New-York Historical Society BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Roger Hertog Helen Appel Lewis E. Lehrman Chairman James Basker Alan P. Levenstein William Beekman Glen S. Lewy Pam B. Schafler Norman Benzaquen Ira A. Lipman Vice Chair of the Board & Chair, Chairman’s Council Judith Roth Berkowitz Tarky Lombardi, Jr. Franci Blassberg Jon Meacham Richard Gilder David Blight Carl B. Menges Executive Committee Chair Ric Burns John Monsky James S. Chanos Morris W. Offit Louise Mirrer Ravenel B. Curry III George E. Pataki President and CEO Susan Frier Danilow Russell P. Pennoyer Elizabeth B. Dater Charles Phillips Barbara Knowles Debs Stuart J. Rabin Joseph A. DiMenna Richard Reiss, Jr. Niall Ferguson Charles M. Royce Walter Isaacson Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Thomas A. Saunders III Wynton Marsalis Buzzy Geduld Benno Schmidt James Grant Bernard L. Schwartz A n American Story in Music and Words Martin J. Gross Michelle Smith Edward R. Hintz Ernest Tollerson Kenneth T. Jackson Ira Unschuld Lawrence A. Jacobs Sue Ann Weinberg David M. Kennedy Michael R. Weisberg Patricia D. Klingenstein Byron R. Wien Sidney Lapidus T uesday, November 20, 2012
A n American Story in Music and Words
DINNER CHAIRS Helen Appel honors W alter Isaacson Diana and Joe DiMenna and Bernard L. Schwartz W ynton Marsalis re cipients of the 2012 History Makers Award
G Ala CO-CHAIRS Norman Benzaquen T uesday, November 20, 2012 James S. Chanos Ravenel Curry III c ocktails six o’clock in the evening Elizabeth B. Dater dinner program seven o’clock in the evening Buzzy Geduld Richard Gilder Presentation by Helen Appel and Roger Hertog Martin J. Gross Sp ecial Performance by Roger Hertog W ynton Marsalis Patricia Klingenstein and Jonathan Batiste Trio Charles Phillips w ith vocals by Cécile McLorin Salvant Michelle Smith
Sue Ann Weinberg T he Pierre 2 East 61st Street New York City Michael Weisberg b tielack New-York Historical Society BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Roger Hertog Helen Appel Lewis E. Lehrman Chairman James Basker Alan P. Levenstein William Beekman Glen S. Lewy Pam B. Schafler Norman Benzaquen Ira A. Lipman Vice Chair of the Board & Chair, Chairman’s Council Judith Roth Berkowitz Tarky Lombardi, Jr. Franci Blassberg Jon Meacham Richard Gilder David Blight Carl B. Menges Executive Committee Chair Ric Burns John Monsky James S. Chanos Morris W. Offit Louise Mirrer Ravenel B. Curry III George E. Pataki President and CEO Susan Frier Danilow Russell P. Pennoyer Elizabeth B. Dater Charles Phillips Barbara Knowles Debs Stuart J. Rabin Joseph A. DiMenna Richard Reiss, Jr. Niall Ferguson Charles M. Royce Walter Isaacson Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Thomas A. Saunders III Wynton Marsalis Buzzy Geduld Benno Schmidt James Grant Bernard L. Schwartz A n American Story in Music and Words Martin J. Gross Michelle Smith Edward R. Hintz Ernest Tollerson Kenneth T. Jackson Ira Unschuld Lawrence A. Jacobs Sue Ann Weinberg David M. Kennedy Michael R. Weisberg Patricia D. Klingenstein Byron R. Wien Sidney Lapidus T uesday, November 20, 2012