2025
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July 23 Wednesday
Online - 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
Office of Government Information Services Open Annual Meeting
Learn about the federal FOIA Ombuds work in the last year and share your thoughts.
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July 24 Thursday
Abilene, KS - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT
July Lunch & Learn
The 2025 Saluting Our Veterans Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday.
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July 30 Wednesday
Independence, MO - 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CDT
Collection Highlights - 1965 Signing of Medicare Act
Get up close and personal with healthcare history!
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Grand Rapids, MI - 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT
Community Leadership Camp
Join the education team at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum this summer for a three-hour program of discussion and activities, including a guided tour of the museum!
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Online - 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. CDT
Community Event - Celebrate 60 Years of Medicare
To celebrate this “sweet” milestone, Museum visitors can enjoy complimentary Betty Rae’s ice cream and celebration cupcakes, while they last (1-3 p.m.).
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Little Rock, AR - 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CDT
“This Leaves Me Okay” with Walter Pryor and Stacey Abrams
Author and Arkansan Walter Pryor discusses his book, “This Leaves Me Okay,” in a conversation moderated by Stacey Abrams.
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Independence, MO - 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. CDT
Online Event: An Evening with Clifton Truman Daniel & Luci Baines Johnson
Featuring Presidential Descendants in a Live Online Conversation LUCI BAINES JOHNSON, Youngest daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson CLIFTON TRUMAN DANIEL, Eldest grandson of President Harry S. Truman
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August 2 Saturday
Grand Rapids, MI - 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EDT
Community Leadership Camp
Join the education team at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum this summer for a three-hour program of discussion and activities, including a guided tour of the museum!
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August 6 Wednesday
Online - 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EDT
Carter's Bookshelf July Read: An Hour Before Daylight by Jimmy Carter
Virtual Discussion: August 6 at 7:00PM ET
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August 9 Saturday
Grand Rapids, MI - 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT
Ford After Five Swinging and Swearing In
Grab your dancing shoes and join us on the Museum's plaza for swing music performed by 501 Swing Street and enjoy a reading of President Ford's famous swearing in speech from August 9, 1974.
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August 14 Thursday
Online - 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CDT
WWII80 Event - Road to Surrender: Three Men & the Countdown to the End of WWII
ONSTAGE & ONLINE 6 p.m. Wine Reception | 6:30 p.m. (Central Time) Program
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August 16 Saturday
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August 20 Wednesday
Grand Rapids, MI - 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. EDT
Ford After Five Trivia Night
Enjoy rounds of themed trivia covering history and pop culture with fun audio and visual clues with Matt Eickhoff of Here's Your Host!
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August 28 Thursday
Abilene, KS - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT
August Lunch & Learn
The 2025 Saluting Our Veterans Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday.
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September 2 Tuesday
Simi Valley, CA - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT
Special Exhibit Closing: Dead Sea Scrolls
Journey through time to explore one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of the 20th century, returning to the U.S. after nearly a decade
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Ann Arbor, MI - 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT
Perspectives on the Greatest Generation with Garrett Graff
Join us for the author of two major oral histories about the turning points of World War II — the D-Day invasion of Europe as well as the Manhattan Project and the atomic bombings of Japan.
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September 3 Wednesday
Online - 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. EDT
Carter's Bookshelf Virtual Book Club 7PM
Join us Wednesday September 3 at 7PM ET for this month's Carter Bookshelf virtual book club discussion! We're reading "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman
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September 4 Thursday
Grand Rapids, MI - 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT
Perspectives on the Greatest Generation with Susan Eisenhower
Susan Eisenhower will illuminate the Greatest Generation, their leadership, and their era—and connect their experiences to the challenges we face today in our own turbulent times.
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September 18 Thursday
Abilene, KS - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT
September Lunch & Learn
The 2025 Saluting Our Veterans Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday.
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October 23 Thursday
Online - 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT
October Lunch & Learn
The 2025 Saluting Our Veterans Lunch & Learn series is held the 4th Thursday.
All events listed in the calendar are free unless noted.