MALKIN LECTURE
Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America
Franklin Roosevelt’s extraordinary legacy as our 32nd president encompassed shepherding the nation through the Great Depression and the Second World War and engineering the New Deal programs that endure to this day. But in this lecture, historian and author Douglas Brinkley will discuss how FDR’s lasting contribution to our country extends further—across the entire continent in fact—through his passionate and resolute efforts to preserve and conserve our natural resources. Although Theodore Roosevelt is generally considered America’s great conservation president, FDR was at the forefront of the national debate about the future of America’s land and was the founder of the Civilian Conservation Corps. He went on to designate dozens of State Park systems such as the Great Smokies, the Everglades, Joshua Tree, the Olympics, Big Bend, Channel Islands, and Mammoth Cave. Mr. Brinkley will give us a fresh look at the life and legacy of one of our most beloved presidents.
Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice University, a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, the CNN Presidential Historian and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker and The Atlantic. The Chicago Tribune has dubbed him “America’s new past master.” New York Times bestseller Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America is his most recent book (2016). Six of his previous books have been selected as New York Times Notable Books of the Year including Dean Acheson: The Cold War Years 1952-71 (1992), Driven Patriot: The Life and Times of James Forrestal (1992), The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter’s Journey Beyond the White House (1998), Wheels for the World: Henry Ford, His Company and a Century of Progress (2004), The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast (2007), and The Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America (2010).
President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking at the dedication of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, courtesy of Tennessee State Library and Archives
Friday, November 18 at 6:30pm*
Please note: This lecture was originally scheduled for Thursday, November 17.
Doors open at 6:00pm
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