Past Events
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June 5 Wednesday
Washington, DC - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NPS Escape Room! Hands-on Adult Workshop
Tackle puzzles and ciphers about the National Park Service to solve a mystery in time during this “escape room” for adults.
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June 4 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
All Roads Lead to Power: The Appointed and Elected Paths to Public Office for U.S. Women
Kaitlin Sidorsky analyzes how many more women are appointed, rather than elected, to political office.
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June 1 Saturday
Washington, DC - 1:30pm to 4:00pm
The “Write” Stuff Family Activities
Meet award-winning authors and illustrators and engage in hands-on activities that explore methods and unveil strategies they use to integrate research in their works. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 9:00am to 12:00pm
Frank Lutz at the Nixon Library
Global Perspective on Politics, Economics, and Getting Along Focus Group Discussion with International Students, and Audience Q&A -
Dallas, TX - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Exhibit Closes: Native Texas Park : Guided Tours
Free guided tours of our Native Texas Park at 10 AM and 11 AM every Saturday (weather permitting). -
Washington, DC - 11:00am to 12:30pm
The “Write” Stuff Author Conversations
Join award-winning authors and illustrators to learn about the writing, illustration, and research that go into making a book.
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May 29 Wednesday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Senator Tom Cotton at the Nixon Library
Before he was the U.S. Senator from Arkansas, Tom Cotton was a platoon leader with the storied 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment— “The Old Guard” — on combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. -
College Station, TX - 10:30am to 1:30pm
Humorous Poetry by Poet Col. Wayne Edwards, The Family Poet
Col. Wayne Edwards is a comic poet who brings his humorous poetry to life.
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May 28 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow
In Stony the Road, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., offers a new rendering of the struggle by African Americans for equality after the Civil War. -
New York, NY - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
A Genealogy and DNA Journey
National Archives at New York City, Finding Family series: Finding Lost Family…A Genealogy and DNA Journey -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closing: Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America
Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America highlights major events and periods in U.S. History when Americans were threatened by enemies within its borders. -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: "Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America"
"Spies, Traitors, Saboteurs" will reveal major events and periods in U.S. History when Americans were threatened by enemies within its borders.
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May 27 Monday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Eastern Iowa Brass Band - Canceled
Iowa's only brass band will perform an outdoor concert in the West Branch Village Green. Bring your own seating. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 10:00am to 12:00pm
Commemorate Memorial Day by Paying Tribute to POW Heroes and Their Families
Honor the American military this memorial day by paying special tribute to POWs and their families.
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May 26 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Who is Buried at Arlington Cemetery?
Stories from Our Nation's Most Hallowed Ground. A program presented by Thomas Tudor
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May 24 Friday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony, part 2
Part 2 of Ken Burns's award-winning documentary about these two pioneers of the women's movement. -
Boston, MA - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: 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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May 23 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
America's Jewish Women: A History from Colonial Times to Today
Author Pamela Nadell weaves together stories of extraordinary women who helped carve out a Jewish American identity. -
Boston, MA - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
American Experience: Chasing The Moon
The Kennedy Library and WGBH partner for a preview of the American Experience series, Chasing the Moon. Executive producer Mark Samels, director Robert Stone, and panelists discuss the series and the Space race.
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May 21 Tuesday
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard
In 1946 an African American veteran was removed from a bus, arrested, beaten, and blinded. Richard Gergel details the impact of Woodard’s blinding as the racial awakening of President Truman.
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May 20 Monday
Yorba Linda, CA - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Meet Newt Gingrich
Hear from one of the foremost economic, social, political, and security-focused conservative thinkers today. -
College Station, TX - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: "Grand Canyon Photographs"
"Grand Canyon Photographs: Celebrating the Centennial 1919-2019.”
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May 18 Saturday
West Branch, IA - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Opening of New Exhibit
Talk with Hoover Museum Curator, Marcus Eckhardt.
