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May Schedule
16: "Tennessee Johnson," starring Van Heflin, Ruth Hussey, and Lionel Barrymore appears for one evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Greeneville, TN. Commentary by Dr. Robert Orr. Sponsored by the Museums of Tusculum College and the Nathanael Greene Museum.
17: Echo Taps
17: Civil War Living History Demonstration, Andrew Johnson Homestead
17-18: 14th Annual Iris Festival - Downtown Greeneville
30: Memorial Day Program, Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
EVENTS
Schedule
The year 2008 is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Andrew Johson, the 17th President of the United States. Greeneville, Tennessee, his hometown, will honor this anniversary in a year-long celebration. All dates are tentative.
MAY 2008
16: "Tennessee Johnson," starring Van Heflin, Ruth Hussey, and Lionel Barrymore appears for one evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Greeneville, TN. Commentary by Dr. Robert Orr. Sponsored by the Museums of Tusculum College and the Nathanael Greene Museum.
17: Echo Taps
17: Civil War Living History Demonstration, Andrew Johnson Homestead
17-18: 14th Annual Iris Festival - Downtown Greeneville
30: Memorial Day Program, Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
JUNE 2008
TBA: Greeneville Sun Newspaper Article "Andrew Johnson and Civil War Secret Societies"
21: Civil War Living History Demonstration, Andrew Johnson Homestead
JULY 2008
26: Civil War Living History Demonstration, Andrew Johnson Homestead
31: Andrew Johnson Day at the Greeneville Astro's Stadium - The Greeneville Astros will join the community in celebrating the life of Andrew Johnson. Bobble heads of the former president will be given to the first 1,000 fans through the gates. Gates open at 6:00 pm, game time at 7:00 pm against the Elizabethton Twins.
AUGUST 2008
TBA: Greeneville Sun Newspaper Article "Andrew Johnson and Frederick Douglass"
8: Emancipation Day Celebration of Stories, Chetter Galloway
25: National Park Service Founders Day
SEPTEMBER 2008
17-18: This event, beginning with an evening of period and patriotic music, a visual presentation of Johnson's life, and family activities, will celebrate the 221st anniversary of the U.S. Constitution and the Bicentennial of Andrew Johnson. On September 18, 2008, a symposium will be held featuring Dr. Eric Foner, Dr. Paul Bergeron, Dr. Robert Orr, and Dr. Michael Curtis, with a panel discussion moderated by Mr. Oliver Thomas. The focus of the presentations and discussion is the life and times of Andrew Johnson, the role he played in shaping American history, and the Constitutional amendments during Reconstruction - their past and present effect.
OCTOBER 2008
10-12: Battle of Blue Springs
NOVEMBER 2008
TBA: "The ‘Old Hickory’ of this Age": Andrew Johnson, the last Jacksonian? William Hardy, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, 423-639-3711
November 21, 2008 - January 16, 2009: Raleigh's Own President: Andrew Johnson's Life in North Carolina Exhibit. Born in Raleigh in 1808, few would have guessed from Andrew Johnson's less than privileged upbringing that he would go on to become the 17th President of the United States. Too poor to attend school, Johnson was apprenticed at age ten to work for James J. Selby, a local tailor. In that shop, he learned two skills that would change his path in life; how to perform the tailor's craft and how to read. Discover Johnson's roots in North Carolina, his tumultuous presidency, and his historic impeachment trial in commemoration of his 200th birthday. This exhibit will be on display on the second floor rotunda of the North Carolina State Capitol. For more information please call the Capitol at 919-733-4994 or visit www.ncstatecapitol.org. Admission is free.
DECEMBER 2008
1: Jefferson Davis and Andrew Johnson were born in 1808. At noon on December 1, 2008, Dan Carter of the University of South Carolina will lecture to commemorate Johnson, a Raleigh native, in the House Chamber of the North Carolina State Capitol. For more information, please call Capitol at 919-733-4994 or visit www.ncstatecapitol.org.
13: Wreaths Across America program, Noon; Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, 423-639-3711
29: Presidential Wreath Laying for Andrew Johnson's 200th Birthday
29: Luminaries at Andrew Johnson National Cemetery