Contemporary Historians at the Presidio | 2013
The Contemporary Historians at the Presidio lecture series features nationally renowned historians exploring themes in American and world history.
The lectures are free and open to the public and begin at 7 pm at the Golden Gate Club in the Presidio.
2013 Schedule
- June 20: Dana Priest – Top Secret America: A Short History of the New Security State Created After 9/11
- July 11: Ian Morris – Why the West Rules – for Now
- August 8: Edward P. Von der Porten – Mysteries from the Lost Galleon: The Manila Galleon San Filipe, 1573-1576
- September 19: Albert Camarillo – A Woman of the Ages: Juana Briones de Miranda and 19th Century California
- October 17: Stephen Haller – Arsenal of Democracy: World War II in the Bay Area
- November 21: Cameron Binkley – Redmond Kernan Lecture (an annual talk honoring Redmond Kernan, a lover of history and the Presidio)
