Past Events
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July 19 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Ike's Book Club - July 2022
July Book Selection: Servants of the People: The 1960s Legacy of African American Leadership By Lea E. Williams
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July 15 Friday
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Kid Detectives: History Camp at the National Archives (Ages 11–15)
Work with other kid detectives and the National Archives Education staff to sleuth out your history using the resources of the National Archives!
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July 14 Thursday
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Kid Detectives: History Camp at the National Archives (Ages 11–15)
Work with other kid detectives and the National Archives Education staff to sleuth out your history using the resources of the National Archives!
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July 13 Wednesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Feeding Washington’s Army: Surviving the Valley Forge Winter of 1778
Ricardo A. Herrera uncovers what daily life was like for soldiers during the darkest and coldest days of the American Revolution: the Valley Forge winter. -
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Kid Detectives: History Camp at the National Archives (Ages 11–15)
Work with other kid detectives and the National Archives Education staff to sleuth out your history using the resources of the National Archives!
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July 12 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Kid Detectives: History Camp at the National Archives (Ages 11–15)
Work with other kid detectives and the National Archives Education staff to sleuth out your history using the resources of the National Archives!
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July 11 Monday
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Kid Detectives: History Camp at the National Archives (Ages 11–15)
Work with other kid detectives and the National Archives Education staff to sleuth out your history using the resources of the National Archives!
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July 7 Thursday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The Second (and Third) Battle of Lexington: A Conversation with Bill McKibben
In his new book, "The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon," Bill McKibben looks at his adolescent years growing up in Lexington, MA, and examines why we find ourselves living in an increasingly doubtful nation.
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July 6 Wednesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
O Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of “The Star-Spangled Banner”
Mark Clague will discuss the history of America’s national anthem, the stories of the song and the nation it represents, and its powerful meaning today.
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July 4 Monday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Iowa Brass Concert
Outdoor concert of patriotic music by Iowa Brass Band in the Village Green, West Branch, IA. -
Washington, DC - 9:00am to 4:00pm
July 4th at the National Archives!
The National Archives marks the 246th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with its traditional Fourth of July program in person!
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July 1 Friday
Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm
The Crisis That Started It All: Watergate
Historian Richard Norton Smith and C-SPAN's Brian Lamb discuss the event coined "Watergate". The Watergate break-in sparked a series of events that, over the next 26 months, would propel an unassuming Midwesterner into the Oval Office. Our nations history and Gerald Fords life would never be the same. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm
The Crisis That Started It All: Watergate
Historian Richard Norton Smith and C-SPAN's Brian Lamb discuss the event coined "Watergate". The Watergate break-in sparked a series of events that, over the next 26 months, would propel an unassuming Midwesterner into the Oval Office. Our nations history and Gerald Fords life would never be the same. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Liberty Tea! An Examination of the Act That Broke the Camel’s Back
After the American tea protests of 1773 and 1774, Mercy Otis Warren and Samuel Adams join Abigail Adams at tea time for coffee and conversation. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am
The Crisis That Started It All: Watergate
Historian Richard Norton Smith and C-SPAN's Brian Lamb discuss the event coined "Watergate". The Watergate break-in sparked a series of events that, over the next 26 months, would propel an unassuming Midwesterner into the Oval Office. Our nations history and Gerald Fords life would never be the same.
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June 30 Thursday
Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm
When Watergate Changed the World with Garrett Graff
Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation as we explore the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. Garrett Graff discusses newly released documents regarding the events occurring that led to the Watergate scandal. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm
The Ironies of Watergate and Three Presidencies with Tevi Troy
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation present the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. Join Tevi Troys retrospective of the events that occurred in 1972. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm
When Watergate Changed the World with Garrett Graff
Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation as we explore the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. Garrett Graff discusses newly released documents regarding the events occurring that led to the Watergate scandal. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm
The Ironies of Watergate and Three Presidencies with Tevi Troy
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation present the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. Join Tevi Troys retrospective of the events that occurred in 1972. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Thomas Jefferson: Origins and Objectives of the Committees of Correspondence
An actor portraying Thomas Jefferson examines of the origins of the Committees of Correspondence and relates grievances that we will see again in the 1776 Declaration of Independence. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am
When Watergate Changed the World with Garrett Graff
Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation as we explore the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. Garrett Graff discusses newly released documents regarding the events occurring that led to the Watergate scandal. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am
The Ironies of Watergate and Three Presidencies with Tevi Troy
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum and the Gerald R. Ford Foundation present the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. Join Tevi Troys retrospective of the events that occurred in 1972.
