An evening with Phyllis Lee Levin
The Harvard Club of the United Kingdom invites you to attend an evening with Phyllis Lee Levin to discuss her recent biography ‘The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adams’
Date: Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Time: 6.30 – 8.00 p.m.
Venue: Skadden Arps, 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf
London, E14 5DS
An informal reception will follow the talk.
John Quincy Adams AB 1787 AM 1790 was the sixth President of the United States (1825-1829) and was considered one of the greatest diplomats and secretaries of state in American history. He served as envoy extraordinary to the Court of St James (1814-1817) amongst his many diplomatic postings. He was the first President elected who was the son of a former President, John Adams. He kept a diary throughout much of his life – one of the major original sources used by historians to understand the building of America as a nation.
To learn more about this extraordinary individual join Phyllis Lee Levin as she discusses her biography of John Quincy Adams. Kirkus* calls The Remarkable Education of John Quincy Adam, published by Palgrave Macmillan, a “vivid biography” and an “intimate, richly detailed portrait of a powerful political figure.” Levin is the author of several previous books, including Edith and Woodrow: The Wilson White House (Scribner, 2001), Abigail Adams: A Biography (St. Martin’s Press, 1987), and a pioneering analysis of the fashion industry, The Wheels of Fashion (Doubleday, 1965). From her start out of Mount Holyoke College in 1941 as editor of the legendary college board issue of Mademoiselle to her work as one of a remarkably talented and trailblazing group of colleagues who met in the women’s news department at The New York Times, and then in her career as an independent historian, Phyllis Lee Levin’s work has been characterized by lively, empathetic writing grounded in meticulous research.
If you have any questions about the event, please contact, Joan Porter MacIver, Past President of the HCUK, at jpmaciver@post.harvard.edu. Books may be available from the publishers on the evening and Joan will write to attendees with details about cost and pre-ordering a copy to be signed on the evening.
The ticket costs are:
£5 for current student and recent Harvard Graduates (AB ’09-’14)
£7.50 for Harvard Club Members and one guest at that rate
£10 for all other attendees