Tickets Are Available for Eleanor Roosevelt’s 140th Birthday Celebration
Tickets Are Available for Eleanor Roosevelt’s 140th Birthday Celebration
Plus, this week author Heath Hardage Lee will discuss her biography ‘The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon’ at the Woman’s National Democratic Club.
Tickets are available now for “Letters from Eleanor: A 140th Birthday Celebration of Eleanor Roosevelt,” which will take place from noon to 2 p.m. ET on Oct. 27 at The Henry A. Wallace Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.
The event, presented by the Eleanor Roosevelt Center, will feature a sit-down lunch followed by a conversation among guest speakers William Harris, director of the FDR Library and Museum; Mary Jo Binker, associate editor, The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, The George Washington University; Ellie Lund Zartman, niece of Malvina “Tommy” Thompson and goddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt; and Anna Eleanor Fierst, Eleanor Roosevelt Board Chair and great-granddaughter of Eleanor Roosevelt.
Attendees will have an opportunity to view original letters from Mrs. Roosevelt, including heartfelt correspondence with her children and grandchildren.
Tickets are $125 per person. Read more
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Catch Up on ‘The First Ladies Podcast: After the White House’
Barbara Perry, a presidential studies professor at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, discusses with host Teri Finneman the legacies that first ladies have left behind years after leaving the White House. This includes how their influence lives on through their post-White House work, their impact on the office of the first lady, and the historical sites and pop culture references that keep them in front of modern audiences. Listen here
Sept. 16, 2024
National Archives Launches Declaration250 Campaign
The National Archives Monday launched a new website Declaration250.gov to engage citizens in its journey to celebrate America’s 250th birthday and the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The National Archives is planning for a two-year celebration, in coordination with the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, also known as America250, and other federal partners and cultural heritage organizations.
As the home of the Declaration of Independence, the National Archives is planning to play a central role in the nation’s celebration. Under its Declaration250 branding, the National Archives will be celebrating the ideals of equality and liberty enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and commemorating 250 years of United States resilience and the pursuit of happiness.
“Declaration250 is our nationwide celebration, and we invite all Americans to celebrate with us,” said Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan in a news release. “From the ‘Road to Revolution’ to the ‘Spirit of Independence,’ we’re going to spend the next two years hosting events, discussions, and activities that will salute how far we’ve come as a nation and explore how we can continue to work together to build a more perfect union.”
The new website will serve as an anchor to all the agency’s Declaration250-related activities over the next two years. Currently the site features signature programming and a countdown to July 4, 2026. Read more
Sept. 17, 2024
Heath Hardage Lee Book Interview at Woman’s National Democratic Club
The Woman’s National Democratic Club will present a panel discussion with Heath Hardage Lee, author of The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon: Washington’s Most Private First Lady. The book is the first commercial biography of Pat Nixon in almost 40 years. Lee will reveal her take on The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon in conversation with two other recent first lady biographers: Rebecca Roberts, author of Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson and Julia Sweig, author of Lady Bird Johnson Hiding in Plain Sight. Sweig will conduct a wide-ranging interview with Lee about her just published book. All three biographers will talk about first ladies, their image in the media, and how the role of FLOTUS remains as Pat Nixon said, “the hardest unpaid job in the world.”
The event includes remarks and a Q&A with the authors in person and via Zoom, and a book signing. The in-person event begins at 5:30 p.m. EDT with a cocktail reception. The program is from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by the book signing. Admission for the event is $10 for the lecture or Zoom only, $20 members and $25 guests for in-person event that includes a cash bar. For non-member event reservations: please email pfitzgerald@democraticwoman.org or telephone (202) 232-7363 Ext. 402 (voicemails will also be accepted).
Sept. 17, 2024
Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song
Tickets are available to the public starting at 10 a.m. Aug. 5 for Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song. Tickets are $100 (excluding taxes and fees)—in honor of Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday—and are available at FoxTheatre.org/JimmyCarter100. Proceeds from the event to be held on Sept. 17, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia, will support The Carter Center, continuing Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s work to promote peace and improve health around the world. Read more
Sept. 23, 2024
‘Plainspoken’: A Community Screening and Discussion
Georgia Public Broadcasting will host a community screening of “Plainspoken,” a documentary film exploring the people of Plains, Georgia, an unassuming town that happens to be home to former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. The film encourages viewers to think about personal relationships with race as it plays out in everyday communities. Is different divided? Is separate really segregated? It's not black and white.
This community event gives an opportunity to get together, enjoy a meal, watch a film and have a moderated conversation about the film and what makes a community. Filmmaker Andrew Greer will join for a brief director discussion about his experience filming ‘Plainspoken.’ Read more
Sept. 24, 2024
White House History Live: The People’s House
The White House Historical Association invites people to learn more about White House History right from your own home in its Facebook Live series, White House History Live, which delves into the stories that make up the history of the Executive Mansion.
On Sept. 23, 2024, the White House Historical Association will open The People's House: A White House Experience. This cutting-edge, immersive education experience tells the story of the Executive Mansion, its inhabitants and the people who have dedicated their careers to its functions. White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin and Acting Managing Director of The People’s House Luke Boorady will discuss the conceptualization and construction of the experience while highlighting five significant stories featured in the exhibits. Read more
Sept. 27, 2024
Be Bold Like Betty
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum invites people to join them in-person from 2 to 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, in honoring former First Lady Betty Ford, breast cancer survivor and advocate for breast cancer awareness. When Mrs. Ford was diagnosed 50 years ago, she became a champion for the cause and had a tremendous impact on increasing screening rates across the nation.
Corewell Health, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, and Ford Presidential Foundation will host a free event featuring panels of physician specialists, breast cancer survivors and their family, tours of the Mobile Mammography bus, and access to the new showcase exhibit, "The Betty Blip: Betty Ford's Fight Against Breast Cancer." Read more
Sept. 30, 2024
The Eleanor Roosevelt Center seeks nominations for the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Bravery in Literature
During her life, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt fought passionately for literacy, the role of libraries in a democracy, and the universal right to intellectual freedom. As more books are being banned than at any other time in U.S. history, the Eleanor Roosevelt Center honors authors with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Bravery in Literature. The deadline for nominations is Sept. 30, 2024.
This is the second year the award is honoring authors. However, this year, organizers are opening nominations to anyone who cares about the impact of book bans.
“Whether you're a student, a reader, or a concerned citizen, use the nomination form to suggest a living author whose book promotes human rights and has faced challenges or bans,” an announcement said.
Recipients will be honored at the Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards Ceremony in the Spring of 2025. To nominate someone, fill out this form.
Oct. 3, 2024
Gilded Age FREE Tours of the Historic Saxton-McKinley Home
On view one night only! On Oct. 3, 2024, from 4 to 7 p.m. EDT, the National First Ladies Library & Museum will be partnering with Massillon Museum, Ohio History Connection, the McKinley Museum, and the National First Ladies Library & Museum at the First Ladies National Historic Site to bring more than five authentic Ida McKinley gowns to the Saxton-McKinley House for a FREE special viewing. Read more
Oct. 11, 2024
Legacy Lecture: Eleanor Roosevelt: A Civil Rights Warrior at the Highlander School
For more than 20 years, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt strongly and publicly supported the Highlander Folk School in Monteagle, Tennessee, where civil rights activists such as Septima Clark, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks trained. On Oct. 11, 2024 from noon to 1 p.m., the National First Ladies Library & Museum presents Dr. Melody Lehn in a virtual program as she explores how Roosevelt's support drew both praise and censure, as the school's integrated activities imagined a nation where people of all races could gather together and collaboratively address regional problems. Read more