Programs & Exhibitions

PROGRAMS & EXHIBITIONS Fall 2015/Winter 2016

Dear Members & Friends,

Every 15 minutes or so, for nearly a year, 500 men, women, and children rose majestically into Eero Saarinen’s brilliant ovoid theater—“the egg”—for what was likely their first introduction to computer logic. Computing was not new, but for the general public, IBM’s iconic 1964 World’s Fair Pavilion marked a key unveiling—a high-profile coming out party. In fall 2015, the 1964 Fair will serve as a touchstone for a breathtaking new exhibition at New-York Historical, Silicon City: Computer History Made in New York. The show opens on November 13th with a special VIP celebration the evening of November 10th for supporters at the Patron level and up, and it will be accompanied by a marvelous array of programs and exhibition-related opportunities for families to learn about technology then and now in our DiMenna Children’s History Museum. Also opening this fall is Superheroes in Gotham, a dazzling new artifact-filled exhibition that includes one of the original Batmobiles. Those of you fortunate enough to have heard Jill Lepore speak on The Secret History of Wonder Woman at last spring’s Weekend with History will know just how historically significant these comic book figures are. (See p. 17 for details on Jill Lepore’s lecture this season.) Returning in time for the holidays is our magnificent display of antique miniature trains and toys from the world-renowned Jerni Collection, now owned by New-York Historical—this year with many more treasures from the collection, as well as a host of new fun and educational features.

This season’s special programs include a new lecture series focused on biography, named in honor of the late Mathew “Mike” Gladstein. Robert Caro will be our first Gladstein lecturer. The Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series, the heart of our public programs, includes a lecture by Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and a conversation between Associate Justice (Ret.), U.S. Supreme Court, John Paul Stevens and Marcia Coyle. New-York Historical Trustee Niall Ferguson returns to our Robert H. Smith Auditorium to speak about his new biography of Henry Kissinger, and Bryan Stevenson and Brent Staples will tackle issues of justice and race. I know that you will not want to miss our Bernard and Irene Schwartz Classic Film Series, this season featuring, among other speakers and films, Isabella Rossellini and Thelma Schoonmaker discussing Roberto Rossellini’s The Flowers of Cover: St. Francis—a complement to our new exhibition Maestà: Gaddi’s Triptych Reunited. Lionel, Blue Comet (detail), 1932. Painted tin, brass, and I want to thank my great colleague Vice President for Public Programs Dale Gregory and her cast iron. New-York colleagues Alex Kassl and Hannah Donoghue for their outstanding work in developing this Historical Society, The extraordinary roster of programs. I also want to recognize the encouragement and support of Jerni Collection. Photo Chair Pam Schafler, Trustee Bernard Schwartz, and the entire New-York Historical Society courtesy of Melissa Board of Trustees. I look forward to seeing you soon! Greene-Anderson.

Back Cover: With all best wishes, Märklin 5-gauge locomotive, 1905. Painted tin, brass, and cast iron. New-York Historical Society, The Louise Mirrer, PH.D. Jerni Collection. Photo PRESIDENT and CEO courtesy of Melissa Cover (detail) and above: Mathew Brady, Professor Thomas Greene-Anderson. Edison and His Phonograph, 1878. Private collection.

Exhibition Highlights

Lutz Toy Company floor toy train set, 1884. Painted tin, brass, and cast iron. New-York Historical Society, The Jerni Collection. Silicon City: Computer History Made in New York Photo courtesy of Melissa Greene-Anderson. November 13, 2015 – April 17, 2016 Holiday Express: Toys and Trains from the Jerni Collection The New-York Historical Society acknowledges with October 30, 2015 – February 28, 2016 gratitude the generous cooperation of IBM in the Featured pieces from the Jerni Collection transform the Rotunda and Smith Sponsored by development of this exhibition. Bloomberg Philanthropies. Gallery into a magical wonderland, and new displays in the DiMenna Children’s Major support provided by: History Museum explore the Transcontinental Railroad. Visitors of all ages will Bernard & Irene Schwartz be engaged in an immersive experience that showcases the beauty and allure of Google toys from a bygone era. The Achelis and Bodman Foundations Picasso’s “Le Tricorne” Watson Foundation May 29, 2015 – Ongoing AT&T Inspired by the exciting entrance of the ballet drop-curtain into New-York The May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc. Historical’s collection, this exhibition examines connections between the gigantic canvas and American and European works of art in its holdings. Selected objects evoke the craze for Iberian culture inspired by the success of Le Tricorne and allude to the influence of dance on the development of modernism.

“Bell Labs Engineers working on Telstar 1”, ca. 1961. Courtesy of Alcatel-Lucent / Bell Labs. Maestà: Gaddi’s Triptych Reunited December 11, 2015 – March 20, 2016 Long before Silicon Valley became synonymous with all things digital, New York was the hub for imagining, developing, and selling the technology that ultimately Originally the central section of a folding triptych, Gaddi’s Left: Taddeo Gaddi, Virgin and reshaped entertainment, commerce, and daily life. Discover New York’s role in Maestà (1867.375) will be exhibited with two wings Child Enthroned with Ten Saints: Maestà (detail), ca. 1330–1334. (sportelli) from a private collection that only recently have creating the digital age, the birth of modern computers, and the computer graphics Gilded gesso and tempera revolution. been linked to it. To celebrate its homecoming, the panel on panel. New-York Historical will take a place of pride in this small focus exhibition Society, Gift of Thomas Superheroes in Gotham highlighting its conservation treatment. Jefferson Bryan, 1867.375. October 9, 2015 – February 21, 2016

Support provided, in part, by Explore the story of the birth of comic book New York Story Film Experience The Private Client Reserve of superheroes in New York City; the leap of Ongoing U.S. Bank and the William T. comic book superheroes from the page into Morris Foundation. New York Story is an 18-minute panoramic film experience narrated by award- This film is made possible radio, television, and film; the role of fandom; by a generous gift from winning actor and native New Yorker Liev Schreiber. The film depicts New York’s and the ways comic book superheroes Bernard and Irene Schwartz. rise from remote outpost to city at the center of the world. Produced by Donna have inspired and influenced the work of Lawrence Productions. contemporary artists. Special Announcement The New-York Historical Society is embarking on an exciting new chapter. The Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture on our fourth floor is closed for renovations through December 2016. Please visit our other three floors of outstanding art and history exhibitions. Action Comics, (No. 1, 1938); Created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster; published by DC Comics. Courtesy of Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council Metropoliscomics.com on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Exhibitions at the New-York Historical Society are supported by the Saunders Trust for American History.

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Thursday, January 14, 6:30 pm Friday, November 27, 7 pm September November October January The Secret History of Wonder Woman It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Tuesday, September 15, 6:30 pm Tuesday, November 3, 6:30 pm Double Feature Friday, January 29, 7 pm Jill Lepore Mary Owen, Ted Widmer Friday, October 16, 7 pm Dr. Strangelove (1964) The Court and the World: American Law Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story The Mark of Zorro (1920) Ric Burns and the New Global Realities of a Marriage That Made a President Saturday, January 16, 9:30–11 am The Mark of Zorro (1940) Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Betty Boyd Caroli, Kati Marton The American President: December Court, Stephen Breyer From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton Ted Widmer Friday, December 4, 7 pm February Wednesday, November 4, 6:30–9 pm Desk Set (1957) William E. Leuchtenburg, Friday, February 5, 7 pm Thursday, September 17, 7:30 pm The Pilgrims Friday, October 23, 7 pm Susan Lacy, Ron Simon Douglas Brinkley Gloria (1980) Coming of Age with Joyce Carol Oates Ric Burns Mildred Pierce (1945) Laurence Kardish Joyce Carol Oates, Adam Kirsch David Denby, Kati Marton Friday, December 11, 7 pm Tuesday, January 19, 6:30 pm Monday, November 9, 6:30–8:30 pm Leaders in War: Charles de Gaulle The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Friday, February 12, 7 pm Thursday, September 24, 6:30 pm Debt of Honor: A History of Disabled Andrew Roberts David Denby, Kati Marton November Glory (1989) The Nixon Tapes Veterans in America Friday, November 6, 7 pm David W. Blight, Douglas Brinkley Ric Burns Tuesday, January 26, 6:30 pm Friday, December 18, 7 pm The Maltese Falcon (1941) Edna Greene Medford, America’s Bank: The Epic Struggle to The Flowers of St. Francis (1950) Susan Lacy, Antonio Monda Harold Holzer Wednesday, September 30, 6:30 pm Saturday, November 14, 9:30–11 am Create the Federal Reserve Isabella Rossellini,

