Beverly Gage, Professor of 20th-century American history at Yale, will talk about her newest book, G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century. Gage is also author of The Day Wall Street Exploded, which examined the history of terrorism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She writes frequently for The New York Times, The Wa…
Jill Dougherty, former CNN Moscow Bureau Chief and an expert on Russia, will speak about the Russia-Ukraine war. Dougherty is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University’s Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies; a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C.; and a member of the Wilson…
Nina Zannieri, Executive Director of the Paul Revere Memorial Association by St. John's Church, Lafayette SquareOleh St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
Jake Flack, Associate Director for Museum Education, Ford’s Theatre, will talk about the history of the theater, Lincoln’s assassination, and the current programming at the theater.Oleh St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
Mike Molina, Head of School at the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys in Southeast Washington, will update St. John’s on the resilience of the school during the pandemic, the school’s plans for the academic year, and highlights of the school’s impact through its very first graduating class—kindergarteners from the school’s inception who complete…
Susan Behrends Frank, Curator, The Phillips Collection, speaks on the recent exhibit of paintings from Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period.Oleh St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
Brent Erstad, St. John’s Director of Music and Organist, who will speak on Bach’s motet, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied (Sing to the Lord a New Song), BWV 225, which was included in the 11 a.m. service on Sunday, October 9, 2022.Oleh St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
Andrew O'Shaughnessy, Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello and a professor of history at the University of Virginia, will speak on his book The Illimitable Freedom of the Human Mind: Thomas Jefferson’s Idea of a University.Oleh St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
Chip Reid, CBS News National correspondent, speaking on “From Politics to War to Cuddling Goats: The Many Faces of a TV Journalist.”Oleh St. John's Church, Lafayette Square
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Richard Cheetham, Bishop of Kingston and Co-Director of Equipping Christian Leadership in the Age of Science (ECLAS), will present a talk on the relationship of science and theology in the 21st century. He’ll join us shortly after having led a seminar on Science and Faith for bishops of the Anglican Communion at the Lambeth Confere…
Allan Lichtman, Professor of History at American University, speaks at St. John's Speaker Series about the Truman presidency.Oleh St. John's Church, Lafayette Square