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May 17 Friday
College Station, TX - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Summer Film Series: "Spy Kids"
Please join us for our first movie in our 2019 Summer Film Series, “Spy Kids.” The action-packed family comedy was produced by Miramax, and released in 2001. -
College Station, TX - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Summer Film Series: "Spy Kids"
Please join us for our first movie in our 2019 Summer Film Series, “Spy Kids.” The action-packed family comedy was produced by Miramax, and released in 2001. -
Washington, DC - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Opening Event of "The People"
The People, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, present a discussion on civic responsibility and how to change the political climate for the better. -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony, part 1
Part 1 of Ken Burns's award-winning documentary about these two pioneers of the women's movement.
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May 16 Thursday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Women and the Vote: The 19th Amendment, Power, Media, and the Making of a Movement
A panel will discuss the unparalleled communications machine of the suffrage movement and how that struggle in the early 1900s continues to shape the women’s movement today. -
Yorba Linda, CA - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Arthur Brooks on "Love Your Enemies"
President of the American Enterprise Institute, Arthur Brooks, will discuss his new book, "Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt." -
Washington, DC - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father
In "A Good American Family," David Maraniss recounts his family’s ordeal during the Red Scare of the 1950s.
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May 15 Wednesday
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. The theme for May is baseball.
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May 14 Tuesday
College Station, TX - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Issues Forum: James Olson, "To Catch A Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence"
Former spy Jim Olson joins the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum for an Issues Forum over his new book, “To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence.” -
Ann Arbor, MI - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Ambassador Carla A. Hills - "Why Trade Matters"
Ambassador Carla A. Hills - "Why Trade Matters" -
Ann Arbor, MI - 3:00pm
Why Trade Matters
Ambassador Carla A. Hills discussed todays trade issues, changing partnerships, and the elevation of trade tensions. Hills explained that the political rhetoric in the U.S has turned increasingly oppositional towards the notion of trade, but noted that it is a crucial factor in the prosperity of the economy. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 3:00pm
Why Trade Matters
Ambassador Carla A. Hills discussed todays trade issues, changing partnerships, and the elevation of trade tensions. Hills explained that the political rhetoric in the U.S has turned increasingly oppositional towards the notion of trade, but noted that it is a crucial factor in the prosperity of the economy. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 1:00pm
Why Trade Matters
Ambassador Carla A. Hills discussed todays trade issues, changing partnerships, and the elevation of trade tensions. Hills explained that the political rhetoric in the U.S has turned increasingly oppositional towards the notion of trade, but noted that it is a crucial factor in the prosperity of the economy. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 1:00pm
Why Trade Matters
Ambassador Carla A. Hills discussed todays trade issues, changing partnerships, and the elevation of trade tensions. Hills explained that the political rhetoric in the U.S has turned increasingly oppositional towards the notion of trade, but noted that it is a crucial factor in the prosperity of the economy. -
College Station, TX - 10:30am to 1:30pm
"The Return of Hank the Cowdog’s Ranch Life: Ranch Wildlife" by John Erickson
Did you think that horses, cattle, and cowdogs are the only animals you'd find on a ranch? Think again! Coyotes, buzzards, porcupines, rabbits, rattlesnakes, and burrowing owls all make frequent appearances. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 11:00am
Why Trade Matters
Ambassador Carla A. Hills discussed todays trade issues, changing partnerships, and the elevation of trade tensions. Hills explained that the political rhetoric in the U.S has turned increasingly oppositional towards the notion of trade, but noted that it is a crucial factor in the prosperity of the economy. -
Ann Arbor, MI - 11:00am
Why Trade Matters
Ambassador Carla A. Hills discussed todays trade issues, changing partnerships, and the elevation of trade tensions. Hills explained that the political rhetoric in the U.S has turned increasingly oppositional towards the notion of trade, but noted that it is a crucial factor in the prosperity of the economy.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.