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Story Time for Pre-Schoolers and Adults
Join us for story time designed for 3- to 5-year-olds and accompanying adults. The theme for October is Halloween in the White House.
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Frederick Douglass, 19th-Century Civil Rights Activist: His Legacy Today
Join us for a panel discussion in honor of the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Douglass.
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American Dialogue: The Founding Fathers and Us
In "American Dialogue," Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Joseph J. Ellis focuses on the often-asked question, “What would the Founding Fathers think?”
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Dr. Benjamin Rush: The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation
A new biography examines Benjamin Rush, the nation’s first great humanitarian, social reformer, and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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“Above and Beyond: NASA’s Journey to Tomorrow”
A new documentary about the space program, "Above and Beyond," sheds light on the vital rose NASA as played in measuring the health of our planet.
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The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War
Joanne B. Freeman discusses the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress and shows how the Capitol was rife with conflict in the decades before the Civil War.
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Happy 60th Birthday, NASA!
Join us for family activities to celebrate NASA's 60th anniversary.
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Nixon Legacy Forum: The Greatest Comeback: Richard Nixon and the 1968 Election
This Nixon Legacy Panel will re-tell the story of Richard Nixon’s comeback and his historic 1968 election victory.
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Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical is Restaging America’s Past
A collection of top scholars to explain the “Hamilton phenomenon” and explore its connection to the understanding of American History.
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Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times
Journalist and author Mark Leibovich tells the story of his four-year odyssey that took him deeper inside the NFL.