AMERICAN
PRESIDENTS & POLITICS
The American Presidents & Politics lecture series has brought many renowned authors and historians to
the Boca Grande Community Center, including Akhil Reed Amar and Candice Millard just this past season.
This series shows us how past political eras and America’s most influential presidential leaders have shaped
the nation into what it is today.
JFK AND THE REAGAN REVOLUTION: A SECRET HISTORY OF AMERICAN PROSPERITY
Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | 4:30pm | LARRY KUDLOW AU THOR A ND NAT IONALLY S Y NDIC ATED C OLUMNIST
Larry Kudlow is an influential supply-side economist, CNBC's Senior Contributor and a nationally
syndicated radio host, as well as an unapologetic supporter of capitalism and free markets.
Kudlow offers insights into the remarkable triumph of American capitalism and how its continued
success has unleashed an unprecedented global economic boom. In his book, JFK and the Reagan
Revolution, Kudlow and Brian Domitrovic reveal the secret history of American prosperity by
exploring the little-known battles within the Kennedy administration. John F. Kennedy was the
first president since the 1920s to slash tax rates across the board, becoming one of the earliest
supply-siders. One person who followed JFK’s tax-cut growth model was Ronald Reagan. This is the
never-before-told story of the link between JFK and Ronald Reagan. This is the secret history of
American prosperity. As an added bonus, attendees of this lecture will receive a copy of JFK and
The Reagan Revolution personally signed by author Larry Kudlow (gift applies to one book per couple).
AMERICAN LION: THE COMPLEX LEGACY OF ANDREW JACKSON
Saturday, January 13, 2018 | 4:30pm | JON MEACHAM PRESIDEN T I A L HISTORI A N A ND P UL I T ZER PRIZE-WINNING AU THOR
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Jon Meacham is one of America's most prominent public intellectuals. A regular guest on
Morning Joe, he is known as a skilled raconteur with a depth of knowledge about politics, religion
and current affairs. He understands and analyzes how issues and events impact our lives. Andrew
Jackson, his intimate circle of friends and his tumultuous times are at the heart of American Lion,
Jon Meacham’s remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern
presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought
his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson’s
election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the
guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave
voice to the hopes and fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and
threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jackson’s presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside
the Jackson White House. Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he details the
human drama — the family, the women and the inner circle of
advisers — that shaped Jackson’s private world through years of
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