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Independence, MO —
Following the success of its 2012 presidential lecture series “Hail to the Chiefs,” the Truman Library Institute will launch a new series of public programs focused on presidential partners, “Beyond the Gowns: First Ladies in American History.”
The series will premier March 6 and will be presented at the Truman Forum, located in the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. All events will be on a Wednesday evening, except the Lady Bird Johnson program, which is on the Thursday following President Truman's birthday.
Programs currently scheduled for Beyond the Gowns include: Carl Cannon on Michelle Obama on March 6; Henry Adams on Abigail Adams on April 3; Michael Gillette on Lady Bird Johnson on May 9; Cynthia A. Kierner on Martha Jefferson Randolph on June 5; and John Robert Greene on Betty Ford on June 19.
This series is offered free of charge and begins at 6:30 p.m. each night, plus audiences are invited to enjoy a wine reception 30 minutes prior to each event. To learn more about the Truman Library and the Truman Library Institute, visit TrumanLibrary.org.
Following the success of its 2012 presidential lecture series “Hail to the Chiefs,” the Truman Library Institute will launch a new series of public programs focused on presidential partners, “Beyond the Gowns: First Ladies in American History.”
The series will premier March 6 and will be presented at the Truman Forum, located in the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. All events will be on a Wednesday evening, except the Lady Bird Johnson program, which is on the Thursday following President Truman's birthday.
Programs currently scheduled for Beyond the Gowns include: Carl Cannon on Michelle Obama on March 6; Henry Adams on Abigail Adams on April 3; Michael Gillette on Lady Bird Johnson on May 9; Cynthia A. Kierner on Martha Jefferson Randolph on June 5; and John Robert Greene on Betty Ford on June 19.
This series is offered free of charge and begins at 6:30 p.m. each night, plus audiences are invited to enjoy a wine reception 30 minutes prior to each event. To learn more about the Truman Library and the Truman Library Institute, visit TrumanLibrary.org.