Being Nixon: A Man Divided Inside the U.S. Legal System Roger Lowenstein, Byron R. Wien Thelma Schoonmaker Friday, November 13, 7 pm Friday, February 26, 7 pm Evan Thomas, Julian E. Zelizer Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Anatomy of a Murder (1959) The Lives of Others (2006) Court, Samuel Alito; Philip C. Bobbitt; Wednesday, January 27, 6:30 pm Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Linda Greenhouse, Robert Post, Akhil Reed Amar Sherman’s “Other” March: October Court, Samuel Alito; Philip C. Bobbitt Kenji Yoshino Burning the Carolinas

Friday, October 2, 11 am Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 pm John F. Marszalek, James M. A Conversation with Justice Stevens An Evening with Barry Lewis: Federalism McPherson, Harold Holzer Associate Justice (Ret.), Barry Lewis page 24 U.S. Supreme Court, Gallery Tours John Paul Stevens; Marcia Coyle Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 pm February Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day Thursday, February 4, 6:30 pm October November December Saturday, October 3, 9:30–11 am O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Cybersecurity Monday, October 26, 11 am Monday, November 2, 11 am Monday, December 7, 11 am How Washington Won Went to the Supreme Court and David E. Sanger Superheroes in Gotham Gallery Tour Picasso’s “Le Tricorne” Gallery Tour Silicon City Gallery Tour Jeremy Black Changed the World Debra Schmidt Bach, Nina Nazionale Roberta Olson Stephen Edidin Linda Hirshman, Jeffrey Toobin Monday, February 8, 6:30 pm Tuesday, October 6, 6:30 pm An Evening with General Petraeus The Conquering Tide: War in the Monday, November 23, 6:30 pm David H. Petraeus, Max Boot Family Programs pages 26 & 27 Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 The Witches: Salem, 1692 Ian W. Toll Stacy Schiff, Lesley Stahl Saturday, November 14 and Saturday, January 23, 11 am–2 pm Tuesday, February 9, 6:30 pm Ongoing Justice and Race Sunday, November 15 Family Benefit Party Thursday, October 8, 6:30 pm Bryan Stevenson, Brent Staples Tuesdays and Fridays, 3:30 pm Innovate with History December The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s Little New-Yorkers

Gil Troy, Lesley Stahl Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 pm Saturday, February 13, 9:30–11 am Wednesday, November 25 February Le Conversazioni: An Evening Reconstruction at 150 Thursdays, 3:30–5:30 pm Thanksgiving Eve Family Celebration Sunday, February 7, 9:30–11 am Tuesday, October 13, 6:30 pm with Adam Gopnik Eric Foner, Edna Greene Medford, Cross-Stitch Circle Holiday Express Family Brunch Robert Moses, Power, and the Powerless Adam Gopnik, Antonio Monda David W. Blight, Harold Holzer

Robert A. Caro Sundays, 11:30 am December Sunday, February 7, 2 pm Wednesday, December 9, 6:30 pm Tuesday, February 16, 6:30 pm Macy’s Sunday Story Time Saturday, December 12 and Reading into History Wednesday, October 14, 6:30 pm Great Battles of the Civil War: America’s Four Bills of Rights Sunday, December 13, 11 am–3 pm 1944: FDR and the Year That Chancellorsville Akhil Reed Amar, Randall Kennedy All Aboard: Historical Train Weekend Tuesday, February 16 – October Changed History John F. Marszalek, James M. Friday, February 19, 9 am–4 pm Saturday, October 24, 3 pm Jay Winik, Jonathan Alter McPherson, Harold Holzer Monday, February 22, 6:30 pm Saturday, December 19, 3 pm Camp History: Kids Cartoon! The Persistence of Prejudice: Kids Cartoon! The Civil War in Minecraft

Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 pm Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 pm A Conversation on Race Friday, October 30, 5–7 pm The American Revolution: Writings from An Evening with Barry Lewis: Pamela Newkirk, James McBride Sunday, December 20, 9:30–11 am Superheroes and Spirits March the Pamphlet Debate 1764–1776 The Gilded Age Holiday Express Family Brunch Hallowe’en Bash Gordon S. Wood Barry Lewis Wednesday, February 24, 6:30 pm Tuesday, March 29 – Friday, The White House: A Family Affair Sunday, December 20, 2 pm April 1, 9 am–4 pm Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 pm Wednesday, December 16, 6:30 pm Betty Boyd Caroli, David Nasaw, Gil Reading into History Camp History: November Kissinger: 1923–1968: The Idealist James Madison: Father of the Constitution Troy, Geoffrey C. Ward, Lesley Stahl The Civil War in Minecraft Saturday, November 7, 3 pm Niall Ferguson Richard Brookhiser Kids Cartoon! January Saturday, February 27, 9:30–11 am

Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 pm Inside the Surveillance State Sunday, January 10, 9:30–11 am January Sunday, November 8, 2 pm Leaders in War: Adolf Hitler Linda Greenhouse, Robert Post, Holiday Express Family Brunch Reading into History Andrew Roberts Tuesday, January 12, 6:30 pm Kenji Yoshino The Story: A Reporter’s Journey Judith Miller, Bret Stephens

6 New-York Historical Society Visit nyhistory.org for the latest information 7 letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | walks & talks | family | membership | general information BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD Being Nixon: A Man Divided Bernard and Irene Schwartz Wednesday, September 30, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24)

Both maudlin and Machiavellian, Richard Nixon transcended his origins Distinguished Speakers Series as a shy outcast in Washington society to become a leader capable of great bravery and extraordinary deviousness. Award-winning author (unless otherwise noted) Evan Thomas peels back the layers on the nation’s 37th president, delivering a fascinating portrait of one of American history’s most The Court and the World: American Law and the New Global Realities infamous, paradoxical, and enigmatic politicians. Oscie Thomas Oscie

Tuesday, September 15, 6:30 pm | $44 (members $32) Evan Thomas is a New York Times bestseller and the author of Being Nixon: A Man Divided. Julian E. Zelizer (MODERATOR) is the author of The Fierce Urgency Associate Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the nation’s highest court in our of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society. increasingly interconnected and globalized world—a world in which both public and private activity has obliged the Court to consider foreign events, laws, and practices. A Conversation with Justice Stevens , Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, is the author of The Court and Stephen Breyer Friday, October 2, 11 am | $44 (members $32) the World: American Law and the New Global Realities.

Courtesy of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2010, Associate Justice John Paul Stevens was the third longest-serving Justice in Coming of Age with Joyce Carol Oates American history. In an intimate conversation presented in anticipation of Thursday, September 17, 7:30 pm | $34 (members $20) his 40th anniversary since taking his seat on the nation’s highest court, Justice Stevens reflects on his decades of experience and shares his Award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates—known for her raw and poignant writing which often unique insight into the U.S. legal system. The Collection of the Supreme Court of the U.S. explores themes of class tensions, violence, and unapologetic portraits of human nature— Diego Radzinschi-National M. JournalLaw reflects upon her prolific career and her coming-of-age in rural western New York State. John Paul Stevens served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from December 19, 1975, until his retirement on June 29, 2010. Marcia Coyle Joyce Carol Oates is Roger S. Berlind Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at (MODERATOR) is the Chief Washington Correspondent for The National Law Journal. Princeton University and the author of The Lost Landscape: A Writer’s Coming of Age. Dustin Cohen Dustin Adam Kirsch (MODERATOR), a poet and critic whose work appears in The New York Review SATURDAY BREAKFAST PROGRAM of Books, The New Yorker, and other publications, is the author of Rocket and Lightship: Essays on Literature and Ideas. How Washington Won Co-sponsored by PEN American Center Saturday, October 3, 9:30–11 am | $44 (members $32) 9 am — Registration and Continental Breakfast; 9:30 am — Program The Nixon Tapes Thursday, September 24, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) After a series of devastating losses and retreats, General George Washington ultimately led the colonial armies to triumph over one of the most formidable imperial Between 1971 and 1973, President Nixon’s infamous voice-activated taping system secretly powers in history. Celebrated military historian Jeremy Black surveys Washington’s recorded 3,700 hours of unfiltered conversation within executive offices, including the Oval distinguished leadership qualities and examines the forces—both internal and Office. Historian Douglas Brinkley, who was involved with the transcription project, provides external—that aided Washington in his arduous path to victory. a compelling overview of the tapes and how they offer an unprecedented glimpse into Nixon’s intellectual yet flawed presidency. Jeremy Black is Professor of History at University of Exeter and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Douglas Brinkley is a Professor of History at Rice University and the co-editor of The Nixon Tapes: 1971–1972 and The Nixon Tapes: 1973. Presented in collaboration with the Foreign Policy Research Institute