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June 29 Wednesday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
'Let my people go!' Reflections by Phillis Wheatley (1772) and a Petition for Manumission from Felix (1773)
Actors portray two enslaved people in the early 1770s—Phillis Wheatley and a man named Felix—who imagine independence for people of color. -
Online - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Office of Government Information Services Annual Meeting
Learn about the Federal FOIA Ombudsman's work in the last year and share your thoughts.
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June 28 Tuesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution
In "Rebels at Sea," Eric Jay Dolin contends that privateers were critical to the American victory in the Revoltionary War. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
'The Fatal 5th of March 1770, Can Never be Forgotten!' — Dr. Joseph Warren
On the second annual commemoration of the Boston Massacre, Dr. Joseph Warren speaks to the citizens of Boston, pointing out the injustices of British parliamentary laws.
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June 26 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover
Author Annette B. Dunlap will give a presentation on her new biography of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover.
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June 24 Friday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
The Nixon Conspiracy: Watergate and the Plot to Remove the President
Geoff Shepard's most recent book, "The Nixon Conspiracy," is based on four caches of internal prosecutorial documents that have surfaced in the past eight years.
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June 23 Thursday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
June 2022 Lunch & Learn
This monthly series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. The 2022 program theme is "Dwight Eisenhower: The Making of a Leader" and will focus on family, military, presidency, and mentorship.
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June 22 Wednesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
The Education of Betsey Stockton: An Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom
Gregory Nobles tells the remarkable story of a Black woman’s journey from slavery to emancipation, from antebellum New Jersey to the Hawaiian Islands, and from her own self-education to a lifetime of teaching.
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June 18 Saturday
Washington, DC - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Juneteenth Family Day
Celebrate Juneteenth with family-friendly art-making and activities at the National Archives Museum.
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June 17 Friday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Juneteenth: A Celebration
In commemoration of Juneteenth, we join with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) for a discussion with a musical performance.
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June 16 Thursday
Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm
National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Thomas Edison
Meet Thomas Edison, American inventor, scientist and businessman as portrayed by Bob Gleason.
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June 15 Wednesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
The Last Slave Ship: The True Story of How Clotilda Was Found, Her Descendants, and an Extraordinary Reckoning
Ben Raines recounts the perilous journey of the last ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States. the story of its rediscovery, and its complex legacy.
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June 14 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Evenings at Ease: Eisenhower and Pershing
The Evenings at Ease series is held the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months at 7 p.m.
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June 9 Thursday
Online - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee Meeting
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee members meet to discuss and vote on draft subcommittee recommendations.
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June 7 Tuesday
Online - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy: Weak Power, Great Power, Superpower, Hyperpower
Author Michael Mandelbaum offers a new framework for understanding the evolution of the foreign policy of the United States.
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June 4 Saturday
Abilene, KS - 4:00pm to 10:00pm
Symphony at Sunset Annual D-Day Commemoration Concert
Held the first Saturday in June on the grounds of the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum.
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June 3 Friday
Online - 10:30am to 12:00pm
2022 Annual WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium - Nataliia Zalietok
"Periodicals As a Source For the Research on the Women's Service in the Soviet Armed Forces (1941-1945)"
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June 2 Thursday
Online - 12:30pm to 2:00pm
2022 Annual WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium - Ryan Poff
"Unduly Harrowing": Film Media Portrayals of Combat in World War II"
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.