Reagan Institute Summit on Education (rise) 2018
The Reagan Institute Summit on Education (RISE) is dedicated to elevating the national conversation on education by creating space for leaders from diverse political backgrounds to have discussion of the issues.
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April 10 Tuesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Ribbon Cutting for In Step with Betty Ford Exhibit
Join Susan Ford Bales as she opens the Ford Presidential Museum's newest feature "In Step with Betty Ford: A Celebration of Her Centennial." -
New York, NY - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Finding Family Genealogy Series - Records of the NYC Municipal Archives
The spring "Finding Family Genealogy Series" focuses on genealogy research tactics and resources with key New York institutions. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Opens: In Step with Betty Ford
A celebration of Betty Ford's centennial.
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April 9 Monday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Collegiate Forum: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Fall of the White Collar -
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Collegiate Forum: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Fall of the White Collar -
Kansas City, MO - 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Film Screening and Discussion - Big Sonia
Film screening and discussion of Big Sonia, a documentary about Holocaust survivor and Kansas City resident Sonia Warshawski. This program will take place at Park University, 8700 NW River Park Drive, Parkville, MO. -
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Film Screening of Andrew Young Presents "Memphis: Facing the Cross"
Ambassador Andrew Young Presents "Memphis: Facing the Cross." We will screen the film and hear from Ambassador Young. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Trouble with Minna: A Case of Slavery and Emancipation in the Antebellum North
In this intriguing book, history professor Hendrik Hartog uses a forgotten 1840 case to explore the regime of gradual emancipation that took place in New Jersey
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April 8 Sunday
Grand Rapids, MI - 12:00pm to 5:00pm
Free Admission Day
Celebrate Betty Ford's Centennial with free admission to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum!
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April 7 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Food Will Win the War
Brian "Fox" Ellis as Herbert Hoover, The Great Humanitarian. -
Dallas, TX - 11:00am to 11:45am
Bluebonnet Tour
Scheduled Saturdays through June 2, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is again offering its tremendously popular, docent-guided Bluebonnet Tours. -
Dallas, TX - 10:00am to 10:45am
Bluebonnet Tour
Scheduled Saturdays through June 2, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is again offering its tremendously popular, docent-guided Bluebonnet Tours.
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April 6 Friday
Fort Worth, TX - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Baseball: The National Pastime at the National Archives!
Join us to explore the national pastime in the records of the National Archives. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Betty Ford: The Real Deal
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of First Lady Betty Ford’s birth, join us for the screening of the 2009 PBS documentary that profiles Betty Ford. -
Washington, DC - 10:00am to 5:30pm
Exhibit Opens: Betty Ford: A Champion for Breast Cancer Awareness
View rarely seen objects, documents, and photographs that highlight Betty Ford’s courage and candor when speaking publicly about her own personal battle with breast cancer. -
Online - 9:00am to 5:00pm
#ArchivesDanceParty
Join us on the dance floor for an epic #ArchivesDanceParty as we shimmy and share our favorite dance-related photos, sheet music, artifacts and more!
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April 5 Thursday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Menno Schilthuizen lecture
Menno Schilthuizen discusses and signs his book "Darwin Comes to Town: How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution." -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lady in Red: An Intimate Portrait of Nancy Reagan
Sheila Tate discusses her book, Lady in Red-–a collection of images and stories related to First Lady Nancy Reagan.
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April 4 Wednesday
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Author Event - The Sweden File by Alan Proctor
Author lecture program presented as a part of the Remembering Vietnam Program Series. Proctor will discuss and sign copies of, The Sweden File: Memoir of an American Expatriate, at the National Archives. -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Preservation of War: “Vietnam – The Combat Artist Program”
The Combat Artist Program was created as a means of preserving the experience and activities of soldiers through art.
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April 3 Tuesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 11:30am to 12:30pm
Lecture and Luncheon with Ben Stein
Lecture and Luncheon with Ben Stein
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.