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We heard from the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association about the National Archives’ September calendar of events.
All programs take place in the McGowan Theater and there is no charge for any of these events. Reservations are not required but they are recommended and can be made at www.archivesfoundation.org/events or 202.357.6814. For more information call 202.357.5000; toll free at 877.874.7616 or e-mail public.program@nara.gov
The National Archives is located at 700 Constitution Ave, NW – enter through the Constitution Avenue Special Events entrance for all programs.
On to the e-mail:
Lectures with Book Signings
Monday, September 8, 12:00 noon
Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas by Cass R. SunsteinCass Sunstein, the nation’s most-cited legal scholar, discusses his latest book Conspiracy Theories and Other Dangerous Ideas, a compilation of his most famous, insightful, relevant, and inflammatory pieces. Sunstein is a man who cuts through the fog of left vs. right arguments and offers logical, evidence-based solutions to today’s most challenging questions. A book signing follows the program.
Wednesday, September 10, 12:00 noon
The Half Has Never been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. BaptistAs historian Edward Baptist reveals in The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the decades after American independence, drove the evolution and modernization of the United States. In the span of a single lifetime, the South grew to become a continental cotton empire, and the United States grew into a modern, industrial, and capitalist economy trying to find ways to make slavery more profitable. A book signing follows the program.
Friday, September 12, 12:00 noon
James Madison: A Life Reconsidered by Lynne CheneyBest selling author Lynne Cheney offers a new biography of James Madison, a modest man who audaciously changed the world. Outwardly reserved, Madison was the intellectual driving force behind the Constitution and crucial to its ratification. His visionary political philosophy and rationale for the union of states – eloquently presented in The Federalist papers – helped shape the country Americans live in today. A book signing follows the program.
Saturday, September 13, 2:00pm
My Prairie Cookbook: Memories and Frontier Food from My Little House to Yours by Melissa GilbertMelissa Gilbert, star of Little House on the Prairie, offers fans comforting family recipes and childhood favorites. From prairie breakfasts and picnic lunches to treats inspired by Nellie’s restaurant, the 80 simple dishes – including crispy fried chicken, pot roasts, corn bread, and apple pie – present Bonnet Heads (die-hard Little House fans) with the chance to eat like the Ingalls family. Also included are Gilbert’s personal recollections of behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes, and more than 75 scrapbook images that accompany the recipes. A book signing follows the program.
Monday, September 15, 12:00 noon
Lincoln’s Gamble: How the Emancipation Proclamation Changed the Course of the Civil War by Todd BrewsterAuthor and historian Todd Brewster, in Lincoln’s Gamble, offers an authoritative account of the most critical six months in Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, when he penned the Emancipation Proclamation and changed the course of the Civil War. This was a time when the sixteenth president fought bitterly with his generals, disappointed his cabinet, and sank into painful bouts of clinical depression, all the while maintaining an unshakable determination to save a country he believed in. A book signing follows the program.
Thursday, September 18, 12:00 noon
America’s Forgotten Constitutions: Defiant Visions of Power and Community by Robert TsaiThe U.S. Constitution opens by proclaiming the sovereignty of all citizens: “We the People.” Join us as Robert Tsai discusses his book America’s Forgotten Constitution and history of alternative constitutions and those who have rejected this ringing assertion–the defiant groups that refused to accept the Constitution’s definition of who “the people” are and how their authority should be exercised. A book signing will follow the program.
Monday, September 29, 12:00 noon
Landslide: LBJ and Ronald Reagan at the Dawn of a New America by Jonathan DarmanIn Landslide, author Jonathan Darman tells the story of two giants of American politics, Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan, and discusses how, from 1963 to 1966, these two men-the same age, and driven by the same heroic ambitions-changed American politics forever. From Johnson’s election in 1964, the greatest popular-vote landslide in American history, to the pivotal 1966 midterms, when Reagan burst forth onto the national stage, Landslide brings alive a country transformed-by riots, protests, the rise of television, the shattering of consensus-and the two towering personalities whose choices in those moments would reverberate through the country for decades to come. A book signing will follow the program.
Discussions
Wednesday, September 17, 7:00pm
The State of the Constitution: Is the Constitution Still Working for America?Celebrate the 227th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution at a panel discussion with Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale College and Yale Law School; Robert Hurt (invited), United States Congressman from Virginia; and invited guests. Panelists will explore recent cases and calls to amend the U.S. Constitution.
Tuesday, September 30, 7:00pm
Style and Influence: First Ladies’ FashionFrom the first days on a campaign trail to the final days living in the White House, the First Ladies of the United States have attracted attention in numerous ways. Different from the President, however, both historic and modern First Ladies have harnessed the power of fashion to build identity, inform, and impact Americans. Held in conjunction with the exhibition, Making Their Mark, the distinguished panelists will examine the fashions of America’s First Ladies through conversation and photos presented on screen. Moderated by Tim Gunn, former host of Project Runway, panelists include Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator, The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology; Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Deputy Chair and Chief Curator of Political History and the First Ladies Collection, Smithsonian National Museum of American History; and Tracy Reese, fashion designer who has designed for First Lady Michelle Obama.
Films
Tuesday, September 23, 7:00pm
8th Annual Charles Guggenheim Tribute ProgramD-Day Remembered is Charles Guggenheim’s Academy Award nominated documentary of the Normandy invasion in World War II. Narrated by David McCullough, Guggenheim uses rare archival films and pictures from British, American, and German archives and incorporates the voices of over 50 participants involved either in the staging of the invasion in Britain or on the beaches of France
Thursday, September 25, 7:00pm
Breath of FreedomBreath of Freedom is the story of the one-million-plus African Americans who fought in World War II. Their fight would continue back home on American soil. (2014; 92 minutes)
Friday, September 26, 12:00 noon
Nicky’s FamilyNicky’s Family tells the nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II. (2013; 93 minutes)
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