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For more information about upcoming public programs and events call Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 or email clifford.laube@nara.gov.
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August 11, 2024
Documentary Film Screening:
THE VOW FROM HIROSHIMA
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: [In-person] Henry A. Wallace Center
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The Gillespie Forum and the Pare Lorentz Film Center at Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will host a screening of the award-winning documentary film, THE VOW FROM HIROSHIMA at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 11, 2024 in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home. A question-and-answer session with filmmakers Susan Strickler and Mitchie Takeuchi will follow the screening. This is a free public event, but registration is required.
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September 24, 2024
Author Talk and Book Signing:
THE NEW YORK GAME: BASEBALL AND THE RISE OF A NEW CITY
with Kevin Baker
Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
Location: [In-person] Henry A. Wallace Center
Stream: YouTube | Facebook
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The FDR Presidential Library presents an author talk and book signing with Kevin Baker, author of THE NEW YORK GAME: BASEBALL AND THE RISE OF A NEW CITY, at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. The event will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center. This is a free public event, but registration is required.
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October 5, 2024
"FOUNDATIONS OF A MOVEMENT:
BLACK AMERICANS, CIVIL RIGHTS,
AND THE ROOSEVELTS"
A Conversation with Basil Smikle, PhD
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: [In-person] Henry A. Wallace Center
Stream: YouTube | Facebook
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The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and the Poughkeepsie Public Library District present the annual Paul M. Sparrow Lecture, "FOUNDATIONS OF A MOVEMENT: BLACK AMERICANS, CIVIL RIGHTS," a conversation with Basil Smikle, PhD, on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 4:00 p.m, focusing on the Roosevelt-era foundations of the Civil Rights Movement. The discussion will take place in the Wallace Center, and will be streamed live to the FDR Library YouTube and Facebook accounts.
Registered attendees can visit the Library's special exhibition, BLACK AMERICANS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND THE ROOSEVELTS, free of charge before the program, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is a free public event, but registration is required.
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This year's Sparrow Lecture is held in partnership with the Poughkeepsie Public Library District's BIG READ program, recognizing 60 years of the Civil Rights Act.
