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This is a ticketed event with reserved seating. Reservations are required for BOTH the
complimentary lecture and optional dinner.
Dinner following the lecture is $65++ per person. Cocktails begin at 6:00pm, then
be seated at a table to enjoy a specially prepared dinner. During dessert, you will
hear answers to written questions submitted by your tables and others.
CANDICE MILLARD
“THE RIVER OF DOUBT: THEODORE
ROOSEVELT’S DARKEST JOURNEY”
DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN
“LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE
1960s: A FRONT-ROW SEAT TO HISTORY”
Thursday, January 16 • 5:00PM
Thursday, February 20 • 5:00PM
Candice Millard, author
of the New York Times
bestsellers The River
of Doubt, Destiny of
the Republic, Hero of
the Empire, and River
of the Gods. Her book
The River of Doubt tells
the gripping true story of Theodore
Roosevelt’s perilous 1912 Amazon
expedition, where he and his team
battled disease, dangerous rapids, and
even murder.
MARK UPDEGROVE
“INCOMPARABLE GRACE: JFK IN THE
PRESIDENCY”
LEE POLLOCK
“CHURCHILL AND THE
PRESIDENTS”
Thursday, February 6 • 5:00PM
Thursday, March 13 • 5:00PM
More than six decades
after his assassination,
John
F.
Kennedy
remains a captivating
figure in the American
imagination, known for
his grace, eloquence,
and
wit.
Mark
Updegrove, ABC News Presidential
Historian and author of Incomparable
Grace: JFK in the Presidency, explores
Kennedy’s enduring appeal and the
lasting impact of his presidency.
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Doris Kearns Goodwin,
a
Pulitzer
Prizewinning historian and
best-selling author, is
known for her work on
presidential leadership,
including
Team
of
Rivals, which inspired
the film Lincoln. Her latest book, An
Unfinished Love Story, blends memoir
and history, reflecting on the 1960s
through personal archives.
Lee Pollock is an
award-winning
historian, writer, and
public speaker on
Winston
Churchill,
with articles in the
Wall Street Journal and
appearances on CBS
and the BBC. A Director and Senior
Advisor to The International Churchill
Society, he has spoken on Churchill’s
legacy at major institutions and is the
author of Action This Day: Adventures
with Winston Churchill.
