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Douglas Brinkley — Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening

Posted on March 9th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening by bestselling author and acclaimed presidenti... Read more

NEW DATE — Amanda Freeman & Lisa Dodson — Getting Me Cheap: How Low-Wage Work Traps Women and Girls in Poverty

Posted on February 27th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Important Update: This Event Will Now Be Held On March 23 & Presented Only On ZoomTo inaugurate Women’s History Month at Roosevel... Read more

Maggie Haberman — Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America

Posted on February 21st, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Due to popular demand, this event has been moved to The Kaye PlayhouseWe are proud to continue our tradition of public conversations and lectu... Read more

Richard Hurowitz — In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust

Posted on February 14th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Please join us as Roosevelt House and Hunter’s Jewish Studies Center co-host a discussion of the new book In the Garden of the Righteous: The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust by Richard Hurowitz... Read more

Chris Whipple — The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House

Posted on February 9th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden's White House by bestselling author Chris Whipple. In this revelatory and news-making chronicle, Whipple reveals how... Read more

Jon Meacham — And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle

Posted on February 2nd, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Jennifer J. Raab, Hunter College President, Cordially invites you to attend a special President’s Week event,  in person and on Zoom. Jon Meacham on his new book And There Was Light: Abraham Linco... Read more

Saladin Ambar — Stars and Shadows: The Politics of Interracial Friendship from Jefferson to Obama

Posted on January 25th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
 To mark Black history month, Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book Stars and Shadows: The Politics of Interracial Friendship from Jefferson to Obama by Rutgers University professor of political science... Read more

Charity C. Elder — Power: The Rise of Black Women in America — How Black Women Embody the American Dream, Defy Oppression, and Win

Posted on January 20th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
To mark Black History Month at Roosevelt House, Jennifer J. Raab, Hunter College President, cordially invites you to attend a discussion of the book Power: The Rise of Black Women in America—How Black Women Embody the American Dream, Defy Oppr... Read more

Andrew Meier — Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty

Posted on January 19th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the acclaimed new book Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty by Andrew Meier. Spanning four generations, Morgenthau offers a panoramic account of o... Read more

World War II Naval History

Posted on December 29th, 2022 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Eighty years ago, in 1943, the U.S. and its allies were fighting World War II at sea on two major fronts—the Atlantic and Pacific—with an American navy largely built since the devastating, fleet-destroying attack on P... Read more