The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
presents the 20th annual
ROOSEVELT READING FESTIVAL
with fourteen authors of
recently published books
including a special afternoon
presentation with
Paul M. Sparrow,
author of AWAKENING THE
SPIRIT OF AMERICA: FDR'S WAR OF
WORDS WITH CHARLES LINDBERGH
AND THE BATTLE TO SAVE DEMOCRACY
June 22, 2024, beginning at 9:45 a.m.
HYDE PARK, NY -- On Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host the 20th annual Roosevelt Reading Festival. The day-long program will highlight the recently published work of fourteen authors -- including a special afternoon presentation with Paul M. Sparrow, author of AWAKENING THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA: FDR'S WAR OF WORDS WITH CHARLES LINDBERGH AND THE BATTLE TO SAVE DEMOCRACY. The festival will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. This is a free public event. Registration is not required.
In six concurrent sessions taking place throughout the day, fourteen authors of works that draw upon the Roosevelt Library archives -- or focus on the Roosevelt era -- will present author talks followed by question-and-answer sessions and book signings. Copies of all the authors' books will be available for sale in the New Deal Store. The program begins at 9:45 a.m. with coffee and refreshments.
This year's Roosevelt 2024 Reading Festival authors include:
Angela S. Beauchamp
Eleanor Roosevelt on Screen: The First Lady's Appearances in Film and Television, 1932-1962
James B. Conroy
The Devils Will Get No Rest: FDR, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the War
Steve Drummond
The Watchdog: How the Truman Committee Battled Corruption and Helped Win World War Two
Stan Haynes
Roosevelt to Roosevelt: Presidential Nominating Conventions from 1904 to 1944
Diana B. Henriques
Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR's Fight to Regulate American Capitalism
David Kaiser
States of the Union: A Political History of the United States through Presidential Addresses, 1789-2023
Sheryl Kaskowitz
A Chance to Harmonize: How FDR’s Hidden Music Unit Sought to Save America from the Great Depression
Molly Guptill Manning
The War of Words: How America's GI Journalists Battled Censorship and Propaganda to Help Win World War II
Michel Paradis
The Light of Battle: Eisenhower, D-Day, and the Birth of the American Superpower
David Pietrusza
Gangsterland: A Tour Through the Dark Heart of Jazz-Age New York City
David L. Roll
Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged from Roosevelt's Shadow and Remade the World
Noliwe Rooks
A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune
Janneken Smucker
A New Deal for Quilts
Paul M. Sparrow
Awakening the Spirit of America: FDR's War of Words with Charles Lindbergh -- and the Battle to Save Democracy
The event is free and open to the public. Author book signings will be conducted throughout the day, and books will be available for purchase in the New Deal Store. For additional information about this event please call Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745.
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