8 To purchaseTo purchase tickets tickets by phone by phone call (212) call (212)485-9268 485-9268 To purchase tickets online visit nyhistory.org/programs 9 letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | walks & talks | family | membership | general information THE MATHEW “MIKE” GLADSTEIN LECTURE IN BIOGRAPHY IN LECTURE GLADSTEIN “MIKE” MATHEW THE BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944 Tuesday, October 6, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) The Mathew “Mike” Gladstein Lecture in Biography

Beginning with Pearl Harbor and culminating in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the great Pacific War would become the largest, bloodiest, and most complicated amphibious Robert A. Caro: war in history. Using firsthand accounts, naval historian Ian W. Toll explores how the U.S. Robert Moses, Power, and the Powerless and Allied Forces rolled back the Japanese Pacific Empire island-by-island as they blazed their way towards Tokyo. Tuesday, October 13, 6:30 pm | $44 (members $32)

Dan Deitch Dan Ian W. Toll is the author of The Conquering Tide: War in the Pacific Islands, 1942–1944, the second installment in his Pacific War Trilogy. “In that moment I knew that if I wanted to write about power, I would have to write about The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s the powerless as well, would have to write not Thursday, October 8, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20) only about the man who wielded power, but about its effect—for good or ill—on those on Under the leadership of President Bill Clinton, dramatic political, cultural, whom it was wielded.” and technological shifts ushered in an age of prosperity and transformed America’s sociopolitical landscape. Historian Gil Troy reflects upon Clinton’s presidency, his evolving legacy, and the nation as it was under Robert Caro recounts an incident that occurred while he his guidance: a post-Cold War, pre-9/11 nation defined by boundless was writing his biography of Robert Moses, The Power opportunity and great anxiety. Broker, that suddenly made him understand his book had to be very different from the one he had started out Gil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University in Montreal and the to write—and that changed his views on the very nature author of The Age of Clinton: America in the 1990s. Lesley Stahl (MODERATOR) is a correspondent for 60 Minutes of political biography. and a former CBS News White House correspondent. For his biographies of Robert Moses and Lyndon Johnson, Robert Caro has won the Pulitzer Prize Joyce Ravid twice, the National Book Critics Circle Award three Public Programs Podcast Highlights times, and virtually every other major literary honor, including the National Book Award, the Gold Medal in Biography from the American Academy of Arts Did you miss one of New-York Historical’s public programs? Audio recordings of select and Letters, the Francis Parkman Prize, and the National Humanities Medal. programs are available at nyhistory.org/programs/audio-video as streaming audio. A selection of New-York Historical’s podcasts is also available on iTunes U. Log onto nyhistory.org/iTunesU, download your selections to your MP3 player, and listen anywhere. Some highlights include: “Robert Caro is regarded by many as the greatest political biographer of the modern era.” —The Times (London)

2/28/2015 • Gay Rights and the Supreme Court Featuring Linda Greenhouse, Robert Post, and Kenji Yoshino Acclaim for The Power Broker, an American classic:

4/14/2015 • Lincoln’s Last Speech: Wartime Reconstruction and the Crisis of Reunion • Selected by Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest nonfiction books of the 20th century. Featuring Louis P. Masur • Selected by Time magazine as one of the 100 greatest nonfiction books of all time. 4/22/2015 • The Law of the Land: A Grand Tour of Our Constitutional Republic Featuring Akhil Reed Amar and Trevor W. Morrison • “Surely the greatest book ever written about a city.”—David Halberstam

5/14/2015 • The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783–1789 • “I think about Robert Caro and reading The Power Broker back when I was 22 years old Featuring Joseph J. Ellis and Stacy Schiff and just being mesmerized, and I’m sure it helped to shape how I think about politics.” —President Barack Obama

10 To purchase tickets by phone call (212) 485-9268 To purchase tickets online visit nyhistory.org/programs 11 letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | walks & talks | family | membership | general information LEHRMAN FELLOW LECTURE LECTURE FELLOW LEHRMAN BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD SCHWARTZ SERIES 1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History Distinguished Lehrman Fellow at N-YHS Lecture Wednesday, October 14, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20) Leaders in War: Adolf Hitler 1944 was a year of titanic events that weighed heavy on the ailing Tuesday, October 27, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) President Franklin D. Roosevelt: reelection, the D-Day invasion, the liberation of Paris, the Battle of the Bulge, and the mounting evidence Why, after starting World War II with a string of Blitzkrieg victories hardly seen before in Damien DonckDamien of the extermination of European Jews. Bestselling author Jay Winik the history of warfare, did Adolf Hitler make the series of disastrous blunders that led him reveals the extraordinary struggles FDR faced during 1944 and how his to losing it? In the first talk in a series examining the governing forces behind World War decisive actions shaped the outcome of history. II, award-winning historian Andrew Roberts surveys the evolving military priorities of the most evil man who ever lived. Future talks in the Leaders in War series include Charles de Gaulle and Joseph Stalin. Jay Winik, a New York Times bestseller, is the author of 1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History. Jonathan Alter (MODERATOR), an award-winning journalist Ellison Nancy and television analyst, is the author of The Defining Moment: FDR’s Hundred Days and the Andrew Roberts is the award-winning author and editor of 12 books, including Masters Triumph of Hope. and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941–1945. BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD CLINTON LECTURE SCHWARTZ SERIES The President Bill Clinton Lecture in American History Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate 1764–1776 Tuesday, November 3, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20) Tuesday, October 20, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) History tends to remember Lady Bird as a passive First Lady whom President Johnson married for financial reasons and often mistreated. Two hundred and fifty years ago, the Stamp Act Crisis ignited the American Revolution and Author Betty Boyd Caroli sheds new light on the presidential marriage, foreshadowed a long series of events that would culminate in the birth of a new nation. revealing the relationship behind-the-scenes as a functional political Celebrated historian Gordon S. Wood examines the underlying political and intellectual partnership in which Lady Bird was a key strategist, a crucial therapist, debates between Britain and the American colonies and how these exchanges shaped the and a woman of agency. War of Independence. Betty Boyd Caroli is the author of Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden John Abromowski John Gordon S. Wood, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and National Humanities Medal Story of a Marriage That Made a President. Kati Marton (MODERATOR) is an award-winning recipient, is the editor of The American Revolution: Writings from the Pamphlet Debate journalist and author of several books, including Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages 1764–1776. That Shaped Our History. SCHWARTZ SERIES Kissinger: 1923–1968: The Idealist The Pilgrims Wednesday, November 4, 6:30–9 pm | $38 (members $24) Wednesday, October 21, 6:30 pm | $44 (members $32) In an exclusive event, celebrated filmmaker Ric Burns premieres his new documentary Henry Kissinger’s road to prominence was anything but easy, and the achievements and that brings to life the story of the Pilgrims. To escape persecution and the volatile political disappointments he faced in his early years would ultimately define the man he would environment of England, they founded Plymouth Colony only to discover that life in the New become. Historian Niall Ferguson discusses Kissinger’s life prior to his appointment as World came with its own set of challenges. Join us for the complete screening followed by Richard Nixon’s national security adviser, illuminating his dramatic rise from a Jewish refugee a discussion featuring Ric Burns. fleeing Nazi Germany to one of the most influential strategic thinkers in American history.

