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Matthew Guariglia, author of "Police and the Empire City"
Guariglia tells the history of the New York Police Department to show how its origins were built upon and inseparably entwined with the history of race, ethnicity, and whiteness in the United States.
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"Remember the First Ladies" Book Discussion
Nancy Kegan Smith, one of the authors of "Remember the First Ladies" will visit Thursday, May 23, at 7:00 p.m. to discuss her book and research on some of the most interesting women in U.S. history.
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The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President
Edward O'Keefe in conversation with Candice Millard, New York Times best-selling author, and Co-presented by Rainy Day Books at Unity Temple on the Plaza
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Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America
Author William Gee Wong reflects on life of his immigrant father and his own upbrining in this memoir of the Asian American experience.
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Sebastian Junger, author of "In My Time of Dying"
Author Talk
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Brian Stone Jr., author of Radical Adaptation
Author Talk
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PEN/Hemingway Award Celebration
Seán Hemingway honors finalists for the 2024 PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel. Author Joan Silber delivers the keynote address. The Kennedy Library is the major repository of Ernest Hemingway’s personal papers.
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The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America
Jeffrey Rosen and Dr. Colleen Shogan will discuss what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to six of the most influential founders—Franklin, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton.
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An Evening with Author Barbara McQuade
Legal scholar and analyst Barbara McQuade will discuss how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society and how we can fight against it.
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Carter Library Family Day
Saturday, April, 13, 2024
FREE Admission all day 9:30am - 4:30pm
Special Events 10am - 2pm