Wednesday, June 22-REVOLUTIONARY WAR Lecture Stanley Weintraub will discuss his book, Iron Tears: America's Battle for Freedom, Britain's Quagmire: 1775-1783 (Free Press, 2005). For generations, Americans have been taught to view the Revolutionary War as a heroic tale of resistance, exclusively from the perspective of the Continental army and the Founding Fathers. Historian Stanley Weintraub offers the first account that examines the war from three divergent and distinct vantage points: the battlefields; the American leadership under George Washington; and -- most originally -- that of England, embroiled in controversy over the war. Noon. Jefferson Conference Room. Thursday, June 30- DAVID MCCULLOUGH, 1776 Lecture David McCullough will discuss his latest book, 1776 (Simon and Schuster, 2005) where he tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence -- when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper. Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is a powerful drama written with extraordinary narrative vitality. It is the story of Americans in the ranks, and it is the story of the King's men. Here also is the Revolution as experienced by American Loyalists, Hessian mercenaries, politicians, preachers, traitors, spies, men and women of all kinds caught in the paths of war. McCullough was the first recipient of the Foundation for the National Archives "Records of Achievement" Award. 7:00 p.m. William G. McGowan Theater. # # # For PRESS information, contact the National Archives Public Affairs staff at (202) 501-5526. To verify the date and times of the programs, the public should call the Public Programs Line at: (202) 501-5000, the hearing impaired should call TDD (202) 501-5404 for information, or view the Calendar of Events on the web at www.archives.gov/about_us/calendar_of_events/index.html