Lincoln’s White House

When:
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2017 12:00p -
1:00p

Where:
Boston Athenæum
10 ½ Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108

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Admission:
FREE

Categories:
< 21, Lectures & Conferences, Meetup

Event website:
http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/events/4156/lincoln%E2%80%99s-white-house

"Lincoln’s White House" is the first book to capture the look, feel, and smell of the executive mansion from the time of Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 to his assassination in 1865. During this book talk, author James Conroy will bring to life the people who knew Lincoln’s White House, from servants to cabinet secretaries and more. Conroy relies on fresh research from previously untapped primary sources and a bold character-driven narrative to offer insight on how Lincoln lived, governed, battled, and ultimately, unified the country. Join us for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of day-to-day life in the time of Lincoln and four of the most tumultuous years in American history.


A graduate of the University of Connecticut and Georgetown University Law Center, James B. Conroy has been a trial lawyer in Boston for 32 years. He first pursued a career in public affairs in Washington, DC, as a House and Senate press secretary, speechwriter, and chief of staff. He served for six years in the United States Navy Reserve in antisubmarine aviation units. Active in town affairs in Hingham, Massachusetts, he has chaired the town's advisory committee, its government study committee, and its task force on affordability; and has coached youth sports teams. Our "One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and the Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865" is his first book, born of a love of history and a lifelong ambition to contribute to it.


Registration is not required.


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The Athenæum's five galleried floors overlook the peaceful Granary Burying Ground, and, as Gamaliel Bradford wrote in 1931, "it is safe to say that [no library] anywhere has more an atmosphere of its own, that none is more conducive to intellectual aspiration and spiritual peace." The building was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1966.

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