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    Honorees: Doris Kearns Goodwin, the Cast of _Hamilton_, and the Rockefeller Foundation

    _Image: Students introducing honorees at the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Annual Gala. Copyright Ilir Bajraktari._

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    ### Dwight D. Eisenhower and His Times

    Professor Michael J. Birkner (Gettysburg College) examines the world Dwight Eisenhower helped shape. Learn about Eisenhower’s career as a soldier, educator, and statesman.

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    _Image: An autographed photo of Dwight D. Eisenhower dated circa 1945. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC00162.23)_

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### MA in American History

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Upcoming Events

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### [Annual Gala](/2025-annual-gala)

Join us to celebrate the 2025 honorees: Doris Kearns Goodwin, the cast of _Hamilton_, and The Rockefeller Foundation!

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### [The Citizenship Challenge](/citizenship/citizenship-challenge)

Last day to submit your entry for the Citizenship Challenge

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_Book Breaks_

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Every Sunday at 2:00 pm ET (11:00 am PT) on Zoom

Join us for [our weekly interview series](/book-breaks) in which historians discuss their acclaimed books followed by a Q&A with the at-home audience. Please click any of the upcoming episodes to register. You can purchase any of the books featured on our [bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/lists/book-breaks-featured-guests) page, for which we receive an affiliate commission.

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### Upcoming Episodes

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Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET

### [Russell Shorto](/book-breaks-registration-week-4A)

_Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America_ 

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Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET

### [Brenda Wineapple](/book-breaks-registration-week-5A)

_Keeping the Faith: God, Democracy, and the Trial That Riveted a Nation_

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:00 pm ET

### Abigail G. Mullen, US Naval Academy

_To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805_

Our Historical Documents

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In 1991, Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman embarked on a mission to create one of the most important repositories of historical American documents in the country. Today, the Gilder Lehrman Collection contains **87,000+ items** documenting the political, social, and economic history of the United States.

Our [catalog is free to search](/collection-search). K–12 students, K–12 educators, and parents can access a selection of [**13,000+ full-sized images**](/collection-search?keyword=&f%5B0%5D=has_image%3A1) for free. Others can purchase an annual History Resources subscription for $25.  

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*   We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like [this first draft of the US Constitution](/collection/glc0081901)

*   Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like the poet [Phillis Wheatley](/collection/glc06154).

*   Bring history to life with visual sources, like [this US War Department recruitment poster](/collection/glc0952011) (ca. 1944–1945).

*   In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like [this campaign button for Lyndon Johnson](/collection/glc09750).

*   Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like [those of a female pilot](/collection/glc07243002) in the 1910s.

*   Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like [this note by Frederick Douglass](/collection/glc01116).

*   We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like [this first draft of the US Constitution](/collection/glc0081901)

*   Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like the poet [Phillis Wheatley](/collection/glc06154).

*   Bring history to life with visual sources, like [this US War Department recruitment poster](/collection/glc0952011) (ca. 1944–1945).

*   In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like [this campaign button for Lyndon Johnson](/collection/glc09750).

*   Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like [those of a female pilot](/collection/glc07243002) in the 1910s.

*   Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like [this note by Frederick Douglass](/collection/glc01116).

*   We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like [this first draft of the US Constitution](/collection/glc0081901)

*   Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like the poet [Phillis Wheatley](/collection/glc06154).

*   Bring history to life with visual sources, like [this US War Department recruitment poster](/collection/glc0952011) (ca. 1944–1945).

*   In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like [this campaign button for Lyndon Johnson](/collection/glc09750).

*   Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like [those of a female pilot](/collection/glc07243002) in the 1910s.

*   Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like [this note by Frederick Douglass](/collection/glc01116).

We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like [this first draft of the US Constitution](/collection/glc0081901)

_History Now_

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The Online Journal of the Gilder Lehrman Institute

Published four times a year, _History Now_ features essays by the nation’s leading historians for teachers, students, and general readers.

Beginning on March 14, _History Now_ will be free for everyone and will not require a subscription or login.

[Browse Issues](/history-now)

### Latest Issues

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Issue 73 Winter   2024

### [African American Artists](/history-now/journals/african-american-artists)

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Issue 72 Fall   2024

### [Black Entrepreneurship in America](/history-now/journals/black-entrepreneurship-america)

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Issue 71 Summer   2024

### [The Jewish Legacy in American History](/history-now/journals/jewish-legacy-american-history)

How to Research a World War II Veteran

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Learn about the historical research process in this step-by-step guide. As you progress, you will have opportunities to apply what you are learning.

**Image**: American Servicemen and women in Paris celebrating the unconditional surrender of the Japanese, August 15, 1945 (National Archives, 111-SC-210241)

[Explore Online Exhibition](/veterans-legacy-program/wwii-veteran-research-guide)

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