Past Events
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October 22 Tuesday
Kansas City, MO - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
An Evening with Susan Rice
Susan Rice, former National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, will be In Conversation with Vivien Jennings about her recent book, Tough Love: My Story of the Things Worth Fighting For. -
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Author Lecture - The Backwash of War: Ellen N. La Motte and Her Explosive Lost Classic with Cynthia Wachtell
Evening lecture with Cynthia Wachtell at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
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October 21 Monday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Judge Jeanine Pirro at the Nixon Library
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Host of Justice w/ Judge Jeanine on Fox News Channel. -
Independence, MO - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Mondays with McCullough Book Club
Join the Mondays with McCullough book club to study the Pulitzer-prize winning biography “Truman” by David McCullough, one chapter at a time. -
Hyde Park, NY - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Author Talk and Signing: THREE DAYS AT THE BRINK: FDR'S DARING GAMBLE TO WIN WORLD WAR II with Bret Baier
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present an author talk and book signing with Bret Baier author of THREE DAYS AT THE BRINK: FDR'S DARING GAMBLE TO WIN WORLD WAR II.
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October 19 Saturday
Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
"Fabric Mosaic"
Quilting class with ArtPrize winner (2013 and 2015) Ann Loveless -
College Station, TX - 10:00am to 2:00pm
Smokey Bear's 75th Birthday Bash
Texas A&M Forest Service invites you to celebrate Smokey Bear's 75th Birthday Bash on the Bush Library and Museum grounds.
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October 17 Thursday
Kansas City Area - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America's Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe
In partnership with the Midwest Center for Holocaust Education, the Truman Library is pleased to present Rebecca Erbelding, author of Rescue Board: The Untold Story of America’s Efforts to Save the Jews of Europe. -
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Women Suffragists and the Men Who Supported Them: The Suffragents and Their Role in the Struggle for the Vote
A panel discussion examines the role men played in the fight for the 19th Amendment.
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October 15 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Thomas Paine and the Clarion Call for American Independence
A biography of the man who used his pen to bring on the revolution.
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October 14 Monday
Kansas City, MO - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Film Screening: Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me
Evening film screening at the GEM Theater, 1615 East 18th Street, Kansas City, MO. -
Boston, MA - 10:30am to 11:30am
Celebrate! with Behind the Mask — The Woman Who Outshone the Sun
A poem inspired by a Zapotec folktale comes to life. When a mysterious woman is exiled from a mountain village, she takes the river with her and the villagers learn about tolerance and their impact on the world.
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October 12 Saturday
Abilene, KS - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Museum Rededication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The all-new exhibits at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum are now open! Join us for the Rededication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on October 12, 2019. -
Independence, MO - 10:00am to 11:00am
Second Saturday Autumn Architecture Walking Tour
The Second Saturday Autumn Architecture Walking Tour in October will focus on Historic Churches.
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October 10 Thursday
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Truman Medal for Economic Policy
Join us for the 2019 Truman Medal for Economic Policy Award Ceremony, honoring former Chair of the Federal Reserve Board Janet Yellen. -
West Branch, IA - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
First Ladies and Film
Presentation by Hoover archivist, Lynn Smith. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie will deliver a special address on the Administration’s far-reaching, high-priority impact on the Veterans Affairs Administration and advocacy for veterans. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Leopold and Loeb Files: An Intimate Look at One of America's Most Infamous Crimes
Nina Barrett returns to the primary sources to examine of one of the crimes of the century: a kidnapping-murder. -
Washington, DC - 10:00am to 11:00am
Story Time in the ReSource Room for Pre-Schoolers and Adults
Join us for story time designed for 3- to 5-year-olds and accompanying adults.
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October 8 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant
Aauthor Anne Gardiner Perkins tells the story of Yale’s landmark decision to admit women.
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October 6 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
David Connon Book Talk
David Connon, author of "Iowa Confederates in the Civil War," book talk.
