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  • Watergate Part Two

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    History Vs. The Movies: Watergate Watergate Part Two Watergate was the largest and most frightening presidential scandal.  In this two-part multimedia presentation, we will look at the roots of the crime and Richard Nixon's Administration's desperate attempts to cover it … Continue reading

  • Women Who Have Run For President

    Private Venue

    What do Victoria Woodhull, Gracie Allen, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Dole have in common?  They are among the many and amazing, completely fascinating women who have run for President!  We now see the election of a woman as President is not a … Continue reading

  • George Washington: The Perfect Man For America

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    George Washington is America's greatest hero. He was our greatest soldier. He was also our greatest President.  His contemporaries already knew that he was a man whose importance to the nation could never be questioned.  One of the most honored … Continue reading

  • Who Killed JFK – Historian Presents a Modern Analysis

    Lake Forest Library 360 E. Deerpath Road, Lake Forest, IL, United States

     Who Killed JFK?  I'll Tell You! The murder of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, shocked the nation. A suspect was quickly arrested and subsequently murdered. President Lyndon Johnson appointed a blue ribbon committee – the Warren Commission – … Continue reading

  • Walter Cronkite: And That’s The Way It Is

    Private Venue

    2016 marks the 100th birthday of Walter Cronkite. In an era when the "mainstream media" is a convenient whipping boy for any politician upset by unfavorable coverage, it is hard to imagine that at one time a network news anchorman … Continue reading

  • Who Killed JFK – Historian Presents a Modern Analysis

    Private Venue

     Who Killed JFK?  I'll Tell You! The  murder of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 shocked the nation. A suspect was quickly arrested and subsequently murdered. President Lyndon Johnson appointed a blue ribbon committee – the Warren Commission – … Continue reading

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  • America’s Greatest First Ladies

    Private Venue

      Who were America's Greatest First Ladies? Nobody really knows! Today, the press and public pay great attention to the President's spouse. However, the Founders did not give the role of the First Lady so much as a moment's thought by … Continue reading

  • Walter Cronkite: And That’s The Way It Is

    Private Venue

    2016 marks the 100th birthday of Walter Cronkite. In an era when the "mainstream media" is a convenient whipping boy for any politician upset by unfavorable coverage, it is hard to imagine that at one time a network news anchorman … Continue reading

  • Deaths And Near Deaths Of The Presidents

    Zoom

    The assassination of John F. Kennedy shocked the nation. As the mortally wounded President was rushed to Parkland Hospital, surgeons scrambled to try and save him. When the patient is the President, the whole nation is watching every move of … Continue reading

  • Deaths And Near Deaths Of The Presidents

    Zoom

    The assassination of John F. Kennedy shocked the nation. As the mortally wounded President was rushed to Parkland Hospital, surgeons scrambled to try and save him. When the patient is the President, the whole nation is watching every move of … Continue reading