The 18th Annual Roosevelt Reading Festival was held on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at the FDR Presidential Library and Museum.
It was my privilege to serve as Moderator for two of the presentations.
Richard B. Frank is a recognized military historian. His area of research is the Asia-Pacific War.Mr. Frank was a paratrooper during the Vietnam War and I shared with him that my dad was also a paratrooper in WWII and his role in the Occupation of Japan Instant connection.Michael J. Burgess is Director of NY State Office of Aging. His book describes the social programs that FDR created as Governor of NY and how these programs became the foundation for the New Deal. We talked about Bill Leuchtenburg’s classic work, The New Deal.
The keynote speaker was David McKean, former U.S Ambassador to Luxembourg.
This book describes Ambassadors Joseph Kennedy, William Dodd, Breckinridge Long, and William Bullitt, who all served in key Western European capitals―London, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Moscow―in the years prior to World WII
Mr. McKean attended Duke Law School, so we had the Duke-UNC discussion.
Every presentation was excellent and enlightening. These are serious scholars.
Opportunities to talk with the presenters, included breakfast, lunch and a delightful dinner at Coppola’s..a local Italian restaurant in Hyde Park.
What a Day!!
I was so happy to have the opportunity to play a small part. I was invited to come back for the 19th Annual Reading Festival next June. Will see???
Rosy Ramblings 
I can’t think of a much better day than this for you – go ahead and block your calendar for next year! I remember Coppola’s. 😋
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I knew you would catch the mention of Coppola”s. Come with me and do NYC too 😊
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That sounds like you were in one of your versions of heaven!
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Yep..heavenly. 😇
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