Doug Most — Launching Liberty: The Epic Race to Build the Ships That Took America to War
October 7, 2026
Roosevelt House is pleased to present award-winning journalist Doug Most on his latest book, Launching Liberty: The Epic Race to Build the Ships That Took America to War. The critically... Read more
Panic, Politics, and Policy: New York City During the AIDS Crisis, 1981 – 1996
October 5, 2026 
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Inspired by a new exhibit at the LaGuardia & Wagner Archives, ... Read more
Nancy Foner — Immigration: How the Past Shapes the Present
October 1, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present esteemed scholar of immigration, author, and Distinguished Emerita Professor of sociology at Hunter College, Nancy Foner, on her new... Read more
Democracy Under Pressure Series—Race, the Ballot, and the Fight for Democracy
September 28, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present an event that continues its Democracy Under Pressure series, which was launched last year to examine the mounting threats to democratic governance in the United States and beyond. Through conversations with... Read more
Mario: A Documentary Screening and Talk Back Featuring Former Staffers and Friends
September 24, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House presents a screening of the new documentary Mario, fresh off its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, about the son of Italian immigrants who rose to become the... Read more
Congo’s Neglected War: Thirty Years On with Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nicholas Kristof
September 23, 2026 VIDEO
Eastern Congo has endured one of the world’s deadliest and most neglected crises for nearly three decades. Waves of armed conflict and foreign-backed occupation have displaced millions, while rape... Read more
Celebrating Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem
September 22, 2026 VIDEO
The Human Rights Program at Roosevelt House and Sisterhood is Global Institute honor Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem, trailblazers in the women’s rights movement and an inspiration to generations of feminists around the world.
Sam Schwartz and Cary Pepper on their new novel AutoKill
September 9, 2026 VIDEO
To launch the fall season of public programming at Roosevelt House, the Sam Schwartz Transportation Research Program (SSTRP) is excited to present acclaimed engineer and planner “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz—who “knows... Read more
Please join colleagues, friends, and family for a memorial gathering to honor Bill Herbert. A distinguished scholar and dedicated labor leader, Bill served with distinction as the longtime... Read more
Person Place Thing is an interview show based on the idea that people are especially engaging when they speak, not directly about themselves, but something they care about. Guests discuss one person, one place, and one thing with particular... Read more
Marking Pride Month at Roosevelt House, the LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House and Queer Voices NYC are... Read more
The Roads Ahead: A Conversation on the Present and Future of Transportation in New York City
June 3, 2026 VIDEO
The Sam Schwartz Transportation Research Program (SSTRP) at Roosevelt House, along with CIVITAS, a nonprofit aimed at improving quality of life in New York neighborhoods, invite you to attend a special event featuring New York City Department of... Read more
Decent people should ignore politics, if only they could be confident that politics would ignore them.
–William F. Buckley
Roosevelt House is pleased to present bestselling author Sam... Read more
Roosevelt House is pleased to present Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and political analyst on MS NOW, Eugene Robinson, on his new book, Freedom Lost, Freedom Won: A Personal... Read more
A Preview Screening of “New York: The Future of Cities” and Discussion featuring Filmmaker Ric Burns
May 18, 2026 VIDEO
Marking the 400th birthday of the city of New York, Roosevelt House is pleased to present a screening of highlights from Ric Burns’ new two-part documentary series... Read more
Roosevelt House, together with the Roosevelt House Public Policy Program and Hunter College Department of Women and Gender Studies, are pleased to present pioneering scholar and writer, and... Read more
Roosevelt House, along with the Hunter College Jewish Studies Center, are pleased to present distinguished longtime staff writer and critic at The New Yorker, David Denby, on his new book, Eminent Jews: Bernstein,... Read more
Jon Meacham — American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
May 4, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is proud to present renowned, Pulitzer Prize-winning presidential historian—and one of the country’s most respected authorities on history’s intersections with present-day politics—Jon Meacham. He will... Read more
American Voices presents and Evening with Julia Alvarez
April 27, 2026 VIDEO
Julia Alvarez is the author of seven novels, three books of nonfiction, four collections of poetry, and twelve books for children and young adults. Her latest book is Visitations, a new collection of poetry.... Read more
The Presidency of Joseph R. Biden: A First Historical Assessment featuring Leading Historians Julian Zelizer, John Fabian Witt, Timothy Naftali, and Khalil Gibran Muhammad
April 23, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a panel of leading presidential scholars for a retrospective discussion—perhaps the first of its kind—of the Biden presidency, moderated by acclaimed political... Read more
A Conversation with Chris A. Eng
April 22, 2026
Chris A. Eng is Assistant Professor of English at University of Maryland College Park, where he teaches courses on US ethnic literatures and queer of color critique. His first book, Extravagant Camp: The Queer Abjection of... Read more
Democracy Under Pressure — Redrawing Power: The Supreme Court and the Future of Executive Authority
April 20, 2026 VIDEO
As the Supreme Court revisits and revises the limits of presidential and administrative power, its decisions are reshaping the scope of executive authority. A conservative majority has signaled openness to the “unitary executive” theory,... Read more
The Inaugural Future of Transportation Conference — Autonomous Vehicles: the Benefits, the Risks, and the Need for Regulation
April 16, 2026
The Sam Schwartz Transportation Research Program (SSTRP) at Roosevelt House is launching its first annual Future of Transportation Conference. This years’ event is co-presented by Hunter College’s Department of Urban Policy and... Read more
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a lecture from renowned presidential historian, and one of our most popular returning speakers, Douglas Brinkley, on how executive power has changed—for better or worse—since the... Read more
Marking Women’s History Month at Roosevelt House, and the anniversary of her death, we are pleased to present a screening of Bella!, the acclaimed documentary that chronicles—and reanimates—the trailblazing political career of... Read more
Heather Ann Thompson — Fear and Fury: Bernie Goetz, the Reagan ’80s, and the Rebirth of White Rage
March 25, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is proud to present—on a new rescheduled date—Pulitzer Prize-winning author Heather Ann Thompson on her book, Fear and Fury: Bernie Goetz, the Reagan... Read more
2026 Stepanski Family Lecture featuring Lisa Graves
March 24, 2026 VIDEO
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion featuring legal expert Lisa Graves on her book, Without Precedent: How Chief Justice Roberts and His Accomplices Rewrote the Constitution and Dismantled Our Rights. “A... Read more
Marking Women’s History Month at Roosevelt House, please join us, in collaboration with Spectrum News NY1, for a special panel discussion on the career and legacy of New York Congresswoman and leader in the Women’s Rights... Read more
Roosevelt House and the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund (NYLCVEF) are pleased to present an election forum on the environment featuring candidates for the 12th Congressional District in Manhattan, where longtime Rep. Jerrold... Read more
POSTPONED: First Houses 90th Anniversary
March 12, 2026
Due to an extenuating circumstance, we are postponing this event; please stay tuned for a new date.
Roosevelt House is pleased to present an urgent, and yet historical, discussion about public housing—spanning its past, present,... 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.