Dewald Aukema Ric Burns, founder of Steeplechase Films, is the writer and director of The Pilgrims: Niall Ferguson is Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History at Harvard University and the A Documentary Film. Special guests to be announced. author of Kissinger: 1923–1968: The Idealist.

12 To purchase tickets by phone call (212) 485-9268 To purchase tickets online visit nyhistory.org/programs 13 letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | walks & talks | family | membership | general information BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD SCHWARTZ SERIES Debt of Honor: A History of Disabled Veterans in America Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Monday, November 9, 6:30–8:30 pm | FREE (advance reservation required to guarantee seating) Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) The return home from military service should be an honored occasion, but the unfortunate truth is that many American veterans return home without recognition, crippled by The first two female Supreme Court justices, Sandra Day O’Connor and depression and disability. Celebrated filmmaker Ric Burns returns for the exclusive Ruth Bader Ginsburg, have their differences—yet both have transformed premiere and discussion of his new documentary that exposes the history and painful the Constitution and America itself, making it a more equal place for truth of our nation’s veterans. all women. Author Linda Hirshman explores their relationship and how they’ve helped shape the legal framework of modern feminism. Ric Burns is the founder of Steeplechase Films and the co-producer of Debt of Honor: A

History of Disabled Veterans in America. Special guests to be announced. Linda Hirshman, a lawyer and cultural historian, is the author of Subin Nina

THE BONNIE AND RICHARD REISS LECTURE IN CONSTITUTIONAL HISTORY AND LAW AND HISTORY CONSTITUTIONAL IN LECTURE REISS RICHARD AND BONNIE THE Sisters in Law: How Sandra Day O’Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg Went to the Supreme Court and Changed the World. Jeffrey Toobin The Bonnie and Richard Reiss Lecture in Constitutional History and Law (MODERATOR) is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a senior legal analyst at CNN. SATURDAY BREAKFAST PROGRAM The Witches: Salem, 1692 Inside the U.S. Legal System Monday, November 23, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) Saturday, November 14, 9:30–11 am | $45 (members $35) Ticket & Book Combo: $73 (members $55.50)* 9 am — Registration and Continental Breakfast; 9:30 am — Program In the harsh Salem winter of 1692, a minister’s daughter began to scream Following New-York Historical’s Friday night and convulse, as if possessed by a demonic spirit. This incident marked screening of Anatomy of a Murder, three experts the beginning of a year-long panic, which culminated in the infamous discuss how the legal profession has changed Witch Trials and the execution of 20 individuals. Pulitzer Prize-winning over the years and explore the challenges within author Stacy Schiff unveils the truths behind this disturbing period in New the U.S. criminal justice system. Join us for a England’s history.

conversation on the intricacies of the adversary SiebertElena Don Pollard Don Collection of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Harold Shapiro legal process, which pits the prosecution against Stacy Schiff, author of The Witches: Salem, 1692, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning the defense, the accuser against the accused. biographer. Lesley Stahl (MODERATOR) is a correspondent for 60 Minutes. *Cost of Ticket & Book Combo includes book price and NYS sales tax (8.875%). Member price reflects a 10% Samuel Alito was nominated as an Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, by discount on cost of book. Books will be available for pick-up in the Museum Store the evening of the program. President George W. Bush, and took his seat on January 31, 2006. Philip C. Bobbitt is Herbert Wechsler Professor of Jurisprudence at Columbia University and Director See p. 22 for related Le Conversazioni: An Evening with Adam Gopnik film screening on of the Center on National Security at Columbia Law School. Akhil Reed Amar is Tuesday, December 1, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20) Friday, November 13 Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University. Renowned for his beautiful and thought-provoking work as an author and journalist, Adam Gopnik, in an intimate conversation with award-winning di- SCHWARTZ SERIES An Evening with Barry Lewis: Federalism rector and novelist Antonio Monda, reflects upon the major influences of his accomplished career. Tuesday, November 17, 6:30 pm | $44 (members $32)

Borrowing ideas from Scottish designer Robert Adam, the new American republic of Adam Gopnik, an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker, is a

the 1780s and ’90s adopted a light, open style dubbed “Federal” in honor of the new recipient of the George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting. Antonio Brigitte Lacombe national government. All this led to remarkably modern, light-filled New York-area homes, Monda (MODERATOR) is Artistic Director of Le Conversazioni literary festival including the early 19th-century Boscobel, Hamilton Grange, and Gracie Mansion. and Artistic Director of the Rome Film Festival. Presented in partnership with Dazzle Communication and CPW Conversations Barry Lewis is an architectural historian who specializes in European and American

Dianne ArndtDianne architecture from the 18th to 20th centuries.

14 To purchase tickets by phone call (212) 485-9268 To purchase tickets online visit nyhistory.org/programs 15 letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | walks & talks | family | membership | general information BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD Great Battles of the Civil War: Chancellorsville The Story: A Reporter’s Journey SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD Wednesday, December 9, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) Tuesday, January 12, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20)

Although often neglected, the 1863 Battle of In an intimate conversation, Judith Miller turns her reporting skills on Chancellorsville influenced the outcome of the Civil herself and her career, discussing her early years at The New York Times, Fox News War. Not only did an emboldened Robert E. Lee her controversial work regarding Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, head north to Gettysburg—and to his worst defeat— and the decisions she made during the Scooter Libby investigation. but Chancellorsville also claimed the irreplaceable “Stonewall” Jackson. Join three historians as they Judith Miller, author of The Story: A Reporter’s Journey, is a Pulitzer Don Pollard Don David K. Crow K. David explore this crucial battle. Prize-winning investigative reporter formerly with The New York Times. Bret Stephens (MODERATOR) is the foreign affairs columnist and deputy John F. Marszalek is executive director and managing editor of the Ulysses S. Grant editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal. Association. is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Battle Cry of James M. McPherson The Secret History of Wonder Woman Freedom. Harold Holzer (MODERATOR) has written and edited 50 books on Lincoln and the Civil War era and is a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. Thursday, January 14, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20)

An Evening with Barry Lewis: The Gilded Age Since her introduction in 1941, Wonder Woman has remained the most popular female superhero of all time, but the history behind her creation has remained largely unknown. Tuesday, December 15, 6:30 pm | $44 (members $32) American History Book Prize winner Jill Lepore uncovers the origin of one of the world’s most iconic superheroes and how it holds within it a fascinating family story, as well as a Between the end of the Civil War and World War I, America’s nouveau riche mimicked crucial connection to 20th-century feminism. the gilded life of the European aristocracy. By the 1880s and ’90s the first generation

of professionally trained American architects infused a refreshing spirit of simplicity, Michele Dari Jill Lepore, author of The Secret History of Wonder Woman, is David Woods Kemper ’41 functionalism, and innovation into the 400-year-old Renaissance tradition of neo- Professor of American History at Harvard University. classicism.

Dianne ArndtDianne Barry Lewis, an architectural historian who teaches at Cooper Union Forum, is the long- SATURDAY BREAKFAST PROGRAM time host of a popular walking tour series on PBS.

THE CARL MENGES LECTURE IN AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICAN IN LECTURE MENGES CARL THE The American President: From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton The Carl Menges Lecture in American History Saturday, January 16, 9:30–11 am | $44 (members $32) 9 am — Registration and Continental Breakfast; 9:30 am — Program James Madison: Father of the Constitution Wednesday, December 16, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) From the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 to Bill Clinton’s last night in of fice in January 2001, the American presidency—and the When the Constitution was being drafted, James Madison was initially skeptical that a “Bill nation, as a whole—experienced a tremendous growth in power and of Rights” was necessary. But by 1789, after being lobbied by his friend Thomas Jefferson, influence. Celebrated presidential historian William E. Leuchtenburg he was determined to include it. Celebrated historian Richard Brookhiser recounts the chronicles the presidents of the past century, highlighting their “Father of the Constitution’s” evolution and how, after a hot summer of arguing, he moments of high drama and triumph.

persuaded Congress to agree. Anne LeuchtenburgJean William E. Leuchtenburg is the author of The American President:

Lara HeimertLara Richard Brookhiser is the author of James Madison and eight other books on the From Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton. Douglas Brinkley (MODERATOR) is a bestselling founders and their legacy. author and a presidential historian for CNN.

