VIRTUAL EVENT - Book Discussion with Larry Haas *81
Think you know everything about Jack, Bobby, and Ted Kennedy? Think again. Join Larry Haas, M.A. History, *81, as he relays a new, rich, fascinating, and consequential story about these iconic brothers.
The Kennedys in the World:
How Jack, Bobby, and Ted Remade America’s Empire
From an early age, the brothers developed a deep understanding of the different peoples, cultures, and ideologies around the world; a keen appreciation for the challenges that such differences created for the United States; and a strong desire to reshape America’s response to them. The brothers were prodded by their ruthless and demanding father, Joe Kennedy, and their cold and distant mother, Rose, to learn about the world, and they were told that they could shape America’s role in it. For more than six decades after World War II, the brothers shaped broad issues of war and peace as well as the U.S. response to almost every major global challenge of their times: the Soviet Union and China, the Cold War and Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Chile, Nicaragua and El Salvador, Korea and Vietnam, South Africa and Northern Ireland, and Iraq (twice). In their time, America was what it remains today – the world’s greatest power, with roles and responsibilities that stretch across the planet. Consequently, as the brothers remade America’s empire, they invariably changed the world.
Larry Haas *81, an award-winning journalist and former senior Clinton White House official, is senior fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council, a columnist on foreign affairs, and a TV and radio commentator. He is the author of five other books, including Harry and Arthur: Truman, Vandenberg, and the Partnership That Created the Free World, which the Wall Street Journal named a “Best Book of the Year” for 2016.
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When: Wednesday, March 3rd @ 7:30 PM ET
Where: Zoom link will be provided after registration.
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