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  • America’s Greatest First Ladies

    Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

      Who were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody actually knows! Today, the press and public pay great attention to the President's spouse. However, the Founders did not give the role of the First Lady so much as the Founding Fathers … Continue reading

  • America’s Greatest First Ladies

    Zoom

      Who were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody really knows! Today, the press and public pay great attention to the President's spouse. However, the role of the First Lady was not given so much as a moment's thought by the Founding … Continue reading

  • America’s Greatest First Ladies

    Zoom

      Who were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody really knows! Today, the press and public pay great attention to the President's spouse. However, the role of the First Lady was not given so much as a moment's thought by the Founding … Continue reading

  • JFK – A Life

    Private Venue

    JOHN F. KENNEDY - A LIFE JFK is one of our most beloved and well-known Presidents. However, much of what we "know" about John Fitzgerald Kennedy is fragmentary: his dalliances with women, his heroism in the aftermath of PT-109, his glamorous wife, … Continue reading

  • America’s Greatest First Ladies

    Private Venue

      Who were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody really knows! Today, the press and public pay great attention to the President's spouse. However, the role of the First Lady was not given so much as a moment's thought by the Founding … Continue reading

  • Jack Ruby – Hothead, Hitman or Patriot?

    Syosset Public Library 225 South Oyster Bar Road, Syosset, NY, United States

    Jack Ruby - Hothead, Hitman, or Patriot? Here is what we know for sure. Jack Ruby was an erratic, violent man who murdered Lee Harvey Oswald. The most hotly debated question about this infamous crime is WHY Jack Ruby chose … Continue reading

  • America’s Greatest First Ladies

    Northbrook Senior Center 3323 Walters Ave, Northbrook, United States

    Who were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody really knows! Today, the press and public pay great attention to the President's spouse.  However, the role of the First Lady was not given so much as a moment's thought by the Founding … Continue reading

  • First Ladies From ELeanor Roosevelt To Dr. Jill Biden

    Moorings Of Arlington Heights 811 E. Central Road, Arlington Heights, IL, United States

    First Ladies of the 20th and 21st Centuries When Martha Washington became our first First Lady, she stepped into a roll with no job description and no precedent. She handled the position with grace and polish. however, each of the … Continue reading

  • The Election Of 1960

    Private Venue

    The election of 1960 was one of the most dramatic elections in American history. Until the halted recount in the election of 2000, it was the closest  Presidential election in our lifetimes.  This riveting multimedia presentation features amazing anecdotes, entry … Continue reading

  • Julia Child: Spy And Chef

    Clarendale Of Algonquin 2001 W Algonquin Rd, Algonquin, IL

    Julia Child: Spy And Chef In 1963, Julia Child became the first national superstar chef on TV! Her program "The French Chef" was so influential that the Smithsonian Institute features her kitchen, intact, as a permanent exhibit!  Julia Child changed … Continue reading