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Cybersecurity Robert Fouts Robert Justice and Race Justice . Brent Brent . An Evening with General Petraeus with General An Evening Tuesday, February 9, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20) February Tuesday, Monday, February 8, 6:30 pm | $44 (members $32) February Monday, Thursday, February $24) pm | $38 (members 4, 6:30 Thursday, TheNew Times York editorial board. Petraeus | Hertog Lecture on Leadership on Leadership Lecture | Hertog Petraeus To purchaseTo tickets online visit nyhistory.org/programs ) is Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at ) writes) on widea range of topics for MODERATOR MODERATOR ( theCouncil on Foreign Relations. Bryan Stevenson, one of the nation’s foremost lawyers, has dedicated his career to defending thethe poor, wrongly condemned,and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of the criminal justice system. In an intimate conversation, Stevenson charts his remarkable journey to combatinjustice racial and discrimination compassion explores how and can transform courts. our Bryan Stevenson is the founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative and the author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption Staples As governments andindividuals across the globe store more of their highly sensitive informationcomputeronservers, cyberinfiltration originating Russia, China, North in Korea, and beyond compromises national security and the privacy ofmillions. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalistDavid E.Sanger explores modern strategiesto combatcyber threats and protect American world. ever-changing an in interests DavidE. Sanger is the chiefWashington correspondentfor The New Times York and author of Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret Wars and Surprising Use of American Power General (Ret.) David H. Petraeus’ remarkable career has taken him to the highest ranks of the U.S. military and Central Intelligence Agency, and his profound leadership has shaped U.S. strategy in myriad tackling obstacles at home and abroad. Inan intimate the conversation, General Petraeus offers his unique insight into contemporary economic and national security issues facing the nation. General (Ret.) David H. Petraeus during forces coalition commanded theSurges in both Iraq and Afghanistan and then served as Director of the CIA. He is now a Partner in the global investment firm KKR and the Chairman of the KKR Global Institute. Max Boot ( . Masters . . ByronR. Wien , an acclaimed financial journalist, is the author is the author of numerous books on the Civil War, Aftermaking Georgia “howl” marching by his army from Atlanta to the sea, Union GeneralSherman led an more even destructive march— William T. through the Carolinas. Join historians three eminent asthey explore Sherman’s devastating follow-up campaign to break Confederate resistance and end the Civil War. ) has written) and edited 50 books on Lincoln and the Civil War | walks | talks & | family | membership | general information TheThat War Forged Nation:a Why the Civil Still War Matters

In 1913, after a series of disastrous financial panics shook the nation, Congresswas persuaded to approve the landmark Federal Reserve Act.Financial authorRoger Lowenstein reveals the rich history and key players behind the drama-filled creation of America’s central bank, whichultimatelycountryglobalyoungfinancialenabledbecomethe a to powerhouse. LowensteinRoger isthe award-winning author books, andeditor including 12 of Don Pollard Don MODERATOR ( James M. McPherson M. James ) is) Vice Chairman of Blackstone Advisory Partners LP. To purchaseTo tickets by phone call 485-9268 (212) America’s Bank:The Epic Struggle to Create the Federal Reserve

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John F. MarszalekJohn F. is executive director and managing editor of Association. the Ulysses S. Grant including,most recently, of ( and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the in War the West, 1941–1945 In June 1940 General Charles de Gaulle showed that sublime heroism was possible even duringthe chaos surrounding the of France.Fall Andrew Roberts discusses de Gaulle’s leadership,showing howhis response tothat catastrophe was alwaysadmired Winstonby Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, while even they clashed with his rebarbative personality. RobertsAndrew era and is a recipient of the National Humanities Medal. Harold Holzer Harold David K. Crow K. David

letter exhibitions | | calendar | programs Nancy Ellison Nancy Jackie Schon Jackie 18 Wednesday, January 27, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) January Wednesday, Sherman’s “Other” March: Burning the Carolinas Burning March: “Other” Sherman’s Tuesday, January 26, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20) January Tuesday, Byron Wien Lecture on Financial History History on Financial Lecture Wien Byron Reserve Federal the StruggleCreate to Epic The Bank: America’s Distinguished Lehrman Fellow at N-YHS Lecture N-YHS Lecture at Lehrman Fellow Distinguished de Gaulle Charles War: in Leaders $24) pm | $38 (members 19, 6:30 January Tuesday,

SCHWARTZLEHRMAN FELLOW SERIES LECTURE BYRON WIEN LECTURE ON FINANCIAL HISTORY SCHWARTZ SERIES letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | walks & talks | family | membership | general information BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD The Persistence of Prejudice: A Conversation on Race SATURDAY BREAKFAST PROGRAM Monday, February 22, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20)

Four decades after Emancipation and the conclusion of the Civil War, the Reconstruction at 150 dawn of the 20th century was an era marked by a rising tide of political Saturday, February 13, 9:30–11 am | $44 (members $32) disenfranchisement and social scorn for African Americans. Against 9 am — Registration and Continental Breakfast; 9:30 am — Program the backdrop of the exhibition of Ota Benga, a young Congolese man displayed in the Bronx Zoo Monkey House, authors Pamela Newkirk In the wake of a brutal civil and James McBride explore New York’s difficult struggles with race,

war that left hundreds of prejudice, and discrimination. Messina Chia thousands dead and large swaths of the United States Pamela Newkirk, author of Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga, is a Pulitzer in physical, political, and Prize-winning journalist. James McBride (MODERATOR) is a musician, screenwriter, and the economic ruins, one of the bestselling author of The Color of Water. Daniella ZalcmanDaniella Don Pollard Don Pollard Don greatest challenges was yet The White House: A Family Affair to come: the reunification and reconstruction of the Union. Celebrated historians of the era reflect on Wednesday, February 24, 6:30 pm | $38 (members $24) the triumphs and tribulations of those fragile years. Experts discuss how the First Family has played a role in defining the legacy of 20th-century presidencies since Theodore Roosevelt. David W. Blight, Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale See p. 23 for University, has written widely on the Civil War and Reconstruction eras and Betty Boyd Caroli is the author of Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage related film screening African-American history. Eric Foner, a Pulitzer Prizer-winning historian, That Made a President. David Nasaw is the author of The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life on Friday, has written extensively on the Civil War and Reconstruction. Edna Greene and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy. Gil Troy is the author of The Age of Clinton: February 12 Medford is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Howard America in the 1990s. Geoffrey C. Ward is the script writer for the documentary series The University. Harold Holzer (MODERATOR) has written and edited 50 books on Roosevelts: An Intimate History, which was directed by Ken Burns. Lesley Stahl (MODERATOR) Lincoln and the Civil War era. is a correspondent for 60 Minutes and a former CBS News White House correspondent.

SATURDAY BREAKFAST PROGRAM America’s Four Bills of Rights Tuesday, February 16, 6:30 pm | $34 (members $20) Inside the Surveillance State Saturday, February 27, 9:30–11 am | $44 (members $32) How have Americans over the centuries thought about issues such as 9 am — Registration and Continental Breakfast; 9:30 am — Program corporate rights, campaign finance, religious and racial equality, gun control, government surveillance, and affirmative social rights? Two The exposure of the NSA’s enhanced sur- renowned constitutional scholars discuss the “four American Bills of veillance programs was a shocking revelation Rights” and how the tenets outlined within them shape the nation’s past, to a nation that values privacy, security, and present, and future. individual liberty. Following the Friday night film Martha Stewart Harold Shapiro screening of The Lives of Others—a drama Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at set in Cold War-era East Germany under Stasi

Yale University, is the author of The Law of the Land: A Grand Tour of Our Constitutional control—constitutional experts contemplate the Doran Marissa Harold Shapiro Republic. Randall Kennedy is Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. morality and legality of government surveillance and weigh the costs of this practice in the name of national security.

Linda Greenhouse is Knight Distinguished Journalist in Residence and Joseph Goldstein Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. Robert Post is Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Kenji Yoshino is Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law.

