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Events at the McGowan Theater
Other Events at the National Archives Building
Films
at the McGowan Theater
Note: To ensure the safety of all patrons, no one will be admitted
to a film after the doors have closed and the lights have gone down.
Saturday, October 2 & Saturday, October 9
William G. McGowan Theater
The Adams Chronicles
This month, we conclude our presentation of the landmark 13-part PBS production,
first aired in 1975, that brings to life five generations of one of America's
leading political and historical families. Each episode is one hour long. Episodes
7 – 9 will be shown on Saturday, October 2, at 3 p.m. Episodes 10 –
13 will be shown on Saturday, October 9, at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, October 12
William G. McGowan Theater
Thomas Edison's Impact on Film
In 1910, the American Red Cross approached Thomas Edison to make a series of
films on tuberculosis and the Christmas Seal campaign. Thomas Goehner, Director
of Museum Education at the American Red Cross Museum, will introduce two films
that are among the earliest public health promotional films ever produced in
the United States: Hope: A Red Cross Story (1912) and The Temple
of Moloch (1914). Also at this program, we honor another achievement of
Edison's: On October 18, 1904, Edison received the patent for motion picture
film. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of this historic event, select films
from the National Archives' motion picture holdings will be shown. Noon.
Tuesday, October 19
William G. McGowan Theater
Coming to Light
The acclaimed documentary Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North
American Indians (2000) is an in-depth portrait of Edward S. Curtis, the
preeminent photographer of North American Indians. In 1900, Curtis set out to
document traditional Indian life. He eventually created an enormous body of work,
including 40,000 photographs, 10,000 recordings, and a full-length ethnographic
motion picture. The documentary is directed by Anne Makepeace. (84 minutes) Noon
and 7 p.m.
Friday, October 22, through Sunday, October 24
William G. McGowan Theater
George Stevens Centennial Tribute
This salute to director George Stevens premiers the Charles Guggenheim Center
for the Documentary Film at the McGowan Theater. It also launches a new partnership
with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Foundation for the
National Archives to bring many of the Academy's programs to the Washington,
DC, region for the first time. See the daily
schedule.
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Lectures and Panel Discussions
at the McGowan Theater
Note: After a program has begun, latecomers will be seated at the
discretion of the staff during appropriate breaks in the program.
Tuesday, October 5
Jefferson Room (Room 122)
U.S. Navy in World War II
University of North Carolina professor William Generous will discuss his book,
Sweet Pea at War: A History of the USS Portland (CA-33). Few ships in
American history have had as illustrious a history as the heavy cruiser USS Portland,
known by her crew as "Sweet Pea." With the destruction of most of the
U.S. battleship fleet at Pearl Harbor, cruisers such as Sweet Pea carried the
biggest guns the Navy possessed for nearly a year after the start of World War
II. Sweet Pea was instrumental in the dramatic American victories at the Battle
of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, and the naval battle of Guadalcanal.
Noon.
Thursday, October 7
Jefferson Room (Room 122)
Victoria Woodhull
Can you name the first woman to run for President or the first woman to have
a seat on the stock exchange? Do you know who was the first woman to own a newspaper
or to speak before Congress? Amazingly, one woman achieved all these feats, and
her name has been all but erased from history. Children's author Kathleen Krull
will discuss her book, A Woman for President: The Story of Victoria Woodhull.
Noon.
Thursday, October 14
William G. McGowan Theater
Native American History
Herman Viola, author and curator emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution, will
discuss his book Trail to Wounded Knee: The Last Stand of the Plains Indians,
1860–1890. 7 p.m. Reservations required.
Thursday, October 21
William G. McGowan Theater
Public Health
American University professor Alan Kraut will be joined by a panel of experts
to discuss Goldberger's War: The Life and Work of a Public Health Crusader.
Joseph Goldberger, an immigrant Jew who trained as a doctor at Bellevue, fought
epidemics that swept the nation in the early 20th century: typhoid, yellow fever,
and diphtheria. His medical solution to pellagra, a disease affecting many in
the South, challenged the economy, culture, and politics of the region. Panelists
include Dale C. Smith, professor and chairman of the Department of Medical History,
Uniformed Services, University of the Health Sciences; and Suzanne Junod, assistant
historian at the Food and Drug Administration and president of the Society for
History in the Federal Government. 7 p.m. Reservations required.
Tuesday, October 26
William G. McGowan Theater
Nazi War Crimes
Archivist Richard Myers will moderate a panel of historians as they discuss "Unique
Perspectives: How the IWG Historians Contributed to the Release and Understanding
of Classified War Crimes Records." Based in part on their book, U.S.
Intelligence and the Nazis, historians Timothy Naftali, Norman J.W. Goda,
Richard Breitman, and Robert Wolfe will discuss their roles in the Nazi War Crimes
and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group (IWG) and
the research behind the essays appearing in their book. Through the IWG, the
National Archives, State Department, FBI, CIA, NSA, and other agencies have worked
together to release more than eight million documents relating to war crimes.
7 p.m. Reservations required.
Thursday, October 28
Jefferson Room (Room 122)
Cold War Espionage
Clarence Ashley will discuss his book CIA Spymaster. Drawing upon newly
released CIA files, conversations with a KGB defector, and interviews with key
operatives of the CIA and Secret Intelligence Service, this book is the authorized
inside story of an agency legend, George Kisevalter. Other guest speakers will
include Leonard McCoy, a long-time friend of Kisevalter and CIA reports officer;
and Ted Poling, backup official serving agent Pyotr Popov, the first major source
inside Soviet military intelligence. Noon.
Thursday, October 28
William G. McGowan Theater
Presidential Campaigns
Author Douglas Schoen will discuss his book On the Campaign Trail: The Long
Road of Presidential Politics, 1860–2004, a collection of historic
and memorable images—many of them rare or unseen for decades—capturing
the excitement of nearly two centuries of Presidential campaigns. 7 p.m. Reservations
required.
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Other
Events at the
National Archives Building in Washington
For more information on other lectures, panel discussions, genealogy workshops
and other events at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC, please
see the National Archives Calendar
of Events.
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