Author Meets Readers: Andrew Cohen

Author Meets Readers: Andrew Cohen

Categories: Lectures and Seminars

Thursday, April 23, 2015

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Add to calendar

Location Details

Irene's Pub (885 Bank Street)

Contact Information

Cassie Hodgins, 613-520-2600 ext 2995, cassie.hodgins@carleton.ca

Cost

$0.00

About this Event

Host Organization: Faculty of Public Affairs
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Author Meets Readers invites Carleton students and the community to join a discussion on new books published by members of the Carleton University Faculty of Public Affairs.

About the Book:
Two Days in June: John F. Kennedy and the 48 Hours That Made History is the story of two feverish days in the presidency of John F. Kennedy in which he pivots boldly on the two biggest issues of his generation: nuclear arms and civil rights. On two consecutive days, in two lyrical speeches, he appeals to Americans to see the Russians and “Negroes” differently. One speech leads to the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963; the second to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

About the Author:
Andrew Cohen is an award-winning journalist and best-selling writer whom The New York Times has called one of “Canada’s most distinguished authors.” A journalist of 37 years, he has taught at the School of Journalism and Communication and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University since 2001.