Events and Exhibits
Explore the history of our nation at the Presidential Libraries! See, hear, and participate in the events that changed our lives and made us who we are as a nation.
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August 17 Friday
College Station, TX - 07:00pm to 11:30pm CDT
Movie: "Big Hero 6"
Join us for our fourth movie in our 2018 Summer Film Series, “Big Hero 6” Released in 2014, the animated comedyfilm was produced by Walt Disney Films and is based on the Marvel Superhero comics of the name. -
Simi Valley, CA - 05:30pm to 01:00am PDT
Sunset Dinner: Rock N' Roll Tribute to Fleetwood Mac and James Taylor
Join us as we close out our Sunset Dinner Series with an evening of epic rock n’ roll entertainment. -
August 22 Wednesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 11:00am to 04:00pm PDT
“Why They Wore It” Luncheon Series
Luncheon series, featuring six knowledgeable titans of the fashion industry, including those who designed gowns for First Ladies, and those who wrote about, critically reviewed and drew attention to them. -
August 28 Tuesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 11:00am to 04:00pm PDT
“Why They Wore It” Luncheon Series
Luncheon series, featuring six knowledgeable titans of the fashion industry, including those who designed gowns for First Ladies, and those who wrote about, critically reviewed and drew attention to them. -
September 03 Monday
West Branch, IA - 02:00pm to 04:00pm CDT
Laura Ingalls Wilder Remembered
Award winning author Caroline Fraser will discuss her book, "Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder". -
September 04 Tuesday
Atlanta, GA - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EDT
Mary Schmidt Campbell Author Program
Mary Schmidt Campbell discusses and signs her book " An American Odyssey." -
September 05 Wednesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 11:00am to 04:00pm PDT
“Why They Wore It’ Luncheon Series
Luncheon series, featuring six knowledgeable titans of the fashion industry, including those who designed gowns for First Ladies, and those who wrote about, critically reviewed and drew attention to them. -
September 06 Thursday
Atlanta, GA - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EDT
Dr. Derryn Moten Author Program
Dr. Derryn Moten discusses and signs the book "Crusader Without Violence." -
Hyde Park, NY - 07:00pm to 10:00pm EDT
Film Screening: The Guns of Navarone
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host a film screening of the 1961 Academy Award-winning film The Guns of Navarone -
September 08 Saturday
Little Rock, AR - 09:00am to 06:00pm CDT
Exhibit Opening: White House Green Building
This exhibit will be an examination of three stages in the development of the green living movement. -
September 11 Tuesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 07:00am to 07:00pm EDT
9-11 Community Day of Remembrance and Scout Salute
In memory of those who lost their lives on 9-11. -
September 12 Wednesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 09:00am to 05:00pm EDT
ArtPrize Preview Week: First Look at Artists Installing Their Entries
Exhibit Opens: ArtPrize Preview Week provides local ArtPrizers and those in Grand Rapids a chance to view the installations in progress. -
Atlanta, GA - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EDT
Frye Gaillard Author Program
Frye Gaillard discusses and signs his new book "A Hard Rain." -
Ann Arbor, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EDT
Lisa McCubbin ~ "Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer"
An intimate biography of Betty Ford as First Lady and wife of Gerald R. Ford. -
September 13 Thursday
Hyde Park, NY - 07:00pm to 08:30pm EDT
Author Talk & Signing: Jennifer D. Keene
The Poughkeepsie Public Library District and the FDR Library will host a book talk and signing with Jennifer D. Keene author of Doughboys, The Great War, and the Remaking of America, on September 13, 2018. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EDT
Lisa McCubbin ~ "Betty Ford: First Lady, Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer"
An intimate biography of Betty Ford as First Lady and wife of Gerald R. Ford. -
September 14 Friday
West Branch, IA - 01:30pm to 04:00pm CDT
Naturalization Ceremony
12th annual naturalization ceremony held at the Hoover Library and Museum. -
Independence, MO - 04:00pm to 06:00pm CDT
History Happy Hour with Archivist David Clark Truman and the Rich and Famous
Babe Ruth, Bob Hope and Groucho Marx aren’t the first names that come to mind when you think about Harry Truman’s circle. And it might be hard to imagine him rubbing elbows with Jack Benny and Mickey Mantle. -
September 18 Tuesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 09:00am to 05:00pm EDT
ArtPrize Preview Week: First Look at Artists Installing Their Entries
Exhibit Closes: ArtPrize Preview Week provides local ArtPrizers and those in Grand Rapids a chance to view the installations in progress. -
September 19 Wednesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 09:00am to 08:00pm EDT
ArtPrize 2018: We Welcome the World
Exhibit Opens: ArtPrize 2018 at the Museum. -
Atlanta, GA - 06:30pm to 09:00pm EDT
Free Screening of the Documentary "Merci Congo."
