Past Events
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April 27 Friday
Simi Valley, CA - 5:30pm to 10:00pm
Spring and Shout Dinner and Dance: Tribute to Neil Diamond & Ronny and The Classics
Join us for our first Spring and Shout Dinner and Dance: Tribute to Neil Diamond and Ronny and the Classics! Hot August Nights provides a spectacular Neil Diamond experience. -
Boston, MA - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Opens: 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. -
Boston, MA - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Opens: 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.
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April 26 Thursday
Ann Arbor, MI - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Jill Abraham Hummer lecture
First Ladies and American Women: In Politics and at Home -
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Rick Bragg lecture
Author Rick Bragg discusses and signs his new book "The Best Cook In The World: Tales From My Mama’s Table." -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Remembering Vietnam: Medics, Corpsmen, and Nurses
In partnership with the National Library of Medicine, a panel of Vietnam veterans and historians will recount their experiences and explain the duties of medical personnel in Vietnam. -
Hyde Park, NY - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Film Screening: "The Bridge on the River Kwai" (1957)
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host a film screening of the 1957 Academy Award winning film THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 3:00pm
First Ladies and American Women
Dr. Jill Hummer, Associate Professor of political science at Wilson College, explored how the roles of First Ladies were affected by backgrounds, personalities, ambitions, and relationships with their spouses, which in turn shaped their impact on society and the broader political context of their times. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 3:00pm
First Ladies and American Women
Dr. Jill Hummer, Associate Professor of political science at Wilson College, explored how the roles of First Ladies were affected by backgrounds, personalities, ambitions, and relationships with their spouses, which in turn shaped their impact on society and the broader political context of their times. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 1:00pm
First Ladies and American Women
Dr. Jill Hummer, Associate Professor of political science at Wilson College, explored how the roles of First Ladies were affected by backgrounds, personalities, ambitions, and relationships with their spouses, which in turn shaped their impact on society and the broader political context of their times. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 1:00pm
First Ladies and American Women
Dr. Jill Hummer, Associate Professor of political science at Wilson College, explored how the roles of First Ladies were affected by backgrounds, personalities, ambitions, and relationships with their spouses, which in turn shaped their impact on society and the broader political context of their times. -
Abilene, KS - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lunch and Learn - Mike Russell - The United States and the Holoaust
Monthly Lunch and Learn with light lunch. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 11:00am
First Ladies and American Women
Dr. Jill Hummer, Associate Professor of political science at Wilson College, explored how the roles of First Ladies were affected by backgrounds, personalities, ambitions, and relationships with their spouses, which in turn shaped their impact on society and the broader political context of their times. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 11:00am
First Ladies and American Women
Dr. Jill Hummer, Associate Professor of political science at Wilson College, explored how the roles of First Ladies were affected by backgrounds, personalities, ambitions, and relationships with their spouses, which in turn shaped their impact on society and the broader political context of their times.
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April 25 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Hands-on Adult Workshop: Native American Dance
Explore dance, music, culture, heritage and see some of the many records in our holdings that tell Native American stories. -
Simi Valley, CA - 10:00am to 11:15am
Lecture and Book Signing with Holocaust Survivor, James Bachner
Join the Education Team at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute as James Bachner shares his compelling and traumatic story as a German Jew during the darkest days of the Third Reich. -
Washington, DC - 9:00am to 4:00pm
Logbook Scan-a-Thon
Join us for a Logbook Scan-a-Thon on April 25, 2018 from 9 - 4 pm in the Hub at the National Archives in Washington, DC. Digitize pages from logbooks of US Coast Guard vessels that served in the Vietnam War.
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April 24 Tuesday
Austin, TX - 6:30pm to 10:00pm
2018 Lady Bird Johnson Environmental Award
On Tuesday, April 24, 2018, the LBJ Foundation will honor Al Gore with the 2018 Lady Bird Johnson Environmental Award. -
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Film Screening and Discussion - The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords
Free film screening and discussion as a part of the 2017-2018 Greater KC Black History Study Group Film Series. This program will be held at the National Archives, 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO. -
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Charles Frazier lecture
Charles Frazier discusses and signs his new book "Varian: A Novel" -
Austin, TX - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Educator Evening Chat with the Curator
Educators Evening: Chat with the Curator of "Get in the Game" -
Austin, TX - 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Educator Evening Chat with the Curator
Educators Evening: Chat with the Curator of "Get in the Game"
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April 23 Monday
Atlanta, GA - 6:30pm to 9:00pm
The New Barbarianism film screening
l screen and discuss the The New Barbarianism, a CSIS Global Health Policy Center original feature documentary. -
Independence, MO - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
The Margaret Truman Memorial Reading Group
In April, the Reading Group will convene to discuss Murder at Foggy Bottom which follows a State Department investigator looking into the suspicious details surrounding a D.C.-bound commuter plane crash. -
Independence, MO - 3:00pm to 4:30pm
The Margaret Truman Memorial Reading Group
In April, the Reading Group will convene to discuss Murder at Foggy Bottom which follows a State Department investigator looking into the suspicious details surrounding a D.C.-bound commuter plane crash.
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April 21 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Lecture by Tim Niess
The Inevitable Farm Bureau Movement and Iowa’s Role -
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:30pm
History of Iowa Farming
Tim Niess presentation: The History of Iowa Farming -
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. -
West Branch, IA - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Kites Over Hoover Park
180 Go! Kite Performance Team -
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. -
Austin, TX - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Get in the Game Exhibit Opening Block Party
Exhibit Opening Day! “Get in the Game: The Fight for Equality in American Sports” -
Hyde Park, NY - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Hudson Valley History Reading Festival
The Roosevelt Library -- and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District -- will present the 6th annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival on Saturday, April 21, 2018. -
Hyde Park, NY - 10:00am to 3:00pm
Hudson Valley History Reading Festival
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum -- and the Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District -- will present the 6th annual Hudson Valley History Reading Festival. -
Hyde Park, NY - 9:00am to 6:00pm
Exhibit Opens: 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.
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April 20 Friday
Independence, MO - 4:00pm to 6:00pm
History Happy Hour with Dr. Robert Watson
To kick off our 2018 "History Happy Hour" series, Dr. Watson will join us to discuss his most recent book, The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn: An Untold Story of the American Revolution. -
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."
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.