Initially proposed in 1971, the Gay Rights Bill in New York City was the first of its kind in the nation, meant to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, and public accommodatio... Read more
For the last FDR-themed event of the Roosevelt House season, we are pleased to present a discussion of Paul Sparrow’snew book Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words With Charles Lindber... Read more
Two days before the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of best-selling author Garrett M. Graff’s brand-new book, When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-Day. This time... Read more
May 9, 2024, New York — Last night the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College hosted the 2024 Theodore Kheel Transportation Policy Lecture featuring an in-depth and timely discussion of…
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of Kevin Baker’s new book The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City. In this entertaining and insightful chronicle, Baker illuminates the interwoven histories of the sport and the city... Read more
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of FDR Unmasked: 73 Years of Medical Cover-ups That Rewrote History by Dr. Steven Lomazow. In this medical history, Dr. Lomazow chronicles FDR’s life from a physician’s perspective... Read more
Please join us as Roosevelt House, in collaboration with Spectrum News NY1, hosts an historical — and yet, in this election year, timely — discussion of the life, legacy, and near presidential candida... Read more
President Ann Kirschner invites you to join her for a Book Party for Harold Holzer, Jonathan F. Fanton Director, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in conversation with actor an... Read more