July 2021
Tuesday
6
2021
July 6, 2021
Inaugural Gould Award Announcement
Lewis L. Gould, the Eugene Barker Centennial Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Texas-Austin, has been named the inaugural recipient of an award that recognizes distinguished contributions to research and education about America’s first ladies.
Thursday
29
2021
July 29, 2021
4:00-5:00PM
Tom Johnson and Nancy Kegan Smith In A Conversation About Lady Bird Johnson
Zoom Meeting
FLARE Announces Tom Johnson former CNN President and former chair of the LBJ Foundation Board will present FLARE's first public program on July 29, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. EDT. Mr. Johnson will be interviewed by FLARE Vice President Nancy Kegan Smith about his years working with Lady Bird Johnson. The event is open to the public; registration required.
September 2021
Friday
24
2021
September 24, 2021
4:00-5:00PM
Live Conversation with Julia Sweig and Karen Tumulty
Library of Congress National Book Festival
Julia Sweig, author of “Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight External” (Random House), and Karen Tumulty, author of “The Triumph of Nancy Reagan External” (Simon & Schuster), discuss their new books with Colleen Shogan, a senior vice president and the director of the David Rubenstein Center for White House History at the White House Historical Association.
Monday
27
2021
September 27, 2021
5:30-6:30PM
FLARE - Special Event ... In Her Own Words
YouTube Livestream Event at 5:30 pm EDT
https://youtu.be/qI1dM5olp3g
October 2021
Wednesday
20
2021
October 20, 2021
5:30-6:30PM
Accidental Leaders: Betty Ford and Nancy Reagan Speak Out on Breast Cancer
Join us on Wednesday, October 20 at 5:30pm EDT
FLARE YouTube: https://youtu.be/iZdBtSjQrg0
Tuesday
26
2021
October 26, 2021
1:00-2:00PM
Past, Present, Future: The Twists and Turns of the Equal Rights Amendment and the Quest to Put Equality in the Constitution
Presented by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
Virtual Presentation (timed for students)
Tuesday
26
2021
October 26, 2021
7:00-8:00PM
Past, Present, Future: The Twists and Turns of the Equal Rights Amendment and the Quest to Put Equality in the Constitution
Presented by the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation
Virtual Presentation
November 2021
Friday
5
2021
November 5, 2021
1:30-2:30PM
Virtual Author Visit with Gigi McBride
Who: K-4 students, teachers, parents, and book lovers!
Virtual Presentation on Friday, November 5th, 2021 @ 1:30 pm EST
Monday
22
2021
November 22, 2021
5:30-6:30PM
Abigail Adams and the “Reigns of Government”
Link: https://youtu.be/gT9GdlK1zSo
December 2021
Thursday
9
2021
December 9, 2021
5:30-6:30PM
Eleanor Roosevelt: Transformational First Lady and Lead
YouTube Livestream Event https://youtu.be/VMxko7jwAG0
January 2022
February 2022
Tuesday
1
2022
February 1, 2022
5:00-6:00PM
Jacqueline Kennedy at Home and Abroad
https://youtu.be/zJL16j-23hw
March 2022
Thursday
17
2022
March 17, 2022
5:30-6:30PM
White House Historical Association History Happy Hour
Featuring Four FLARE members.
Zoom Meeting
Thursday
24
2022
March 24, 2022
7:00-8:00PM
Designing Camelot
With Authors James Archer Abbott and Elaine Rice Bachmann
Virtual Presentation
Wednesday
30
2022
March 30, 2022
7:00-8:00PM
Edith Wilson Program ... 7:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Click for details!
Live Stream: https://youtu.be/Q2QbWsAYtYc
April 2022
Thursday
14
2022
April 14, 2022
7:00-8:00PM
SHE DID ALL THAT - Betty Ford: Speaking Out, Saving Lives
A conversation with playwright, director, and producer Lisa Rafferty
Virtual Presentation - https://youtu.be/H06s0RwikoM
Friday
22
2022
April 22, 2022
SHE DID ALL THAT - Betty Ford: Speaking Out, Saving Lives
Live performance of the play ... contact Clare Shubert: cshubert@38foundation.org.
Saturday
23
2022
April 23, 2022
2:45-3:45PM
First Ladies' Speeches
On C-SPAN 2
What's the impact of a first lady's words? Scholars consider the speeches of Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama.
Sunday
24
2022
April 24, 2022
2:45-3:45PM
First Ladies' Speeches
On C-SPAN 2
What's the impact of a first lady's words? Scholars consider the speeches of Barbara Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama.
May 2022
Tuesday
10
2022
May 10, 2022
4:00-5:00PM
White House Historical Association's "White House History Live" ... Women and the Nixon White House.
Virtual Event
Join FLARE members Anita McBride and Heath Lee on May 10 at 4:00 pm ET On the White House Historical Association's "White House History Live" to hear about Women and the Nixon White House.