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October 5 Saturday
Simi Valley, CA - 10:00am to 5:00pm
EXHIBIT OPENS: Egypt's Lost Cities
Time may have eroded the memory of a civilization but not the mystery of what was. Long ago, two bustling cities in ancient Egypt were known throughout the world.
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October 4 Friday
Yorba Linda, CA - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Meet Microsoft President Brad Smith
Brad Smith talks of technology and its role in the modern world.
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October 3 Thursday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
The Cigarette: A Political History
The author discusses her book about a controversial consumer product
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October 1 Tuesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Meet Major Garrett at the Nixon Library
CBS Chief White House correspondent Major Garrett will discuss his book Mr. Trump's Wild Ride: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency.
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September 27 Friday
College Station, TX - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Summer Film Series: "The LEGO Movie"
The last, but certainly not least, movie of our 2019 Summer Film Series will be “The LEGO Movie.” Produced by Warner Bros. Studio, this hilarious animation was released in 2014.
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September 26 Thursday
Hyde Park, NY - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Presentation: "FDR as a Stamp Collector" with Paul M. Holland
The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present "FDR as a Stamp Collector" with Paul M. Holland. -
College Station, TX - 10:30am to 11:30am
"George to George," Shaping the Nation by our Constitution by Thomas Borcher
Please join us as constitutional law expert Thomas Borcher emphasizes and discusses the specific role of the three branches of the U.S. Government: Executive, Judicial and the Legislative.
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September 25 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
A Towering Task: The Story of the Peace Corps
This feature documentary covers the 60-year history of the Peace Corps from the Kennedy administration onward.
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September 24 Tuesday
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Protecting the Peace: United Nations Peacekeepers in the 21st Century
Join us for a panel featuring international military officers discussing their most challenging and rewarding experiences and the questions surrounding the responsibility of protecting civilians and peace. -
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Protecting the Peace: United Nations Peacekeepers in the 21st Century
Join us for a panel featuring international military officers discussing their most challenging and rewarding experiences and the questions surrounding the responsibility of protecting civilians and peace. -
Kansas City, MO - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Protecting the Peace: United Nations Peacekeepers in the 21st Century
Join us for a panel featuring international military officers discussing their most challenging and rewarding experiences and the questions surrounding the responsibility of protecting civilians and peace. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
GRAND RAPIDS and ANN ARBOR-- Award-winning journalist and bestselling historian Garrett Graff told the story of September 11, 2001 as it was livedin the words of those who lived it. Graff painted the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
GRAND RAPIDS and ANN ARBOR-- Award-winning journalist and bestselling historian Garrett Graff told the story of September 11, 2001 as it was livedin the words of those who lived it. Graff painted the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
GRAND RAPIDS and ANN ARBOR-- Award-winning journalist and bestselling historian Garrett Graff told the story of September 11, 2001 as it was livedin the words of those who lived it. Graff painted the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 1:00pm
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
GRAND RAPIDS and ANN ARBOR-- Award-winning journalist and bestselling historian Garrett Graff told the story of September 11, 2001 as it was livedin the words of those who lived it. Graff painted the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War's Most Persistent Myth
In a new book, Kevin M. Levin explores claims that thousands of free and enslaved African Americans fought willingly for the South. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
GRAND RAPIDS and ANN ARBOR-- Award-winning journalist and bestselling historian Garrett Graff told the story of September 11, 2001 as it was livedin the words of those who lived it. Graff painted the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet. -
Grand Rapids, MI - 11:00am
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
GRAND RAPIDS and ANN ARBOR-- Award-winning journalist and bestselling historian Garrett Graff told the story of September 11, 2001 as it was livedin the words of those who lived it. Graff painted the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet.
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September 23 Monday
Grand Rapids, MI - 3:00pm
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
GRAND RAPIDS and ANN ARBOR-- Award-winning journalist and bestselling historian Garrett Graff told the story of September 11, 2001 as it was livedin the words of those who lived it. Graff painted the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.