{ "name": "Bookmark Series: \"The Devils Will Get No Rest\" with author James B. Conroy", "description": "The New Hampshire Institute of Politics is pleased to offer a special \nPresident\u2019s Day program featuring author James B. (Jim) Conroy. \u00a0Conroy \nwill join the Institute to discuss his new book, The Devils Will Get No Rest: \nFDR, Churchill, and the Plan that Won the War, published by Simon & Schuster. \n\u00a0\n\nThe Devils Will Get No Rest is a character-driven account of the Casablanca \nConference of 1943, where Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and their \nmilitary chiefs planned a winning strategy at the turning point of World War \nII. Until now, it has never been explored in a full-length book.\n\n\u201cConroy adds personality and background to the official account of the \ncrucial Casablanca Conference.\u201d - Kirkus Reviews\n\nConroy was elected a Fellow of the Massachusetts Historical Society in 2014 \nin recognition of his first book, Our One Common Country: Abraham Lincoln and \nthe Hampton Roads Peace Conference of 1865, the only book ever devoted to \nLincoln\u2019s little-known peace negotiations with Confederate leaders on a \nriverboat in Virginia near the end of the Civil War. Our One Common Country \nwas a finalist for the Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize, awarded to the author of \nthe best book of the year on Lincoln, a Civil War soldier, or the Civil War \nera. Conroy\u2019s second book, Lincoln\u2019s White House: The People\u2019s House in \nWartime, was a co-winner of the Lincoln Prize and won the Abraham Lincoln \nInstitute\u2019s annual book award. Leading Jefferson historians have applauded \nConroy\u2019s third book, Jefferson's White House: Monticello on the Potomac.\n\n*About the author:\u00a0*\n\n\u00a0\nConroy is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and served for six \nyears in the United States Naval Air Reserve. While working on Capitol Hill \nin Washington, D.C. as a speechwriter, a press secretary, and a chief of \nstaff in the 1970\u2019s and early 1980\u2019s, he earned a master\u2019s degree in \ninternational relations at George Washington University and a law degree, \nmagna cum laude, at the Georgetown University Law Center. \u00a0A co-founder of \nDonnelly, Conroy & Gelhaar, LLP, one of Boston\u2019s leading litigation firms, \nhe practiced law for 38 years, until May of 2020. He enjoys following \nnational politics as well as the Boston Celtics and the New England Patriots, \nsometimes but not always a more relaxing source of recreation.\n\nBooks may be purchased in advance at your local bookseller or ONLINE. \nhttps:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/The-Devils-Will-Get-No-Rest\/James-B-Conroy\/9781982168681 \n[1]\n\nFree and open to the public\n\nVisit www.anselm.edu\/nhiop for the latest news and event information\u00a0\n\n\n[1] https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/The-Devils-Will-Get-No-Rest\/James-B-Conroy\/9781982168681\n", "startDate": "2024-02-22", "startTime": "16:00", "endDate": "2024-02-22", "endTime": "17:30", "label": "Add to Calendar", "options": [ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "MicrosoftTeams", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone": "America\/New_York", "trigger": "click", "listStyle": "modal", "iCalFileName": "anselm-event-14051", "location": "New Hampshire Institute of Politics" }