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The new American republic of the 1780s and ’90s adopted a light, open style, dubbed “Federal” in honor of the new national government. It borrowed ideas from Scottish designer Robert Adam, who in turn was inspired in the 1750s, ’60s, and ’70s by the simplicity of Roman villa interiors thanks to the recent discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum. All of this led to remarkably modern, light-filled New York-area homes, including the early 19th-century Boscobel, Hamilton Grange, and Gracie Mansion.

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6–7 pm: Registration and Reception
7-9:30 pm: Screening of Debt of Honor and discussion

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In an exclusive event, celebrated filmmaker Ric Burns premieres his new documentary that brings to life the story of the Pilgrims. To escape persecution and the volatile political environment of England, they founded Plymouth Colony only to discover that life in the New World came with its own set of challenges. Join us for the complete screening followed by a discussion featuring Ric Burns.

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History tends to remember Lady Bird as a passive First Lady whom President Johnson married for financial reasons and often mistreated. Author Betty Boyd Caroli sheds new light on the presidential marriage, revealing the relationship behind the scenes as a functional political partnership in which Lady Bird was a key strategist, a crucial therapist, and a woman of agency.

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Nineteen Forty-Four was a year of titanic events that weighed heavy on an ailing President Franklin D. Roosevelt: reelection, the D-Day invasion, the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, and the mounting evidence of the extermination of European Jews. Bestselling author Jay Winik reveals the extraordinary struggles FDR faced during 1944 and how his decisive actions shaped the outcome of history.              

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Under the leadership of President Bill Clinton, dramatic political, cultural, and technological shifts ushered in an age of prosperity and transformed America’s sociopolitical landscape. Historian Gil Troy reflects upon Clinton’s presidency, his evolving legacy, and the U.S. as it was under his guidance: a post-Cold War, pre-9/11 nation defined by boundless opportunity and great anxiety.

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Beginning with Pearl Harbor and culminating in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the great Pacific War would become the largest, bloodiest, and most complicated amphibious war in history. Using firsthand accounts, naval historian Ian W. Toll explores how the U.S. and Allied Forces rolled back the Japanese Pacific Empire island-by-island as they blazed their way towards Tokyo.

Presented in collaboration with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

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9–9:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30–11 am: Program

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