Two former staffers to President George H. W. Bush bring together the most harrowing and hilarious stories behind presidential events over the past sixty years—from the Rose Garden to Air Force One, foreign trips to the campaign trail—detailing the art of preparation that goes into these delicate, high-stress operations and revealing how they have often been one step away from disaster.
Book sales, signing and coffee reception to follow.
Two former staffers to President George H. W. Bush bring together the most harrowing and hilarious stories behind presidential events over the past sixty years—from the Rose Garden to Air Force One, foreign trips to the campaign trail—detailing the art of preparation that goes into these delicate, high-stress operations and revealing how they have often been one step away from disaster.
Book sales, signing and coffee reception to follow.
Don’t miss this opportunity to join the book presentation and meet the author for a special book signing event!
Whistle-Stop Politics
by Mr. Edward Segal
Tuesday, 9/29 at 6 p.m. – Visitors Center Auditorium
IKE’S BOOK CLUB: A Yearlong Journey
Join Ike’s Book Club for a yearlong journey into the profound legacy and context of the 34th president. Our program features one book per quarter, each including a community Virtual Roundtable discussion and a special in-person Author Event.
Spring Quarter:
Ike’s Road Trip
by Dr. Brian C. Black
This book explores Dwight Eisenhower’s participation in the 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy, which assessed the nation’s roadways for military use and later served as inspiration for the Interstate Highway Act of 1956.
• Virtual Roundtable: Tuesday, 2/24 at 6 p.m.
• Author Event: Tuesday, 3/31 at 6 p.m.
Summer Quarter:
Rising Star, Setting Sun
by Mr. John T. Shaw
Detailing the complex transition of power from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to John F. Kennedy, this book examines the shift that symbolized a new generational era in American politics.
• Virtual Roundtable: Tuesday, 5/26 at 6 p.m.
• Author Event: Tuesday, 6/30 at 6 p.m.
Fall Quarter:
Whistle-Stop Politics
by Mr. Edward Segal
Take an entertaining journey through 185 years of American politics, exploring how campaigning by train profoundly shaped elections, journalism, and culture.
• Virtual Roundtable: Tuesday, 8/25 at 6 p.m.
• Author Event: Tuesday, 9/29 at 6 p.m.
Winter Quarter:
The Real Ike: Eisenhower Fact and Fiction
by Martin Mack Teasley
Drawing on experience as a former deputy director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, the author presents a fresh perspective on “Ike,” separating fact from fiction, addressing common myths, and answering frequently asked questions.
• Virtual Roundtable: Tuesday, 10/27 at 6 p.m.
• Author Event: Tuesday, 12/8 at 6 p.m.
Best-selling author, Eric Jay Dolin, reclaims the daring sailors who proved essential to winning the Revolutionary War. The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told before, yet missing from most maritime histories is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that truly revealed the new nation’s character―above all, its ambition and entrepreneurial ethos. Dolin corrects that omission, contending privateers (often seen as profiteers at best and pirates at worst) were in fact critical to the Revolution’s outcome.
Book sales, signing and reception to follow.
Best-selling author, Eric Jay Dolin, reclaims the daring sailors who proved essential to winning the Revolutionary War. The heroic story of the founding of the U.S. Navy during the Revolution has been told before, yet missing from most maritime histories is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that truly revealed the new nation’s character–above all, its ambition and entrepreneurial ethos. Dolin corrects that omission, contending privateers (often seen as profiteers at best and pirates at worst) were in fact critical to the Revolution’s outcome.
Book sales, signing and reception to follow.
Don’t miss this opportunity to join the book presentation and meet the author for a special book signing event!
Rising Star, Setting Sun
by Mr. John T. Shaw
Tuesday, 6/30 at 6 p.m. – Visitors Center Auditorium
IKE’S BOOK CLUB: A Yearlong Journey
Join Ike’s Book Club for a yearlong journey into the profound legacy and context of the 34th president. Our program features one book per quarter, each including a community Virtual Roundtable discussion and a special in-person Author Event.
Spring Quarter:
Ike’s Road Trip
by Dr. Brian C. Black
This book explores Dwight Eisenhower’s participation in the 1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy, which assessed the nation’s roadways for military use and later served as inspiration for the Interstate Highway Act of 1956.
• Virtual Roundtable: Tuesday, 2/24 at 6 p.m.
• Author Event: Tuesday, 3/31 at 6 p.m.
Summer Quarter:
Rising Star, Setting Sun
by Mr. John T. Shaw
Detailing the complex transition of power from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to John F. Kennedy, this book examines the shift that symbolized a new generational era in American politics.
• Virtual Roundtable: Tuesday, 5/26 at 6 p.m.
• Author Event: Tuesday, 6/30 at 6 p.m.
Fall Quarter:
Whistle-Stop Politics
by Mr. Edward Segal
Take an entertaining journey through 185 years of American politics, exploring how campaigning by train profoundly shaped elections, journalism, and culture.
• Virtual Roundtable: Tuesday, 8/25 at 6 p.m.
• Author Event: Tuesday, 9/29 at 6 p.m.
Winter Quarter:
The Real Ike: Eisenhower Fact and Fiction
by Martin Mack Teasley
Drawing on experience as a former deputy director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, the author presents a fresh perspective on “Ike,” separating fact from fiction, addressing common myths, and answering frequently asked questions.
• Virtual Roundtable: Tuesday, 10/27 at 6 p.m.
• Author Event: Tuesday, 12/8 at 6 p.m.
Today, debate rages over how to interpret the United States Constitution, especially what role history should play in that practice.
When the generation that adopted the Constitution in the late eighteenth century first interpreted the document, what defined their debates? How do those debates compare to the ones structuring American constitutional law today?
Join author and professor Jonathan Gienapp for a lecture exploring how to read the Constitution through lenses past and present and reflecting on what the creators can teach us about the Constitution today.
A book signing and dessert reception will follow the program.
Today, debate rages over how to interpret the United States Constitution, especially what role history should play in that practice.
When the generation that adopted the Constitution in the late eighteenth century first interpreted the document, what defined their debates? How do those debates compare to the ones structuring American constitutional law today?
Join author and professor Jonathan Gienapp for a lecture exploring how to read the Constitution through lenses past and present and reflecting on what the creators can teach us about the Constitution today.
A book signing and dessert reception will follow the program.
