Past Events
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April 15 Thursday
Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm
The National Archives Comes Alive: Young Learners Program—Meet Walt Whitman
Learn about poet Walt Whitman, portrayed by Darrel Blaine Ford, in this latest installment of the Young Learners Program.
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April 14 Wednesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Lisa Napoli Author program
Author Lisa Napoli discusses her new book "Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR."
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April 13 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Evenings at Ease - April 2021
The Evenings at Ease series is held the 2nd Tuesday of even numbered months at 7 p.m. -
Online - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR
"Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie" is journalist Lisa Napoli’s captivating account of these four women whose voices defined NPR.
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April 7 Wednesday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Robert Strauss author program
Robert Strauss discusses mhis new book John Marshall: The Final Founder.
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April 6 Tuesday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Göring’s Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World
Jonathan Petropoulos's new book, "Göring’s Man in Paris," tells the story of Bruno Lohse, who helped supervise the Nazis’ systematic theft of thousands of artworks during World War II.
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April 5 Monday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Energy Crises Author program
Author and former Administrator of the U.S. Energy Information Administration Jay Hakes discusses his new book Energy Crises: Nixon, Ford, Carter and Hard Choices in the 1970s.
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April 2 Friday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Making a New American Constitution and the Question of Constitutional Reform
In his recent book, Van Cleve explores flaws in the U.S. Constitution and proposes solutions for them.
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March 31 Wednesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Overcoming Challenges: Women in the Military
Soledad O’Brien will moderate a discussion about the evolution of women’s roles and responsibilities in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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March 30 Tuesday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights
The intertwined lives of Harriet Tubman, Martha Wright, and Frances Seward tell the stories of abolition, the Underground Railroad, and the early women's rights movement.
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March 29 Monday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The Blinding Of Isaac Woodard
Join special guests Michelle Norris, Jamila Ephron, and Kari Frederickson for an exclusive preview of the PBS American Experience premiere of The Blinding of Isaac Woodard. -
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
A Towering Task film discussion
The Jimmy Carter Library will host a virtual screening and discussion of the film A Towering Task. The film tells the story of the Peace Corps from its creation in the Kennedy Administration up to the present day.
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March 28 Sunday
Online - 12:00am to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 27 Saturday
Online - 12:00am to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 26 Friday
Online - 12:00am to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 25 Thursday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lunch & Learn Series - March 2021
The monthly Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. -
Online - 12:00am to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 24 Wednesday
Online - 12:00am to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 23 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Martha Teichner Author Program
CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Martha Teichner discusses her new memoir "When Harry Met Minnie" -
Online - 12:00am to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 22 Monday
Online - 12:00am to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 21 Sunday
Online - 12:00am to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 20 Saturday
Online - 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Virtual Pajama Party Program
This fun educational program for kids 8–12 years old will focus on women in sports, the Olympics, and gymnastics. -
Online - 12:00am to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 19 Friday
Online - 12:00pm to 11:00pm
"The Greatest Good" - 2021 Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital
"The Greatest Good" explores the history of the U.S. Forest Service, using rarely seen footage and photos and dozens of interviews to tell a complex and compelling story.
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March 18 Thursday
Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Young Learners Program: Meet Alice Paul
Suffragist Alice Paul is portrayed by Taylor Williams. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation.
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March 16 Tuesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
How the South Won the Civil War: Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
Heather Cox Richardson argues that democracy’s blood-soaked victory was ephemeral as the system that had sustained the defeated South moved westward and established a foothold there.
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March 15 Monday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight
In a new biography, Julia Sweig discusses Lady Bird Johnson’s complex role as a political partner to her husband and vital yet underappreciated presence in the White House. -
Online - 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Sunshine Week Program 2021
Celebrate Sunshine Week with the National Archives!
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March 11 Thursday
Online - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice
Bruce Levine's new biography profiles Thaddeus Stevens, one of the foremost abolitionists in Congress before the Civil War and firm proponent of equal rights for Black Americans during Reconstruction.
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March 10 Wednesday
Online - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Our Supreme Task: Churchill, Truman And The Opening Shot In The Cold War - Virtual Event
75 years ago, Winston Churchill traveled to Fulton, Missouri to deliver a warning to the world about growing Soviet influence and aggression: “An iron curtain has descended across the continent.”
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March 9 Tuesday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Ike's Book Club - March 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. -
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Girl Explorers: The Untold Story of the Globetrotting Women Who Trekked, Flew, and Fought Their Way Around
In "The Girl Explorers," Jayne Zanglein tells the inspirational and untold story of the founding of the Society of Women Geographers
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March 8 Monday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Medicare For All author program
Health care and public policy experts, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Micah Johnson discuss the policy and politics of Medicare for All as presented in their new book.
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March 5 Friday
Online - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine
Janice P. Nimura presents the story of pioneering sisters Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell and how they exploded the limits of possibility for women in medicine in the mid-19th century.
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March 3 Wednesday
Online - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee Meeting
Public meeting of the Freedom of Information Act Advisory Committee.
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March 2 Tuesday
Online - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception
Legal scholar Cass Sunstein probes the fundamental question of how we can deter lies while protecting freedom of speech. -
Online - 10:30am to 11:30am
30 Years Later: Reflections on the Gulf War & the Coalition Victory
Secretary James Baker will be joined in conversation by Bret Baier, Fox News Channel’s chief political anchor, to discuss the 30th anniversary of the end of the Gulf War.
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February 26 Friday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Spinning the Globe: The History and Legacy of the Harlem Globetrotters
Current and former Harlem Globetrotters will talk about the history and legacy of these basketball "Ambassadors of Goodwill."
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February 25 Thursday
Online - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity
A panel discusses the complexity of the Black family as the foundation of African American life and history.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.