New-York Historical Society’s SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD FRIDAY NIGHTS Collection of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Pollard Don MarcusJoan Lorella ZanettiLorella Pay-as-you-wish Friday Nights! Bernard and Irene Schwartz Classic Film Series Join us for the New-York Entrance to the film series is included with Museum Don Pollard Don Denis Racine Denis Admission during New-York Historical’s Pay-as-you-wish Historical Society’s film series, From top left: Antonio Monda, Susan Lacy, Friday Nights (6–8 pm). No advanced reservations. Tickets Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, Samuel featuring opening remarks Alito, Philip C. Bobbitt, Mary Owen, Ron Simon, are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at Isabella Rossellini, Thelma Schoonmaker, Ric Burns, Laurence Kardish, Edna Greene by notable directors, writers, 6 pm. New-York Historical Society members receive priority. Medford, David W. Blight, Harold Holzer, Linda Greenhouse, Robert Post, Kenji Yoshino For more information on our featured films and speakers, actors, and historians. Opposite page: Ted Widmer, Kati Marton, Harold Shapiro Marissa Doran Marissa Don Pollard Don please visit nyhistory.org/programs or call (212) 485-9205. David Denby

Justice in Film Friday, November 6, 7 pm Friday, December 4, 7 pm Friday, February 5, 7 pm The Maltese Falcon | 1941 | 100 min. Desk Set | 1957 | 103 min. Gloria | 1980 | 123 min. This series explores how film has Filmmaker Antonio Monda and producer Ron Simon, Senior Curator at the Paley Center Laurence Kardish, former Senior Film Curator at tackled social conflict, morality, and the Susan Lacy present one of the first major for Media, and producer Susan Lacy discuss this MoMA, introduces the action thriller in which a woman perennial struggles between right and film noirs, starring Humphrey Bogart as a romantic comedy starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine begrudgingly agrees to hide her neighbors’ son from a wrong that are waged from the highest private eye caught up in the frantic search Hepburn as colleagues with conflicting views on the mob hit squad and ends up becoming his fierce protector. levels of government to the smallest for a coveted falcon statuette. computerization of a TV network’s research division. local communities Friday, February 12, 7 pm Friday, November 13, 7 pm Friday, December 11, 7 pm Glory | 1989 | 122 min. Anatomy of a Murder | 1959 | 160 min. The Shop Around the Corner | 1940 | 99 min. Historians Edna Greene Medford and David W. Blight, DOUBLE FEATURE Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, In this romantic drama, two argumentative coworkers in conversation with Harold Holzer, present this Civil Friday, October 16, 7 pm Samuel Alito and constitutional scholar have no idea that they are also each other’s romantically War epic that follows the first all-black regiment as they The Mark of Zorro | 1920 | 107 min. Philip C. Bobbitt present this courtroom involved pen pals. Opening remarks by author fight for racial equality among their fellow Union Army The Mark of Zorro | 1940 | 93 min. classic in which a small-town lawyer must Kati Marton and film criticDavid Denby. officers as well as against the Confederates. Author and historian Ted Widmer defend a man who claims temporary introduces the 1920 (silent) and 1940 films insanity over the murder of his wife’s alleged Friday, December 18, 7 pm Friday, February 26, 7 pm that follow the story of the masked vigilante assailant. The Flowers of St. Francis | 1950 | 87 min. The Lives of Others | 2006 | 137 min. Zorro, a wealthy man who uses a secret Actress Isabella Rossellini, in conversation Linda Greenhouse, Lecturer at Yale and Pulitzer Friday, November 27, 7 pm identity to fight injustice against the poor. with Academy Award-winning film editorThelma Prize-winning writer, Robert Post, Dean of Yale It’s a Wonderful Life | 1946 | 130 min. Join us for this special program that focuses Schoonmaker, discusses her father’s classic Law School, and Kenji Yoshino, Professor of on the character that inspired future heroes, Donna Reed’s daughter Mary Owen and retelling of the story of St. Francis and the birth Constitutional Law at NYU School of Law, introduce including—most notably—Gotham’s historian Ted Widmer celebrate the holiday of the Franciscans in nine vignettes. (Italian with the political thriller set in 1980s East Germany in own Batman. season with one of the most enduring films English subtitles.) which an officer of the Stasi is asked to survey a of all time. Jimmy Stewart stars as George famous theatrical couple suspected of anti- Friday, October 23, 7 pm Bailey, a man who finds meaning in his life Friday, January 29, 7 pm government writings. (German with English subtitles.) Mildred Pierce | 1945 | 111 min. on Christmas Eve. Dr. Strangelove | 1964 | 93 min. Author Kati Marton and film critic David When a rogue general launches a nuclear attack on the Find this icon Denby introduce the drama starring Joan U.S.S.R., the president and his war team must scramble throughout for Crawford as a recently single mother who related Saturday to prevent doomsday. Filmmaker Ric Burns introduces struggles to support and please her breakfast programs. Stanley Kubrick’s iconic dark comedy that satirizes the spoiled daughter. pervasive anxieties of Cold War America.

22 To purchase ticketsNew-York by phoneHistorical call (212)Society 485-9268 For detailsTo purchase and the ticketslatest information, online visit nyhistory.org/programsplease visit nyhistory.org/programs 23 letter | exhibitions | calendar | programs | walks & talks | family | membership | general information BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES SPEAKERS DISTINGUISHED SCHWARTZ IRENE AND BERNARD WALKING & GALLERY TOURS & GALLERY WALKING WALKS & TALKS WALKS The C. Richard Hilker Lecture LECTURE HILKER RICHARD C. THE Walks & Talks The Twelve: Rockwell Kent and the Independent Exhibition of 1911 Gallery tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance. Thursday, December 3, 6:30 pm | Special Free Program*

Superheroes in Gotham Gallery Tour In the spring of 1911, Rockwell Kent organized An Independent Exhibition of the Paintings and Drawings of Twelve Men. Kent’s exhibition was a pointed response to his mentor Robert Henri’s Monday, October 26, 11 am | $34 (members $20) Independent Artists show of 1910 and Henri’s landmark exhibition of The Eight at the Macbeth Gallery in 1908. This discussion of alternative exhibition strategies will illuminate the conflicted Join co-curators Debra Schmidt Bach and Nina Nazionale as they tell the nature of American modernism in the first decades of the 20th century. story of how comic books, introduced in New York City during the late 1930s, have evolved over decades into the phenomenon that influences Charles Brock is Associate Curator of American and British Paintings at the National Gallery and inspires our contemporary culture. of Art, Washington, D.C. He organized the widely acclaimed George Bellows retrospective for *Please note: Tickets the National Gallery of Art in 2012 and curated the 2006 exhibition Charles Sheeler: Across to this event are strictly limited and must be Debra Schmidt Bach is Associate Curator of Decorative Arts at the New- Media. In 2014 he co-authored the catalogue Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In with reserved in advance Joan A Katz Photography Dale GregoryDale York Historical Society. Nina Nazionale is Director of Library Operations at Nancy Anderson. the New-York Historical Society. They are the co-curators of the exhibition Superheroes in Gotham. This is a special program presented free of charge by the Sansom Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports numerous causes. Since 2001, the Foundation has held a series of scholarly lectures to celebrate and Picasso’s “Le Tricorne” Gallery Tour commemorate the leadership of the late C. Richard Hilker, its past President. Monday, November 2, 11 am | $34 (members $20)

Join curator Roberta Olson as she explores the newly-acquired Picasso drop-curtain from the ballet Le Tricorne, contextualized by select pieces from the New-York Historical’s collection.

Roberta Olson, Curator of Drawings at the New-York Historical Society, is the curator of Located inside the New-York Historical Society, Caffè Storico (Italian for “historical”) is Restaurant Hours: Picasso’s “Le Tricorne.” famed restaurateur Stephen Starr’s charming and sunny restaurant. The sophisticated Tuesday – Sunday 11 am – 10 pm menu offers modern Italian cuisine and an all-Italian wine list. The stunning and bright dining (Closed Mondays) room is open for lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch. To view menus or make reservations visit nyhistory.org/dine or call (212) 485-9211. Address: 170 Central Park West Silicon City Gallery Tour (77th Street Entrance) Monday, December 7, 11 am | $34 (members $20) Special Offer!

