National Issues Forums Schedules
NARA's Presidential Libraries Host National Issues Forums
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- Learn more about the forums: Read the Press Release
In collaboration with the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI), the twelve Presidential Libraries of the National Archives and Records Administration are hosting a series of discussions on public policy issues between Labor Day and Election Day.
View the Schedules below and make arrangements to attend!
- All forums are open to the public. Space is limited and pre-registration is encouraged.
- All forums are held at the library unless noted otherwise.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
West Branch, Iowa
Herbert Hoover Library
Press Release
September 13, 2008, 9:00a.m.-11:30a.m.
(Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines, Iowa)
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 15, 2008, 6:30p.m.-9:00p.m.
(Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 22, 2008, 6:30p.m.-9:00p.m.
(Belin Blank Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa)
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library
Upcoming Events
Franklin D. Roosevelt LibraryPresidential Library and Museum
Hyde Park, New York
September 13, 2008, 2:00p.m.
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 6, 2008, 7:00p.m.
Making Ends Meet
October 23, 2008, 9:00a.m.
The Energy Problem
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Independence, Missouri
Harry S. Truman Library
Events Schedule
September 11, 2008, 11:30a.m.-1:30p.m.
(University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine)
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 11, 2008, 9:30a.m.-noon
The New Challenges of American Immigration
October 13, 2008, 6:30p.m.-8:30p.m.
(Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri)
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 18, 2008, 9:30a.m.-noon
The New Challenges of American Immigration
Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Presidential Library and Museum
Abilene, Kansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
Press Release
September 11, 2008, 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
(Kansas State Alumni Center, Manhattan, Kansas)
Americans' Role in the World
September 30, 2008, 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
(Kansas State Salina College Center, Salina, Kansas)
The Energy Problem
October 21, 2008, 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Coping with the Cost of Health Care
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Boston, Massachusetts
September 25, 2008, 5:00p.m.-7:30p.m.
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 7, 2008, 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
(University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center)
The Energy Problem
October 23, 2008, 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
(University of Massachusetts Boston Campus Center)
The New Challenges of American Immigration
Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and Museum
Austin, Texas
September 17, 2008, 6:00p.m.-8:30p.m.
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
Yorba Linda, California
Richard M. Nixon Library
Press Release
September 30, 2008, 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
Too Many Children Left Behind
October 16, 2008, 10:00a.m.-noon
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 28, 2008, 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
The Energy Problem
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Forum Schedule
September 16, 2008, 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
September 30, 2008, 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
What is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools?
October 21, 2008, 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
The Energy Problem
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Forum Schedule
October 2, 2008, 5:00p.m. -- 7:00p.m.
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 16, 2008, 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
What is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools?
October 30, 2008, 5:00p.m.-7:00p.m.
Racial and Ethnic Tensions
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
Atlanta, Georgia
Jimmy Carter Library
Press Release
September 17, 2008, 3:00p.m.-5:00p.m.
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
September 25, 2008, 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
(Russell Library Auditorium, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia)
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
September 30, 2008, 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
(Agrirama, Tifton, Georgia)
Pathways to Prosperity
October 1, 2008, 3:00p.m.-5:00p.m.
The Energy Problem
October 8, 2008, 3:00p.m.-5:00p.m.
What is the 21st Century Mission for Our Public Schools?
October 9, 2008, 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
(Welcome Station Business Development Meeting Room, Tifton, Georgia)
News, Media and Society
October 16, 2008 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
(Oconee Public Library Auditorium, Watkinsville, Georgia)
Making Ends Meet
October 22, 2008, 12:00noon-2:00p.m.
(Leroy Rogers Senior Citizen Center, Tifton, Georgia)
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 28, 2008, 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m.
(Russell Library Auditorium, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia)
The Energy Problem
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum
Simi Valley, California
October 24, 2008, 9:30a.m.-noon
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 24, 2008, 9:30a.m.-noon
The New Challenges of American Immigration
October 24, 2008, 9:30a.m.-noon
The Energy Problem
George Bush
Presidential Library and Museum
College Station, Texas
George H. W. Bush Library
About the Event
September 9, 2008, 6:00p.m.-8:30p.m.
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
September 23, 2008, 6:00p.m.-8:30p.m.
The Energy Problem
October 7, 2008, 6:00p.m.-8:30p.m.
Too Many Children Left Behind
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
Little Rock, Arkansas
William J. Clinton Library
Press Release
September 23, 2008, 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m.
Coping With the Cost of Health Care
October 7, 2008, 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m.
Too Many Children Left Behind
October 21, 2008, 6:00p.m.-8:00p.m.
The Energy Problem
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