Apr
8
2025
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Join Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky to learn about Abigail Adams and Betty Ford, two under-appreciated and transformative first ladies. Adams and Ford served as important political advisors to their husbands, expressed their opinions freely, and occupied an unabashedly political…
Apr
12
2025
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum will be hosting author Gary D. Schmidt for the latest in our series of programs encouraging children to read, write, and "Find Your Voice." Schmidt, a resident of Alto, MI and professor of English at Calvin University,…
Apr
23
2025
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
From fleeing Vietnam as a young refugee to orchestrating Afghan evacuations four decades later, France Hoang's life embodies the American dream and the enduring spirit of service. In this powerful presentation, Hoang shares his extraordinary journey: arriving in America as a…
Apr
24
2025
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
From fleeing Vietnam as a young refugee to orchestrating Afghan evacuations four decades later, France Hoang's life embodies the American dream and the enduring spirit of service. In this powerful presentation, Hoang shares his extraordinary journey: arriving in America as a…
Apr
29
2025
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
It’s been fifty years since the guns fell silent on the battlefields of Vietnam. How should we think about the War’s origins, escalation, and ultimate resolution? And what of the struggle’s aftereffects, and its continued resonance in U.S. politics…
Apr
30
2025
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
It’s been fifty years since the guns fell silent on the battlefields of Vietnam. How should we think about the War’s origins, escalation, and ultimate resolution? And what of the struggle’s aftereffects, and its continued resonance in U.S. politics…
May
9
2025
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
It’s been 50 years since the fall of Saigon and the end of American involvement in the Vietnam War. One of the most notable outcomes of the fall of Saigon was the welcoming of our allies in Vietnam to find refuge and home here in the U.S.Operation Babylift…
May
21
2025
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
"On Healing Land, Birds Perch" is a short documentary that tells the remarkable stories behind one of the most iconic photos in history, while acting as a portal into the “varied carols,” to borrow from Walt Whitman, of trauma and the American journey. This is…
May
22
2025
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
"On Healing Land, Birds Perch" is a short documentary that tells the remarkable stories behind one of the most iconic photos in history, while acting as a portal into the “varied carols,” to borrow from Walt Whitman, of trauma and the American journey.…