Author to discuss ‘John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon’ at Sept. 20 Baker Institute lecture

FROM RICE NEWS STAFF REPORTS

John Logsdon, author of “John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon” (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010), will discuss his book Sept. 20 at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.

	JOHN LOGSDON

Logsdon, professor emeritus of political science and international affairs at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, will speak on the background to Kennedy’s decision to send Americans to the moon and how that decision was implemented by the president and his administration.

The lecture will begin at 6 p.m. in Baker Hall’s Kelly International Conference Facility. A reception and book signing will follow.

Rice faculty, staff and students who want to attend must RSVP by email (bipprsvp@rice.edu), by fax (713-348-5993) or on the Web at http://bakerinstitute.org/events/john-f.-kennedy-and-the-race-to-the-moon. A webcast of the event can also be seen at this address.