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

Franz Brotzen
713-348-6775
franz.brotzen@rice.edu

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

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

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.

Who: Political Scientist John Logsdon will discuss “John F. Kennedy and the Race to the Moon.”

When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20.       

Where: Rice University, Baker Hall’s Kelly International Conference Facility, 6100 Main St.

The event is by invitation only but open to members of the news media. It will be webcast at http://bakerinstitute.org/events/john-f.-kennedy-and-the-race-to-the-moon.

Members of the news media who want to attend should RSVP to Franz Brotzen at franz.brotzen@rice.edu or 713-348-6775.