D.C. Mondays: The Pinchots: A Family Saga
Monday, May 6, 2024, 12-1 p.m. EDT
"President Kennedy with Members of the Pinchot Family" (detail), Grey Towers, Milford, Pa., 1963. Cecil Stoughton, White House/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
For eight decades, three generations of the Pinchot family influenced the nation’s capital. In his recent book The Pinchots: A Family Saga (Sunbury Press, 2022), David S. Patterson spotlights several storied members, from Gifford, friend of Theodore Roosevelt and principal founder of the U.S. conservation movement, to Mary, murdered mistress of John F. Kennedy.
About David S. Patterson
David S. Patterson, Ph.D., has taught history at major universities and authored three well received books, including Toward a Warless World (Indiana University Press, 1977) and The Search for Negotiated Peace (Routledge, 2008). He also served for several years as chief editor of the U.S. State Department's documentary series Foreign Relations of the United States (U.S. Government Printing Office).
How to Participate
This program will take place on Zoom. To participate, please register online, and we will email you a link and instructions for joining. Simply follow that link at the time the program starts (12 p.m. EDT / 9 a.m. PDT). When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.
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