Past Events
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September 25 Monday
Online - 11:15am to 11:45am
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government.
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September 24 Sunday
West Branch, IA - 9:00am to 5:00pm
Exhibit Closes: Exquisite Miniatures by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist
The exhibit features 50 miniature paintings by Wes and Rachelle Siegrist a husband and wife team who mesmerize viewers with paintings so exquisitely crafted that they are often mistaken for tiny photographs.
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September 22 Friday
Online - 1:15pm to 1:45pm
No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution (Grades 9–12)
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, legislation, and a Supreme Court case, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States. -
Online - 11:15am to 11:45am
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government.
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September 21 Thursday
Little Rock, AR - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
The Harvest Film Screening & Panel Discussion
"The Harvest," a documentary on desegregation in a Mississippi town, will be shown and author Doug Blackmon & filmmaker Sam Pollard will take part in a discussion on public education in America and the South today. -
Online - 2:15pm to 2:45pm
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives. -
Online - 12:15pm to 12:45pm
Voting Rights, the Constitution & Representative Government (Grades 6–8)
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, and legislation, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States and its impact on representative government. -
Online - 11:00am to 12:00pm
National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet John Jay
Meet John Jay, one of the nation’s founding fathers, as portrayed by actor Phil Webster.
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September 20 Wednesday
Online - 2:15pm to 2:45pm
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government. -
Online - 12:15pm to 12:45pm
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives.
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September 19 Tuesday
Online - 1:15pm to 1:45pm
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives. -
Online - 11:15am to 11:45am
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government.
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September 18 Monday
Online - 3:15pm to 3:45pm
Voting Rights, the Constitution & Representative Government (Grades 6–8)
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, and legislation, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States and its impact on representative government. -
Online - 2:15pm to 2:45pm
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government. -
Online - 12:15pm to 12:45pm
No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution (Grades 9–12)
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, legislation, and a Supreme Court case, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States. -
Online - 11:15am to 11:45am
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives.
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September 15 Friday
Little Rock, AR - 11:00pm to 11:30pm
Ask an Archivist, Converse with a Curator
"Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn: AmeriCorps during the Clinton Administration". -
Little Rock, AR - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Ask an Archivist, Converse with a Curator
"Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn: AmeriCorps during the Clinton Administration". -
West Branch, IA - 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Naturalization Ceremony
75 candidates will become new citizens of the United States on Friday, September 15 at 1:30 p.m., two days prior to the official Constitution Day holiday. -
Online - 2:15pm to 2:45pm
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives. -
Online - 1:15pm to 1:45pm
Voting Rights, the Constitution & Representative Government (Grades 6–8)
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, and legislation, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States and its impact on representative government. -
Online - 11:15am to 11:45am
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government. -
Online - 10:15am to 10:45am
No Conscription Without Representation: Voting Rights and the Constitution (Grades 9–12)
Using the Constitution, constitutional amendments, legislation, and a Supreme Court case, students will explore the progression of voting rights in the United States.
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September 14 Thursday
Little Rock, AR - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Clinton Presidential Center Presents “The Monumental Legacy Of The Antiquities Act: Dinosaurs And More”
Clinton administration alumnus and professor Mark Squillace will offer an overview of the Antiquities Act, focusing on the significant role that the law has played in discovering and preserving dinosaur fossils. -
Online - 2:15pm to 2:45pm
The Constitution and Our Community (Grades 3–5)
Students will explore the idea of community, hone their primary source analysis skills by examining government records, and connect the Constitution to their own lives.
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September 13 Wednesday
Online - 1:15pm to 1:45pm
The Constitution Rules! (Grades K–2)
Students will explore the idea of different responsibilities in their community and analyze images that highlight the jobs of the three branches of government. -
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
The Records of the Provost Marshal General and Enemy Prisoners of War Held in the United States During World War II
An archivist will discuss doing research in the records of World War II prisoner of war camps established by the United States to hold German, Italian, and Japanese prisoners.
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September 12 Tuesday
Atlanta, GA - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Sally Sierer Bethea, author of Keeping the Chattahoochee
In Keeping the Chattahoochee, Sally Sierer Bethea tells stories that range from joyous and funny to frustrating—even alarming—to illustrate what it takes to save an endangered river. -
Online - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
For the People, For the Country: Patrick Henry’s Final Political Battle
Author John A. Ragosta will discuss the story of how the most eloquent public speaker of the American Revolutionary era once changed history in 1799 again when he came out of retirement to defend the Constitution.
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September 9 Saturday
Grand Rapids, MI - 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibit closes: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum Conference on the Vice-Presidency
This conference on the Vice Presidency coincides with the original exhibition A Heartbeat Away: The American Vice-Presidency at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.
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September 8 Friday
Grand Rapids, MI - 4:00pm to 8:00pm
Exhibit opens: Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum Conference on the Vice-Presidency
This conference on the Vice Presidency coincides with the original exhibition A Heartbeat Away: The American Vice-Presidency at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.
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September 7 Thursday
Little Rock, AR - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Clinton Presidential Center Presents Jeffrey Toobin
Best-selling author and journalist Jeffrey Toobin will discuss his latest book, “Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right Wing Extremism.” -
Online - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee Meeting
Sixth meeting of the 2022-2024 FOIA Advisory Committee.
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September 6 Wednesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade
Jonathan W. White will tell the story of Appleton Oaksmith, a sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19th century.
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September 1 Friday
Little Rock, AR - 9:00pm to 5:00pm
Exhibit Opens: "Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn: AmeriCorps during the Clinton Administration".
"Learning to Serve, Serving to Learn: AmeriCorps during the Clinton Administration", a pop up and virtual exhibit, marks the 30th Anniversary of Americorps.
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August 28 Monday
Online - 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Truman Book Club Discussion
Truman Book Club Discussion: "Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon" by Steve Sheinkin -
Ann Arbor, MI - 8:45am to 4:45pm
Exhibit Opens: Gerald Ford, the Vice-Presidency, and the 25th Amendment
This exhibit is a small companion to the larger exhibit at the Museum. It will focus more tightly on Gerald Ford’s Vice-Presidency and the ways it was shaped by the 25th Amendment.
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August 25 Friday
Washington, DC - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
60th Anniversary of the March on Washington Film Screening
Join us for a film screening and discussion of director James Blue’s 1964 film "The March," which documented the August 28, 1963, March on Washington
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August 24 Thursday
Abilene, KS - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
A Personal Plight (Lunch & Learn)
This monthly series is held the 4th Thursday of each month. The 2023 program theme is "Difficult Decisions." Join us all year for a deep dive into the challenges faced during the Eisenhower era.
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August 22 Tuesday
Online - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Recasting the Vote: How Women of Color Transformed the Suffrage Movement
Author Cathleen D. Cahill tells the powerful stories of a multiracial group of activists who propelled the national suffrage movement toward a more inclusive vision of equal rights.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.