Free screening of the documentary "Merci Congo" followed by a discussion. -
September 21 Friday
College Station, TX - 07:00pm to 11:30pm CDT
Movie: "Despicable Me 2"
Join us for our final film in our 2018 Summer Film Series, “Despicable Me 2." Released in 2013, Despicable Me 2 is the second film in Disney’s Despicable Me series. -
September 22 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 09:00am to 06:00pm CDT
Smithsonian magazine Museum Day
Download free tickets to participating museums. -
September 25 Tuesday
College Station, TX - 05:00pm to 10:00pm CDT
“Ultimate Insiders: White House Photographers and How They Shape History”
The George Bush Presidential Library and Museum is proud to announce the upcoming panel discussion from former White House photographers. -
September 29 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 02:00pm to 04:00pm CDT
Lecture by Tim Niess
Your Country Farm Bureau and Why it Matters -
October 01 Monday
Dallas, TX - 09:00am to 06:00pm CDT
Exhibit Closes: First Ladies: Style of Influence
The George W. Bush Presidential Center announces a new spec. exhibit, giving visitors an inside peek at the role first ladies’ have played behind the scenes and on the world stage throughout our nation’s history. -
October 03 Wednesday
College Station, TX - 05:00pm to 10:00pm CDT
Above and Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow
A commemoration of NASA's 60th anniversary featuring clips from Rory Kennedy's "Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey to Tomorrow". There will also be a panel with NASA staff, historians and astronauts. -
October 04 Thursday
Independence, MO - 06:30pm to 09:00pm CDT
Frank Lavin: Home Front to the Battlefront
Home Front to Battlefront: An Ohio Teenager in World War II Author Frank Lavin discusses the US Army in Europe during WWII, told through his father's experience. -
October 06 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 10:00am to 02:00pm CDT
Barn Quilt Painting Class
Attend a workshop to paint your own customized barn quilt on aluminum. -
October 07 Sunday
Grand Rapids, MI - 09:00am to 08:00pm EDT
ArtPrize 2018: We Welcome the World
Exhibit Closes: ArtPrize 2018 at the Museum. -
October 11 Thursday
Hyde Park, NY - 01:00pm to 02:30pm EDT
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 -
October 12 Friday
Simi Valley, CA - 05:00pm to 11:30pm PDT
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. -
October 13 Saturday
Simi Valley, CA - 08:00am to 07:15pm PDT
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. -
October 18 Thursday
Ann Arbor, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EDT
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. -
October 20 Saturday
Hyde Park, NY - 04:00pm to 05:30pm EDT
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 -
October 24 Wednesday
Independence, MO - 06:30pm to 09:00pm CDT
Book Talk: Hendrik Meijer, “Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century”
Hendrik Meijer will visit the Library to discuss his latest book, “Arthur Vandenberg: The Man in the Middle of the American Century.” -
October 25 Thursday
College Station, TX - 10:30am to 12:30pm CDT
Texas A&M University Chemistry Roadshow by Dr. Jim Pennington
Join us on October 25 at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to ignite imaginations and engage students using chemistry demonstrations with fire, explosions, weird polymers, and super cold materials. -
College Station, TX - 12:30pm to 02:30pm CDT
Texas A&M University Chemistry Roadshow with Dr. Jim Pennington
Join us on October 25 at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to ignite imaginations and engage students using chemistry demonstrations with fire, explosions, weird polymers, and super cold materials. -
October 28 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 09:00am to 06:00pm CDT
Exhibit Closure: Tallgrass to Knee High: A Century of Iowa Farming
Exhibit on display April 14, 2018 - October 28, 2018 -
November 01 Thursday
College Station, TX - 10:30am to 12:30pm CDT
Aesop Storytelling Fables By Barbara Hailey
Join Barbara Hailey, author, playwright, and master storyteller at the Bush Center on November 1 at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m as she shares the story of an underdog who sought to bring joy to the lives of all. -
College Station, TX - 12:30pm to 02:30pm CDT
Aesop Storytelling Fables By Barbara Hailey
Join Barbara Hailey, author, playwright, and master storyteller at the Bush Center on November 1 at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m as she shares the story of an underdog who sought to bring joy to the lives of all. -
November 06 Tuesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 10:00am to 08:00pm PST
Exhibit Closing: Vote Like Your Whole Depended Like It: The Story of the 1968 Election
This new special exhibit at the Nixon Library will dig up a time capsule to peel back a veil on the presidential election that capped one the most divisive, colorful, and consequential years in American history. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EST
Tom Tudor ~ "Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier"
"Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" ~ presentation by Tom Tudor -
November 08 Thursday
Independence, MO - 06:00pm to 09:00pm CST
Jay Sexton: “A Nation Forged by Crisis”
In partnership with the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Jay Sexton will discuss his new book, “A Nation Forged by Crisis” which examines the crises that have determined our nation’s course from the start. -
November 11 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 02:00pm to 04:15pm CST
Arlington and the Tomb of the Unknowns
A special presentation on Veteran's Day by Thomas Tudor in the Figge Auditorium -
November 14 Wednesday
Austin, TX - 09:00am to 06:00pm CST
Exhibit Closure: Dog Days of Summer
Exhibit on display June 16, 2018 - November 14, 2018. -
November 15 Thursday
Grand Rapids, MI - 07:00pm to 09:00pm EST
Elaine Weiss Lecture
Elaine Weiss Lecture: "The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote" -
November 17 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 09:00am to 06:00pm CST
Holiday Traditions
Exhibit Opening: Annual holiday exhibit of decorated Christmas trees. -
November 25 Sunday
Boston, MA - 09:00am to 05:00pm EST
Exhibit Closure: JFK 100--Milestones & Mementos
This exhibition marks the centennial anniversary of President Kennedy's birth. -
November 28 Wednesday
Austin, TX - 09:00am to 06:00pm CST
Exhibit Closure: 1968 Olympics
Exhibit on display June 23, 2018 - November 28, 2018. -
December 05 Wednesday
Austin, TX - 09:00am to 06:00pm CST
Exhibit Opening: Apollo 8
Exhibit on display December 5, 2018 - April 15, 2019. -
December 13 Thursday
Independence, MO - 06:00pm to 09:00pm CST
Benn Steil: Dawn of the Cold War
Focusing on the critical years 1947 to 1949, Benn Steil’s latest book “Dawn of the Cold War” brings to life the seminal episodes marking the collapse of postwar US-Soviet relations. -
December 31 Monday
Hyde Park, NY - 09:00am to 06:00pm EST
Exhibit Closes: THE ART OF WAR American Poster Art 1941-1945
Special Exhibition: THE ART OF WAR: American Poster Art 1941-1945 running April 21—December 31, 2018. -
January 02 Wednesday
College Station, TX - 09:30am to 06:00pm CST
Exhibit Closes: "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. -
January 06 Sunday
Grand Rapids, MI - 09:00am to 05:00pm EST
Exhibit Closes: In Step With Betty Ford
A celebration of Betty Ford's centennial. -
West Branch, IA - 09:00am to 06:00pm CST
Holiday Traditions
Exhibit Closure: Annual holiday exhibit of decorated Christmas trees. -
College Station, TX - 09:30am to 06:00pm CST
Exhibit Closes: Leonardo Da Vinci: Machines in Motion
"Leonardo da Vinci: Machines in Motion" presents full-scale machines that were built after in-depth study of Leonardo da Vinci's designs by a group of scientists and skilled craftsmen in Florence, Italy. -
January 13 Sunday
Austin, TX - 09:00am to 06:00pm CST
Exhibit Closure: Leveling the Playing Field
Exhibit on display April 21, 2018 - January 13, 2019. -
January 26 Saturday
College Station, TX - 09:30am to 06:00pm CST
Exhibit Opening: Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America
Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America highlights major events and periods in U.S. History when Americans were threatened by enemies within its borders. -
February 01 Friday
College Station, TX - 09:30am to 06:00pm CST
Exhibit Opening: Grand Canyon Photographs
The 'Grand Canyon Photographs' is an exhibit celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park. -
February 10 Sunday
Independence, MO - 02:00pm to 05:00pm CST
The Hello Girls – screening and Q&A with Executive Producer James Theres
In partnership with the Independence chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Library will host guest speaker James Theres to discuss his documentary “The Hello Girls” -
March 24 Sunday
Little Rock, AR - 09:00am to 06:00pm CDT
Exhibit Closing: White House Green Building
This exhibit will be an examination of three stages in the development of the green living movement. -
April 04 Thursday
Washington, DC - 10:00am to 05:30pm EDT
Exhibit Closes: 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. -
April 15 Monday
Austin, TX - 09:00am to 06:00pm CDT
Exhibit Closure: Apollo 8
Exhibit on display December 5, 2018 - April 15, 2019. -
April 30 Tuesday
College Station, TX - 09:30am to 06:00pm CDT
Exhibit Closing: Grand Canyon Photographs
The 'Grand Canyon Photographs' is an exhibit celebrating the Centennial Anniversary of Grand Canyon National Park. -
May 24 Friday
Boston, MA - 09:00am to 05:00pm EDT
Exhibit Closes: State Dinner Honoring the Ivory Coast President, May 22, 1962
This exhibit highlights a state dinner honoring the President of the Ivory Coast, one of 15 African nations that had gained its independence in the year preceding JFK's Presidency. -
May 28 Tuesday
College Station, TX - 09:30am to 06:00pm CDT
Exhibit Closing: Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America
Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America highlights major events and periods in U.S. History when Americans were threatened by enemies within its borders.