Conference Theme: "Presidential Connections: Communications, Relationships and Exchanges"
Date: July 10-14, 2023
Location: Truman Library and Museum
- The Truman Library is excited to bring back in person its annual teacher's conference. This year's theme, "Presidential Connections: Communications, Relationships and Exchanges", will bring together speakers from a variety of presidential libraries and sites.
Lesson plan template (pdf)
Lesson plan template (word)
Presentations
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Samuel Wheeler, Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission
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Stacia Smith, The American Revolution Institute of The Society of the Cincinnati
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Joy Murphy, Eisenhower Library (Eisenhower Memo)
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Richard Weld, Ford Library | Presentation with speaker notes
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AJ Baime: Keynote | Thursday morning
- Kate Sutter, Freedoms Frontier
- Robert Holzweiss, George HW Bush Library - Background
Bush Administration
White House Situation Room | 1991 NSC | 1992 NSC | Memo from Scowcroft
- Letter from Sisulu | President's Remarks
- 1989 Buthelezi memo | 1990 meeting with Buthelezi | 1990 Points to be made | 1991 Letter from President Bush | 1992 Presidential Message
- Talking points with de Klerk | Visit of de Klerk | Meeting with de Klerk
- Points to be with Mandela | Meeting with Mandela | Points to be made | Departure statement | 1991 Memo of Conversation | 1992 Memo of Conversation | Bush Letter
- Situation Room | 1991 Memo of Conversation | 1992 Memo of Conversation | Last minute appeal
- January letter to Bush | February letter to Mandela | May letter to Mandela
Conclusions - 1994 letter to de Klerk | Letter from de Klerk | Letter to de Klerk | Letter to Bush | 1999 Letter to de Klerk
Resources
- Truman Library digital collections
- Truman Library lesson plans
- Living Room Candidate
- Civics For All of Us
- Truman Civil Rights Symposium
Any questions should be directed to mark.adams@nara.gov