Events at the Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, 2017
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National Archives Simulcast:
Conversation with Ken Burns and Lynn Novick on the Making of the Vietnam War Documentary Series
ANN ARBOR AND GRAND RAPIDS-- The Library and Museum presented a live simulcast of a program from the National Archives in Washington, DC, featuring a 90-minute conversation with documentary filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick regarding their PBS documentary series The Vietnam War. National Public Radio’s Cokie Roberts moderated the discussion, which included many references to the research process and decisionmaking regarding what to include in the series, interspersed with striking video clips from the documentary. The interview was broadcast across the country at eight presidential libraries. Audiences in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids enjoyed a most interesting and informative evening and kept the conversation going at receptions following the program at each site. |
From Earth to Space and Back Again: NASA's Human Spaceflight Program - A Political Perspective ANN ARBOR--Dr. Tony England, former NASA astronaut with the Apollo 13 and 16 Missions and Spacelab 2, and now dean of the College of Engineering at U-M Dearborn, presented a fascinating overview of the past, present, and future of the US Space Program to an overflow audience at the Library. |