Journey through the multimedia exhibition and discover the largely unknown history of New Select Evening Lectures and Conversations York’s early role in the development and sales of technology that ultimately reshaped daily life For select public programs, purchase a “package ticket” and enjoy a glass of wine at Caffè and ushered in the Digital Age. Storico while a priority seat is reserved for you in the auditorium. Mention the “package ticket” option when purchasing your ticket in person, over the phone, or select the “package ticket” Stephen Edidin, Chief Curator of the Museum Division and Curator of American and European option online. An additional $10 charge applies.*

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All Aboard: Historical FAMILY LEARNING Train Weekend Saturday and Sunday, December 12 PROGRAMS FOR and 13; 11 am–3 pm MIDDLE & HIGH program highlights Trains, rails, conductors, and maps! Families See full list of family and children’s hear tales of the rails, decorate their own SCHOOL STUDENTS programs at nyhistory.org/dchm train cars, and explore the incredible toy trains on view in Holiday Express. Ages 3–6. Camp History: The Civil War in Minecraft Holiday Express Family Brunch Tuesdays – Fridays, February 16–19 Sundays, December 20, January 10, or March 29 – April 1; 9 am–4 pm and February 7; 9:30–11 am Kids explore the technological innovations Children put on their engineer’s caps and enjoy a private that impacted the Civil War while going family-friendly buffet in the Holiday Express exhibition. behind the scenes at the museum, visiting the They’ll meet Conductor Abe, decorate wooden trains, exhibition Silicon City, and recreating Civil War and go on a scavenger hunt. $35 ($30 for Members); events and people in Minecraft. Ages 11–13. SPECIAL FAMILY PROGRAMS $120 for a family of four. $500 ($400 for Family Members). Contact MEMBERSHIP & [email protected] to register. To purchase tickets contact [email protected] SUPPORT FAMILY PROGRAMS Thanksgiving Eve Kids Cartoon! Visit nyhistory.org/dchm for more details Family Celebration Saturdays, October 24, November 7, and Barbara K. Lipman Children’s History Library Wednesday, November 25 December 19; 3 pm Celebrate Thanksgiving by watching Join cartoonist Paul Swartz and learn how to draw a superhero, Little New-Yorkers the annual Macy’s Giant Balloon storyboard a fight, and add in all the necessary bams and pows! Tuesdays and Fridays, 3:30 pm Each class covers a different topic–sign up for all three and Inflation along West 77th Street. The littlest visitors explore New York City with singing, stories, and activities. receive 15% off! Ages 8 and up. $20 ($15 for Members). Members at the Family level and above Ages 3–5. are invited to enjoy fun activities and Teen Programs festive treats. Invitation to follow. Superheroes and Spirits We make history lively and exciting for For more information email Cross-Stitch Circle teens! Program participants explore our [email protected] or Hallowe’en Bash Thursdays, 3:30–5:30 pm incredible collections and work alongside call (212) 485-9279. Friday, October 30; 5–7 pm Stitchers from beginner to expert join together in this museum professionals and peers who happily Kids summon the superheroes and super-spirits of Gotham exploration of cross-stitch techniques. Everyone works on share their passion for American art and through gallery hunts, treats, and of course, tricks! Even a project to take home, or to return to week after week. history. Teens can attend free classes at Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass get into the act, Ages 6 and up. Saturday Academy, hone their research skills with families voting online to help us choose their costumes. in the Scholars Program, or apply to become Ages 6 and up. $10 ($8 for Members). Student Historians, our nationally recognized Macy’s Sunday Story Time high school internship program. For more Innovate with History Sundays, 11:30 am information (including registration deadlines Families discover New York history through tales of the past. Ages 4–7. and how to apply), please visit: Saturday and Sunday, Support for this program provided by Macy’s. nyhistory.org/education/teen-programs. Family Benefit Party November 14 and 15 Saturday, January 23; Families tinker, problem-solve, and build, inspired by Silicon Reading into History 11 am–2 pm City: Computer History Made in New York! All weekend long kids learn Morse Code, try out a punch card computer, take a Sundays, November 8, December 20, Save the date and support education coding class, or build circuits—and everyone can go up against and February 7; 2 pm programs at N-YHS! Families take over Watson in a history quiz extravaganza. Ages 6 and up. Families explore history together—through literature! Each month the museum and enjoy entertainment, families gather to discuss a book, meet authors and guest experts, unique history-related activities, and and see artifacts, documents, and paintings related to the history delicious food. For more information behind the story. Upcoming book clubs featuring the authors or to purchase tickets, please include The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan. Ages 9–12. contact [email protected].

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Wheelchairs are available to visitors free of charge. To reserve a wheelchair Museum Admission $20 Adults, $15 Seniors (65+)/Educators/Active Military (active military in in advance, please call (212) 485-9200 or (212) 873-7489 (TTY). Please ask a uniform are free), $12 Students, $6 Kids (5–13), Children under 5 are free. Visitor Services representative for assistance when you arrive. Friday nights from 6–8 pm admission is “Pay-as-you-wish.” Services for Visitors Most exhibition audio and video, including all media in the DiMenna Program Admission Ticketing Call Center (212) 485-9268, nyhistory.org/programs Who Are Deaf or Hard Children’s History Museum, is accessible to T-coil hearing aid users. of Hearing T-coil compatible audio guides are available for select exhibitions and are free Library Hours Tuesday to Friday, 9 am – 3 pm; Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm. Closed Sunday and with admission. Headsets and neck-loops are also available. Please inquire at Monday. Closed on Saturdays from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor the admissions desk. Day. Use of the Library is free. For research inquiries and online research reservations, visit nyhistory.org/library or call (212) 485-9225. The Auditorium is equipped with an infrared assistive listening system. Headsets and T-coil compatible versions are available. Please ask a staff Directions Subway: B or C train to 81st Street and Central Park West. Bus: M10 to 77th member at the auditorium entrance or the membership desk for assistance. Street, M79 to 81st Street and Central Park West. Public Parking Garages: (all are located between Broadway and Amsterdam) Wilfred Street Garage, 203 West All New-York Historical Society exhibition films are open-captioned. 77th Street, (212) 362-2308; Tri-Star Parking, 207 West 76th Street; Carousel Parking, 201 West 75th Street, (212) 874-0581. American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters are available (by appointment) to accompany scheduled docent- or educator-led group Free Daily Guided Tours Trained docents give free one-hour tours of the permanent collections at 2 pm tours. To schedule an ASL group visit, please contact [email protected] or and 3:30 pm daily. Tours depart from the Grand Staircase on the first floor. call (212) 485-9232. Schedule subject to change. Services for Visitors Text for major exhibitions is available in Large Print. Please pick up a copy Group Visits For groups of ten or more adults or college students, we offer discounted Who Are Blind or at the admissions desk. Group Reservations admission as well as private, guided tours. Tours of most special exhibitions Visually Impaired (212) 873-3400 x352 are available as well as tours of the permanent collection. Each group member For more information about accessibility, please e-mail any questions to [email protected] receives a 10% discount in the Museum Store, an audio headset unit, and a [email protected] or call (212) 485-9232 or (212) 873-7489 (TTY). two-for-one coupon for future general admission tickets. K-12 School Groups Space Rental The New-York Historical Society is a striking, sophisticated venue for events (212) 485-9293 Special Events Department of all kinds. Our beautiful, recently renovated landmark building is the perfect Off-Site Lectures for Adults The New-York Historical Society comes to you! Curator-trained docents will visit (212) 485-9201 venue for hosting anything from a daytime meeting in our state-of-the-art audi- your institution to provide a 45-60 minute lecture on a variety of NYC topics. All [email protected] torium to a seated dinner or reception in our exhibit halls. nyhistory.org/rental lectures are accompanied by PowerPoint presentations. Call (212) 873-3400 x352 for more information. Museum Store Shop for New York, American history, art and exhibition related gifts, prints, (212) 485-9203 books, jewelry, toys, and more. Members save 10% on store purchases. shop.nyhistory.org Caffè Storico Acclaimed restaurateur Stephen Starr brings casual elegance to the New-York Historical Society. For reservations call (212) 485-9211 or visit nyhistory.org/dine. Members of the New-York Historical Society at any level are entitled to take part in Restaurant hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 11 am – 10 pm. Closed Mondays. History Book Club Membership Office the History Book Club, which meets approximately four times throughout the year. (212) 485-9279 To sign up, please e-mail or call the Membership office. [email protected]

