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Mutual Admiration and a Few Jokes

Harpo Marx and Harry Truman

Letters in the Truman Library reveal the unlikely relationship between President Harry Truman and two of the Marx Brothers. More

Defiant in the Defense of Art: Three 'Monuments Women' Push for Postwar Reforms

Edith Standen and Rose Valland

Three women put their careers at risk to restore Nazi-seized art to their proper owners. More

The Men—and the Women—Who Built the Washington Monument

Robert Mills design for the Washington Monument

After decades of fund-raising and delays, the Washington Monument finally rose to completion. More

 

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April 19, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CDT - West Branch, IA
Ask an Archivist, Converse with a Curator

April 19, 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CDT - Little Rock, AR
Ask an Archivist, Converse with a Curator

April 20, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. CDT - West Branch, IA
Eco-Science Festival

April 23, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT - Grand Rapids, MI
Covering the Vice-Presidency: Lessons Learned on the Road with Peter Baker

April 24, 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT - Washington, DC
The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America

April 25, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. CDT - Abilene, KS
Eisenhower, Suez Crisis, and Lessons for Today (Lunch & Learn)

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