David Eisenhower to Be Guest Speaker at Annual Brendan Gill Lecture Friday, March 13
Written by Liz Folberth, Board Member, The Bronxville Historical Conservancy
Feb. 25, 2015: David Eisenhower, only grandson of General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower and son-in-law of President Richard Nixon, will give The Bronxville Historical Conservancy's 17th annual Brendan Gill Lecture on Friday evening, March 13, at 8:00 pm in the Reisinger Auditorium at Sarah Lawrence College.
The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a reception.
Seventy years after World War II came to an end, Eisenhower will have insights into the role his grandfather played in that historic conflict. His book, Eisenhower: At War, 1943-1945, was both a New York Times best seller and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history. He is also the coauthor, with his wife, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, of Going Home to Glory, a memoir of life with his grandfather during the post-presidential years.
Author and historian David Eisenhower has been a director of the Institute for Public Service at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. He has also co-chaired the Foreign Policy Research Institute's Teaching Institute. A popular and engaging teacher, he received the Provost's Award for excellence in university teaching in 2003. He has lectured widely to audiences across the country on the presidency, foreign relations, and World War II.
As a gift to the community, the conservancy annually sponsors the Brendan Gill Lecture, honoring the memory of one of Bronxville's most renowned residents, the late Brendan Gill, who wrote for the New Yorker for more than 60 years and was a prominent advocate for the preservation of architecture and other visual arts. The conservancy is delighted to host David Eisenhower as its 17th speaker in this series.
To confirm attendance and the number in your party, please RSVP by calling 914-961-6790 or emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Pictured here: David Eisenhower.
Photo courtesy The Bronxville Historical Conservancy
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