Vice Chairs Arnhold Foundation, Inc. Vivien Liu and Alan D. Hilliker Nancy and Barry Barnett Cissy and George Asch Marianne and Tarky Lombardi, Jr. NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Brooke Barrett and John Galbraith Claudine and Fred Bacher Karen Moss Lux and Marshall Lux Noreen and Kenneth Buckfire Renee and Richard Barasch Carol and John Lyden Charles Cahn Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Hillie Mahoney Board of Trustees & Chairman’s Council List Sonya and Dev Chodry Bunny and Bill Beekman Susan and Stephen Mandel Ann and Kenneth Bialkin/ Jon Mann CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL Terry and Douglas Cooper Chair Board of Trustees Carolyn and George Cox Bialkin Family Foundation Carol Marks and Tom Wirtshafter Helen Appel Pam B. Schafler Barbara Knowles Debs and Richard A. Debs Roberta and Stanley Bogen Nancy Abeles Marks James Basker* Chair Belinda and Charles Bralver Kay Matschullat and Allan Arffa Norman Benzaquen Susan Frier Danilow Judith K. and Jamie Dimon Diane Brandt and Martin R. Lewis Carolyn and Stephen McCandless Vice Chair Judith Roth Berkowitz John R. Doss Deputy Chairs Brittany and Kurt Dudas Rhoda Bressler Ira M. and Susan F. Millstein Richard Reiss, Jr. Franci J. Blassberg David Blight* Suzanne F. Peck The Everett Foundation Elizabeth and Ralph Brown Sandra and Lowell Mintz Michael Weisberg Ildiko and Gilbert Butler Louise Mirrer and David Halle Ric Burns* Lisa Field Executive Committee Chair James S. Chanos Barbara and Stephen Friedman Susan and Jeff Campbell Andra Moss and Peter Chaffetz Co-chairs Anne E. Cohen Nancy and Daniel Neff Roger Hertog Ravenel B. Curry III Merle and Barry Ginsburg Anonymous Stephen A. Cohen Heidi and Richard Ong Susan Frier Danilow Helen and Robert Appel Patricia A. and Mark R. Gordon Betsy Cohn Trina and Mike Overlock Elizabeth B. Dater Norman S. Benzaquen Sarah and Geoffrey Gund Joyce B. Cowin Carolyn Palmer Chairmen Emeriti Barbara Knowles Debs Judy and Howard Berkowitz Marjorie and Gurnee Hart Richard Gilder Scott Delman Franci Blassberg and Joe Rice Lawrence Jacobs Lee and George Doty Judith Stern Peck Nancy Newcomb Joseph A. DiMenna James S. Chanos Brian A. Kane Elizabeth and Thomas Dubbs Helen and Russell Pennoyer Niall Ferguson* Lois Chiles and Richard Gilder Gershon Kekst, Kekst and Company Carol and Roger Einiger Wendy and Alan Pesky Henry Louis Gates, Jr.* Suzanne and Rich Clary Kate Kelly and George Schweitzer Gail and Richard Elden Lucy Victoria Phillips and Travis Anderson President & CEO Buzzy Geduld Beth and Ravenel B. Curry Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kimmelman Howard L. Ellin Joan and Joel I. Picket Richard Gilder Louise Mirrer Susan and Greg Danilow Seth A. Klarman Peter M. Engel Joan and Fred Pittman James Grant Elizabeth B. Dater and Ruth and Sid Lapidus Anne Farley and Peter C. Hein Robin and Richard Pzena Martin J. Gross Wm. 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Lowndes Foundation Maia Rubin and Jonathan Babkow Lynn and Martin Halbfinger Fran Schulman Stuart J. Rabin Paula and Tom McInerney Annie and John Hall Sara and Axel Schupf Richard Reiss, Jr. Donna and Marvin Schwartz Cordelia and Carl Menges Sunny and Michael Halperin Erica and Eric Schwartz Charles M. Royce Fay and William Shutzer Jennifer and John Monsky Monie and T. Chandler Hardwick Elizabeth and Stanley D. Scott Thomas A. Saunders III Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Smith Carole and John Moran Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Elizabeth and H. Dale Hemmerdinger Melanie Shorin and Greg S. Feldman Pam B. Schafler Amanda and Neal Moszkowski Howard Solomon Barbara and Stephen Heyman Shonni J. Silverberg and Jonathan Shapiro Benno Schmidt Ruth and Harold Newman Nancy and Burt Staniar John W. Holman, Jr. Patricia and David Silvers Bernard L. Schwartz Nancy and Morris W. Offit Michelle Smith Joan and Michael Steinberg Bruce Horten Jeffrey Sine Suzanne F. Peck Ruth Holzer and Michael Byowitz Constance and Stephen Spahn Ernest Tollerson Park Tower Group Elizabeth B. Strickler and Mark T. Gallogly Denise and Al Hurley Judith and Stephen Stein Ira Unschuld Bonnie and Richard Reiss, Jr. Nicki and Harold Tanner Lyn and Seth Kaller Betsy and Wally Stern Eric J. Wallach Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Royce Billie Tisch Sue Ann Weinberg Carol and Lawrence Saper The Honorable Merryl H. Tisch and Ann Kaplan and Robert Fippinger Phyllis and Eric Stoller Michael Weisberg Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Saunders III James S. Tisch Susan and Robert Klein Leila Straus Byron R. Wien Pam and Scott Schafler Melissa Vail and Norman Selby Daney and Lee Klingenstein Marcie and Miles Stuchin Roy J. Zuckerberg Bernard L. Schwartz Barbara and John Vogelstein Suzie and Bruce Kovner Richard Sylla *Denotes Scholar Trustee Paul E. Singer Didi Wallerstein and John A. Herfort Kim and Simon Krinsky Szilvia Tanenbaum Michelle Smith Rosalind P. Walter Nancy Kuhn and Bernard Nussbaum Judy Tenney and Robert H. Haines Honorary Trustees Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Steel Sue Ann Weinberg Joann and Todd Lang Laurie M. Tisch William Beekman Laurie and Sy Sternberg Liz Lange and David Shapiro Tova Friedler Usdan and Ernest Rubenstein Nancy Newcomb Katherine and Vincent Teti Members The Lauder Foundation/ Naomi and Ernest von Simson Ira L. Unschuld Anonymous Leonard & Evelyn Lauder Fund Sandra and Stanford Warshawsky Daria and Eric J. Wallach Nira and Kenneth Abramowitz Jennifer Bruder Lavin and Ted Lavin Jane and Philip Waterman Leah and Michael Weisberg Lorraine and Richard Abramson Dalia and Larry Leeds Margaret Wellington and Anita and Byron Wien Jacqueline Adams Gerry Lenfest William Constantine Barbara and David Zalaznick Arthur S. Ainsberg Amy and David Liebowitz Judy and Josh Weston Kay Allaire Pia Lindström and John H. Carley Elizabeth Wiegers List as of June 30, 2015 Shirley and Martin Amdur Richard B. Lipton, M. D. 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Take Your Seat in History Program Registration We invite you to “Take Your Seat in History” with a contribution of $1,000. Your personal message and name or name of another you wish to honor will appear on a beautiful plaque Join us for Public Programs, Walks & Talks, and More on one of the auditorium seats. The Robert H. Smith Auditorium, our state-of-the-art theater, can accommodate an expanded schedule ORDER TICKETS TODAY! of the New-York Historical Society’s lectures, performances, special events, and educational programs, in addition to a multimedia cinematic experience for museum visitors of all ages. ONLINE: nyhistory.org/programs PHONE: (212) 485-9268, 9 am – 5 pm daily Sponsor Your Seat Today! Visit nyhistory.org/takeyourseat or call (212) 485-9235. 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