November Noontime Public Programs at the National Archives
Press Release · Monday, October 22, 2018

Washington, DC

This November, the National Archives noon time programs feature topics ranging from the fourth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Marshall and the Battle of Antietam, to piracy’s “Golden Age,” when lawless pirates such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond.

These programs are free and open to the public and will be held at noon in the William G. McGowan Theater of the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC.  Attendees should use the Special Events entrance on Constitution Avenue at 7th Street, NW.  Metro accessible on the Yellow and Green lines, Archives/Navy Memorial/Penn Quarter station. Reservations are recommended and can be made online. For those without reservations, seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Theater doors will open 45 minutes prior to the start of the program. Late seating will not be permitted 20 minutes after the program begins.

BOOK TALK & SIGNING: Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America’s Most Notorious Pirates
Wednesday, November 7
Reserve a seat; watch the live stream on our YouTube Channel
Author Eric Jay Dolin shares true tales of roguish glamour and extreme brutality of piracy in America as he reveals the history of piracy’s “Golden Age,” when lawless pirates such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond.

BOOK TALK & SIGNING: John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court
Tuesday, November 13
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Award-winning biographer Richard Brookhiser vividly chronicles America's greatest judge, John Marshall, and the world he made when he became the fourth Chief Justice of the United States in 1801. At the time, the Supreme Court was the weakest branch of the federal government, but in 34 years expounding the Constitution he loved, Marshall established the high court as a pillar of American life.

BOOK TALK & SIGNING: A Fierce Glory: Antietam—The Desperate Battle that Saved Lincoln and Doomed Slavery
Wednesday, November 28
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Author Justin Martin renders the Battle of Antietam in a revealing new way. On September 17, 1862, the United States was on the brink, facing a permanent split into two separate nations. America’s future hung on the outcome of a single battle, but its impact rippled through politics and society, transforming history.