Recent Events Archives

Dr. Angel Adams Parham demonstrates the importance of the Black intellectual tradition in America and how much of its strength comes from its immersion in the great texts of the Western tradition.

A Black History Month Event, “Restoring Our Communities: Social Activism and Local Solutions”

The Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum welcomed Reverend Robert B. Jones Sr.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum welcomed Dick Boak to open the Museum's new exhibit America at the Crossroads: The GUITAR and A Changing Nation. As an author, historian, and guitar builder for Martin...

Gerald Ford went from the House Minority Leader to Vice President to President in less than one year. He became our nation’s first unelected Vice President and first unelected President under the 25th amendment.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, the Hauenstein Center, and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum welcomed Supreme Court journalists James Romoser (SCOTUSblog) and Adam Liptak (The New York Times)

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum welcomed Jonathan Darman to discuss his book, Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis That Made a President. 

In honor of Veterans’ Day, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation welcomed Colonel John Spencer to the stage.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum welcomed Foundation Trustee Wayman Britt to discuss his book, Fulfilling the Dream: My Pathway to Leadership and Finding Purpose in Serving Others.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum welcomed The Honorable Betsy DeVos to the stage to discuss her new book, Hostages No More. 

Through discussing her book, The Watergate Girl: My Fight for Truth and Justice Against a Criminal President, Jill Wine-Banks took us inside her trial-by-fire experience as a Watergate prosecutor and examine the legacy of Watergate fifty years on. 

Sir Antony took us back to 1917, when a devastating struggle took place in Russia following the collapse of the Tsarist empire. Many regard this savage civil war as the most influential event of the modern era.