A Conversation with New York Times Best-Selling Author Amity Shlaes

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You won't want to miss a conversation with New York Times Best-Selling Author Amity Shlaes on Monday, November 14th!

"Coolidge: Rediscovering an American President" at 4 p.m. in the MUC Ballroom

In 1927, former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge established the Summer White House in the Black Hills. What impact did South Dakota have on President Coolidge's decision not to run for re-election? How did America's 30th president play a role in creating a thriving tourism industry in South Dakota? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this unreleased version of "Coolidge: Rediscovering an American President."

She will also be hosting a lecture: "A Second Look at Three Decades: The 1920s, the 1930s, the 1960s" at 6:30 p.m. in the MUC Ballroom.

Amity Shlaes is a best-selling author and columnist who focuses on 20th century politics and economics. She is also chair of the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation Board of Directors.

This event is sponsored by the Gamma Nu chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha and USD Political Science League.