Past Events
-
June 2 Wednesday
Online - 10:00am to 11:30am
Inaugural WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium
The Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries are proud to present our inaugural emerging scholars symposium to commemorate D-Day.
-
June 1 Tuesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Genealogy Series: From Here to There: Researching Office of Indian Affairs Employees
Session 4 of our Genealogy Series demonstrates how to search for personnel files of Bureau of Indian Affairs employees. -
Online - 10:00am to 11:30am
Inaugural WWII Emerging Scholars Symposium
The Eisenhower, Roosevelt, and Truman Presidential Libraries are proud to present our inaugural emerging scholars symposium to commemorate D-Day.
-
May 27 Thursday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
An Evening With Carol Leonnig
Washington Post investigative reporter & Pulitzer Prize-winning author Carol Leonnig, on her new book Zero Fail:The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lunch & Learn: Advocating for Civil Rights in Eisenhower's White House
The monthly Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Brainstorms and Mindfarts: The Best and Brightest, Dumbest and Dimmest Inventions in American History
In "Brainstorms and Mindfarts," Jim Downey presents a collection of the brightest and most innovative American inventions along with the frivolous and utterly useless ones lost to history.
-
May 25 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Lynden Harris-Discussion of the Book "Right Here, Right Now" with Lisa Armstrong
Lynden Harris discusses her new book "Right Here, Right Now" with Lisa Armstrong -
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
In the Arena: A Memoir of Love, War, and Politics
In his book "In the Arena," Chuck Robb offers a political memoir of his extraordinary life.
-
May 23 Sunday
Simi Valley, CA - 10:00am to 4:00pm
First Responders Special Opening Day
The Reagan Library & Museum is re-opening. We welcome back First Responders for a special pre-opening day, Sunday, May 23, 2021, 10am-4pm.
-
May 22 Saturday
Simi Valley, CA - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Foundation Donors/Members Special Opening Day
The Reagan Library & Museum is re-opening. We welcome back Foundation Donors & Members for a special pre-opening day, Saturday, May 22, 2021, 10am-4pm.
-
May 20 Thursday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Celebrating the LBJ Telephone Tapes
In honor of the LBJ Presidential Library’s 50th anniversary, join us for a virtual event celebrating the LBJ telephone tapes and the new website developed with the Miller Center. -
Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Young Learner’s Program—Meet Madam C. J. Walker
In this National Archives Comes Alive program, meet Madam C. J. Walker, entrepreneur and civil rights advocate for African Americans.
-
May 19 Wednesday
Online - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight
Julia Sweig, award-winning author and nonresident senior research fellow at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas-Austin, discusses her new book Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight. -
Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Author Talk "Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel" with John Sears
Author Talk: "Refuge Must Be Given: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Jewish Plight, and the Founding of Israel" with John Sears -- in conversation with FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow. -
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Genealogy Series: Tips and Tools for Engaging Family with Your Research Finds
Session 3 of our Genealogy Series offers "Tips and Tools for Engaging Family with Your Research Finds." -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Democracy by Petition: Popular Politics in Transformation, 1790–1870
In "Democracy by Petition," Daniel Carpenter discusses the power of the petition in transforming democracy in America.
-
May 18 Tuesday
Online - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Perspectives on Liberation: A Panel
This panel discussion explores the perspectives of survivors, liberators, the military command staff, and President Truman on liberation and the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust. -
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Celebrating the Woman Suffrage Centennial: What Happened and What Have We Learned?
Presented in Partnership with the 2020 Women’s Vote Centennial | How did the observance of the centennial of the 19th Amendment adapt to events of 2020 and how did its efforts succeed or fail? -
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Daniel James Brown - Discussion of the book "Facing the Mountain" with Johnathan Jordan
Daniel James Brown discusses his new book "Facing the Mountain" with Johnathan Jordan
-
May 13 Thursday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Free Speech: And Why You Should Give a Damn
In their book, "Free Speech," Jonathan Zimmerman and Signe Wilkinson tell the story of free speech in America and make the case for why we should care abou
-
May 12 Wednesday
Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Author Talk: "Daughters of Yalta" with Catherine Grace Katz
Author Talk "The Daughters of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War" with Catherine Grace Katz -- in conversation with FDR Library Director Paul Sparrow. -
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Genealogy Series: Finding Genealogy Resources and Tools on Archives.gov
Session 2 of our Genealogy Series covers "Finding Genealogy Resources and Tools on Archives.gov." -
Online - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Office of Government Information (OGIS) Annual Open Meeting
Learn about the Federal FOIA Ombudsman's work in the last year and share your thoughts.
-
May 11 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Ike's Book Club - May 2021
We meet the 2nd Tuesday of alternating months at 7 p.m. These discussions are open to everyone, regardless of whether or not you have read the book.
-
May 10 Monday
Online - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier
In their book "Blood and Treasure," Bob Drury and Tom Clavin tell the true saga of the legendary figure Daniel Boone and the bloody struggle for America's frontier.
-
May 6 Thursday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Suppressed: Confessions of a Former New York Times Washington Correspondent
In his book "Suppressed," Robert M. Smith, a New York Times former White House and investigative correspondent, discloses how some stories make it to print while others are ignored. -
Online - 9:30am to 11:30am
Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Enterprise-wide FOIA Searches at CDC
The Office of Goverment Information Services (OGIS) will host the FOIA office of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a look at the search process for agency-wide electronic records. -
Online - 7:00am to 8:00pm
Wild About Harry featuring Chris Wallace and Samantha Power
Author and news anchor Chris Wallace and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power will be the featured speakers at the “Wild About Harry” 22nd annual celebration.
-
May 4 Tuesday
Online - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840
In "The Words that Made Us," Akhil Reed Amar unites history and law in a vivid narrative of the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted. -
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Genealogy Series: Preserving and Digitizing Personal Photo Albums and Scrapbooks
Our Genealogy Series begins with session 1 of 6: "Preserving and Digitizing Personal Photo Albums and Scrapbooks."
-
May 3 Monday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
"Buses Are a Comin'" author program
Original Freedom Rider Charles Person describes what it was like to challenge segregation in the 1960's.
-
April 29 Thursday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The Triumph of Nancy Reagan
Karen Tumulty describes how the made-in-Hollywood marriage of Ronald and Nancy Reagan is more than a love story—it’s the partnership that made him President. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix their Democracy, 1865–1915
In "The Age of Acrimony," Jon Grinspan charts the rise and fall of 19th-century America’s unruly politics. -
Online - 9:30am to 11:30am
Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting
This virtual meeting is open to the public.
-
April 27 Tuesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America
In "The Ledger and the Chain," historian Joshua D. Rothman recounts the forgotten story of America’s internal slave trade—and its role in the making of America.
-
April 22 Thursday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lunch & Learn Series - April 2021
The monthly Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court
In "The Rule of Five," Richard J. Lazarus tells the gripping story of the most important environmental law case ever decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.
-
April 21 Wednesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:15pm
Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
Join the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, Library and Museum in welcoming General Jim Mattis, U.S. Marines (ret) & 26th U.S. Secretary of Defense, to discuss his recent book "Call Sign Chaos."
-
April 20 Tuesday
Online - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American
Author Paula Yoo examines the outrage over the killing of Vincent Chin and the first federal civil rights trial involving a crime against an Asian American.
-
April 15 Thursday
Online - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
In "Nuclear Folly," Serhii Plokhy offers a harrowing account of the Cuban Missile Crisis and how the U.S. and USSR came to the brink of nuclear apocalypse.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.