Douglas Brinkley: “The Nixon Tapes, 1971-72″
July 29, 2014
Nixon Revisted
Sylvia Juke Morris with James Atlas
What is the Future of NYC’s Charter Schools?
July 15, 2014 
VIDEO
New York City is home to one of the nation’s most robust charter sectors, boasting nearly 150 schools and 50,000... Read more
Please join us for a book discussion with James Tobin, author of The Man He Became: How FDR Defied Polio to Win the... Read more
David Boies and Theodore B. Olson: “Redeeming the Dream – The Case for Marriage Equality”
June 19, 2014 VIDEO
Former US solicitor general Theodore B. Olson and litigator David Boies discuss... Read more
The Tina Santi Flaherty-Winston Churchill Literary Series: Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of D-Day
June 2, 2014 VIDEO
A special evening commemorating the 70th anniversary of D-Day as Roosevelt House welcomes... Read more
New Education Advocacy Organizations in the United States: Their Current Influence and Potential Future Role in K-12 Policy Development
May 20, 2014 VIDEO
Co-sponsored with the Wallace Foundation
Danny Meyer in conversation with Jonathan Fanton
May 15, 2014 VIDEO
A conversation between Danny Meyer, award-winning New York restaurateur and entrepreneur and Roosevelt House Interim... Read more
Reception 5:30 PM | Program 6:00 PM
Making the Emergent City: A Panel Discussion
May 12, 2014 VIDEO
Co-presented with the World Policy Institute.
Co-presented by the Writing Center at Hunter College
For this, the final program in the series “Anxieties of Democracy,” presented by the Social Science Research Council at Roosevelt... Read more
This event is co-sponsored with the Department of Political Science at Hunter College.
India’s general elections are not only fascinating... Read more
The Color of Citizenship: Tracing the Legacies of Japanese Internment from WWII to Stop & Frisk
May 2, 2014 VIDEO
The mass incarceration of nearly 120,000... Read more
Few people have had more of an impact on the recent history of New York City and State than Richard Ravitch. He built some of its most notable... Read more
Interviewed by Richard Tofel, President of ProPublica
75th Anniversary of “The Grapes of Wrath”
April 29, 2014 VIDEO
With: Colum McCann, Jeff Sharlet, Susan Shillinglaw, and moderated by Jeff Allred.
Justice Edwin Cameron: Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law in South Africa at Twenty
April 24, 2014 VIDEO
Join us at Roosevelt House as we welcome Edwin Cameron, Justice of the Constitutional Court, South Africa’s highest court. He is one of... Read more
Michael I. Sovern: “An Improbable Life: My Sixty Years at Columbia and Other Adventures”
April 23, 2014 VIDEO
A conversation featuring Michael I. Sovern, President Emeritus of Columbia University and author of the new book, An Improbable Life:... Read more
With: Nicholas Freudenberg & Nancy Romer; Moderated by Dr. Thomas A. Farley
From Triangle Shirtwaist to Bangladesh: The Garment Industry, Tragedy, and Workplace Safety Reform
March 25, 2014 VIDEO
Please join us for a panel discussion of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire and its effect on labor laws and workplace safety in the US,... Read more
“Reinventing American Health Care” – A Book Discussion with Ezekiel Emanuel and Thomas A. Farley
March 24, 2014 VIDEO
Join us at Roosevelt House for a book discussion featuring Ezekiel Emanuel, author of the just-published Reinventing American Health Care: How... Read more
A Conversation with Nandita Das
March 21, 2014 VIDEO
Join us for a conversation with award-winning Indian film actress, director, and committed human rights advocate, Nandita Das.... Read more
John Lindsay, New York, and the American Dream
March 20, 2014 VIDEO
This event will be held at the Kaye Playhouse
Elizabeth McCormack in Conversation with Jonathan Fanton
March 12, 2014 VIDEO
A member in the Society of the Sacred Heart for nearly thirty... Read more
Aspen at Roosevelt House – Social Intrapreneurship: Keeping Your Day Job and Finding Meaning in Your Work
March 11, 2014 VIDEO
Please join us for the next conversation in our popular Aspen at Roosevelt House discussion series, as we welcome three of Aspen’s First Mover... Read more
In a continuing series of events at Roosevelt House, the ... Read more
Transforming Food Policy: Can New York City Become a Model for Smart, Fair Municipal Food Policy for the Nation?
March 3, 2014 VIDEO
On March 3rd The New York City Food Policy Center and The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute join forces to sponsor Transforming Food... Read more
A Special Evening with Historian and Roosevelt Biographer Geoffrey Ward
February 27, 2014 VIDEO
A special evening with historian and Roosevelt... Read more
Public Programs at Roosevelt House are free to the public and open with advance registration, made possible through the support of the Charina Endowment Fund and other generous donors.
