Events
Ian Toll: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
Date and Time
Tuesday, December 7, 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location
Description
Please join the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, Museum, and Library as we welcome military historian and author, Ian Toll. On December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by the empire of Japan.” So began the address of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Congress.
Join author and independent scholar, Ian Toll, as he delves into the
fateful day. Toll authored Pacific Crucible, The
Conquering Tide, and Twilight of the Gods, a
nonfiction trilogy about the Pacific War. Toll has been widely
published in newspapers and magazines, including the New York
Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles
Times, and the Boston Globe. His books on the Pacific
War have been translated into Japanese, Chinese, and Dutch. Toll has
spoken at venues and institutions throughout the United States,
including the Pentagon, the U.S. Treasury Department, the National
World War II Museum, and the U.S. Naval Academy.
For more information and to register for this event please visit the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation webpage.
This event has been tagged as academic, history, leadership, political, and veterans.
Contact
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(616) 254-0396