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Far From the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents

Posted on October 2nd, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Human Rights Program Events
Please join us for a conversation with author Amy Yee as we mark the release of Far From the Rooftop of the World: Travels Among Tibetan Refugees on Four Continents with a foreword by His Holines... Read more

Mapping the Future of Higher Ed

Posted on September 28th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Hunter College President Ann Kirschner Invites you to the launch of a new Roosevelt House series Mapping the Future of Higher Ed ... Read more

Adam Nagourney — The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism

Posted on September 26th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism by veteran Times reporter Adam Nagourney. In th... Read more

Shannon McKenna Schmidt — The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back

Posted on September 11th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book The First Lady of World War II: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Daring Journey to the Frontlines and Back by Shannon McKenna Schmidt. In this captivating, action-packe... Read more

Samuel G. Freedman — Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights

Posted on August 25th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Kicking off a new season of public programs at Roosevelt House, we are pleased to present a discussion with acclaimed journalist Samuel G. Freedman on his widely praised new book, Into the Bright Suns... Read more

James B. Conroy — The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War

Posted on May 25th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present—on the day of its publication—a discussion of James B. Conroy’s new book The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won t... Read more

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik — Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship

Posted on May 24th, 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 Providence and Power: Ten Portraits in Jewish Statesmanship by Rabbi Meir Soloveichik.... Read more

Derek Leebaert — Unlikely Heroes: Franklin Roosevelt, His Four Lieutenants, and the World They Made

Posted on May 2nd, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a... Read more

Richard Dreyfuss — One Thought Scares Me…: We Teach Our Children What We Wish Them to Know; We Don’t Teach Our Children What We Don’t Wish Them to Know

Posted on April 17th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of One Thought Scares Me...: We Teach Our Children What We Wish Them to Know; We Don't Teach Our Children What We Don't Wish Them to Know by Academy Award winning actor and advocate ... Read more

Martin F. Shapiro — The Present Illness: American Health Care and Its Afflictions

Posted on April 6th, 2023 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of The Present Illness: American Health Care and Its Afflictions by physician, health services researcher, and professor of medicine Martin F. Shapiro. In this eye-opening and powerful... Read more