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Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation.
Thursday, November 16, 2023 @ 1:00 pm
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On Thursday, November 16th from 1:00 — 2:00 PM by Zoom, the Yorkminster Park Speakers Series, in partnership with the YP Book Club, presents historian Ellen Fitzpatrick, author of Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation. In recognition that this month marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22nd, 1963, Professor Fitzpatrick will join us by Zoom for this special presentation to give a short talk about her book and about the Kennedy era followed by a Q&A session hosted by Dr. Eric McGeer who will facilitate live questions from the audience. Everyone is welcome to participate.
About Letters to Jackie:
For Letters to Jackie, noted historian and News Hour commentator Ellen Fitzpatrick combed through literally thousands of condolence messages sent by ordinary Americans to Jacqueline Kennedy following the assassination of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, in 1963. The first book ever to examine this extraordinary collection, Letters to Jackie presents 250 intimate, heartfelt, eye-opening responses to what was arguably the most devastating event in twentieth century America, providing a fascinating perspective on a singular time in the history of our nation.
About Ellen Fitzpatrick:
Ellen Fitzpatrick, who holds a PhD in History from Brandeis University, is Presidential Chair and Professor of History, Emerita at the University of New Hampshire and has taught previously at Harvard University, M.I.T. and Wellesley College. A specialist in modern American political and intellectual history, she is the author and editor of eight books, including The Highest Glass Ceiling: Women’s Quest for the American Presidency (Harvard University Press, 2016), the New York Times bestselling, Letters to Jackie: Condolences from a Grieving Nation (Ecco, 2010); and History’s Memory: Writing America’s Past, 1880-1980 (Harvard University Press, 2002) as well as many articles and reviews. Letters to Jackie became the basis for a 2014 documentary film by Bill Couturié for which Fitzpatrick served as Associate Producer. The Highest Glass Ceiling was selected as a 2016 “Editor’s Choice” by the New York Times, and a notable nonfiction book of 2016 by the Washington Post. It was also excerpted in The New Yorker.