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Luis A. Miranda Jr. — Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America

Posted on January 6th, 2025 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America by Luis A. Miranda Jr.—father of Hamilton-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, and l... Read more

American Voices: An Evening with Sonia Sanchez

Posted on December 13th, 2024 · Posted in Public Programs
Hunter College President Nancy Cantor invites you to attend American Voices: An Evening with Sonia Sanchez — A 90th Birthday Celebration.“You have spoken for us… written for us… sung to us… how much in your debt we are.”-Toni Morr... Read more

Nigel Hamilton — Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents

Posted on December 12th, 2024 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of historian Nigel Hamilton’s new book Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents. In this vivid and unique dual biography,... Read more

The 2024 McNickle Lecture on Integrity in Government featuring Inspector General Lucy Lang, Council Member Gale Brewer & Former Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney

Posted on December 11th, 2024 · Posted in Public Programs
Marking International Anti-Corruption Day on December 9, Roosevelt House is pleased to present the 2024 McNickle Lecture on Integrity in Government featuring New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang. Discussing the vital impor... Read more

Public Policy Capstone Presentations – Fall 2024

Posted on December 9th, 2024 · Posted in Public Policy Program Events
Throughout the Fall 2024 semester students in the Public Policy Program have grappled with difficult questions related to public policy, explored current events, considered ongoing political cycles, and confronted conv... Read more

The 2024 Stepanski Family Lecture: What Next for America? Assessing the 2024 Presidential Election and the Threat to American Democracy Featuring Steve Benen & Rachel Maddow

Posted on December 5th, 2024 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
As we continue to process the results of the 2024 Presidential Election, Roosevelt House is proud to present a discussion featuring Steve Benen, MSNBC producer and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republic... Read more

A Date That Lives in Infamy: Pearl Harbor, Then and Now Featuring Craig Symonds and Steve Twomey

Posted on November 26th, 2024 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
To mark the 83rd anniversary of the December 7, 1941 attack that brought the U.S. into World War II, please join us as Roosevelt... Read more

Charlotte Gray on her new book Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons: The Lives of Jennie Jerome Churchill and Sara Delano Roosevelt In conversation with Amanda Foreman

Posted on November 26th, 2024 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion—here in the very home that Sara Delano Roosevelt built and shared with her son and his family—of a brilliant new joint biography of FDR’s mother and her British counterpart: Passionate Moth... Read more

What Just Happened? A 2024 Election Reaction Discussion

Posted on November 14th, 2024 · Posted in Public Programs
Roosevelt House presents an election reaction panel featuring New York journalists and former political leaders assessing the result of the 2024 presidential election, and where the nation goes from here. This event will provide an opportunity to the... Read more

Defund: Conversations Toward Abolition Featuring Calvin John Smiley with D’Weston Haywood

Posted on November 14th, 2024 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Please join us on Tuesday, November 19 at 6:00 PM as Roosevelt House presents a discussion of the new book Defund: Conversations Toward Abolition by Hunter College Associate Professor of Sociology Ca... Read more