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Sen. Doug Jones Author Program


Sen. Doug Jones discusses his book "Bending Toward Justice." Find an Event

Unexampled Courage: An Evening with Judge Richard Gergel


Federal District Judge Richard Gergel is author of Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring. Find an Event

Trails to Truman Trivia: Civil Rights Edition


Back by popular demand -- trivia night! Your favorite Independence sites are banding together again to bring you another night of questions, laughter and fierce competitive spirit. Find an Event

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. Find an Event

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. Find an Event

Is America Ready for a Third Party?


Former members of Congress discuss the two-party system and whether the nation is ready for a third party. Find an Event

Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy


Powers's son offers new information about what happened to his father on the 1960 flight that caused an international incident. Find an Event

“Exposed - Out of Focus”


Art and Literature Contest for teens, grades 7-12 Find an Event

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. Find an Event

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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