UPCOMING EVENTS

December 9, 2022: I expect to appear by Zoom at the New York Military Affairs Symposium (NYMAS) to present the talk “Mystery of the Mandates: Truk, the Imperial Navy and the United States.” Consult NYMAS for attendance details.

July 23, 2022: I complete my scheduled lectures for the War College at the 2022 Historicon meeting with two sessions. Historicon will take place at the convention center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. At 11:00 AM the topic will be “Operation ROLLING THUNDER: The Bombing of North Vietnam.” At 2:00 PM we will turn to “What Happened to the Japanese Naval Air Force.” Each of these will be a one-hour presentation followed by Q & A.

July 22, 2022: At the convention center of Lancaster, Pennsylvania will meet the Historicon convention, sponsored by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society. I shall present lectures as part of its War College program. Today at 5:00 PM my topic will be “The Italians in North Africa, 1940-1943.” This will be a one-hour presentation followed by Q & A.

June 11, 2022: I will appear with Paul Kennedy in a conversation set around his new book Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order at 1:00 PM EST on the commentary series “Noisy Reality.” Watch at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2664280555.

June 10, 2022: Panel discussion on the CIA role in the Watergate Affair, 11:45 AM – 1:15 PM EST. “Every Tree in the Forest Will Fall” (a quote from former CIA officer and Watergate burglar James McCord) with myself, Christopher Moran and Jefferson Morley, at the on-line conference “The Watergate Burglary: 50 Years Later,” hosted by Shane O’Sullivan of Kingston School of Art and Melissa Graves of The Citadel. Join in at http://www.watergateat50.com.

March 8, 2022: Here comes the rescheduled presentation of “The Tet Offensive and the CIA” as a noontime talk for the North American Society for Intelligence History (NASIH). This will be at 12 noon. This is an online event. NASIH members and the general public are invited. Access is through Eventbrite. Contact NASIH for attendance details.

February 26, 2022: “The Other Pearl Harbor” will explore the hard luck and horsefeathers which led to U.S. forces in the Philippines, especially those at Clark Field, being taken by surprise by a Japanese attack hours after the raid on Pearl Harbor. 1:00 P.M. Presented by the “Noisy Reality” group, this will be a Zoom event. Contact Noisy Reality for details.

December 10, 2021: A reprise of “The Tet Offensive and the CIA” will be presented at its original venue, the New York Military Affairs Symposium, at 7 to 9 PM. This will be an online event. Contact NYMAS for attendance details

November 11-13, 2021: I shall present several talks for the War College symposium at the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society convention at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. These include, on Friday, November 12, “What Happened to the B-58 Bomber?” at 2 PM, and, later that afternoon, “The Vietnam Air Campaign.” On Saturday, November 13, probably at 10AM, will be “The Eclipse of Japan’s Naval Air Force.” Precise time slots will be posted once available. Reluctantly Postponed. I’m still in recovery from injuries suffered around Halloween. I hope to present these same talks soon at this or another venue.

November 2, 2021:  “The Tet Offensive and the CIA” will be a lunchtime talk for the North American Society for Intelligence History. 12-2 PM online event. Contact NASIH for attendance details. This event will be rescheduled. I was injured just prior to the planned talk and just getting out of hospital when it would have taken place.

September 2020: As you will know, events everywhere have been affected by the current pandemic. I was hoping to have new, interesting listings. Sorry that I do not. As soon as I can post a real upcoming event I’ll be thrilled to do so.

May 29, 2020: “The Tet Offensive and the CIA,” presentation at the New York Military Affairs Symposium at the Soldiers’ Sailors’ Club, 283 Lexington Avenue (between 37th and 38th Streets), New York City, 7:00-8:45 PM. NYMAS Events have been postponed due to the coronavirus. I shall give new information once I have rescheduled this event.

November 15, 2019: presentation at conference “The American War in Vietnam: Then and Now,” at the Elliott School of George Washington University, 1957 E Street, Washington, DC 20052, 9:15-11:30 AM.

October 21, 2019: “MONGOOSE and After,” presentation of new evidence of CIA operations in its secret war against Fidel Castro (1961-1963), at the first meeting of the North American Society for Intelligence History, 2:00-3:30 PM panel “Covert Operations,” International Spy Museum, 700 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC. 3:30-5:30 PM.

July 13, 2019: “Perilous Spaces: Jungle Warfare in the South Pacific,” Talk at The War College, Historicon meeting of the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, Conestoga Room, Lancaster County Convention Center, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, 17603.

July 12, 2019: “Eyes on the YAMATO: U.S. Intelligence and the Japanese Superbattleship,” Talk at The War College, Historicon meeting of the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society, 2:00-3:00 PM, Conestoga Room, Lancaster County Convention Center, 25 South Queen Street, Lancaster, PA, 17603.

June 21, 2019: Chair and commentator at panel “U.S. National Security Organization from Johnson to Carter: The Search for Centralization and Effectiveness,” with papers by Ashley Neale, Niccolo Petrelli, and Giordana Pulcini. Conference of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations, Renaissance Arlington Capitol View, 2800 Potomac Avenue, Arlington, VA, 22202. 10;45 AM-12:30 PM.

March 21, 2019: “Ghosts of Langley: The Darkness Deepens,” talk at the Institute for World Politics, 1521 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 4:30-6:00 PM, part of IWP’s Global Impact Discussion Series, moderated by Patricia Schouker.

November 2, 2018: “Codebreaking and Espionage in World War II,” roundtable talk with Gerhard Weinberg at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, 104 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 60603. 9:00-10:15 AM. Part of Pritzker’s annual “On War” symposium. $75 for members, $100 for nonmembers. The symposium is a day-long event of which mine is the first panel. Other participants include Dennis Showalter, this year’s Pritzker Prize recipient. To get the member price for the day ticket use the coupon code 2018ONWAR at the event website, https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/events/special-events/2018-on-war-military-history-symposium.

July 14, 2018: “Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh.” Presentation by telephone to conference at Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, Greenwich Village, New York, 1:30 PM.

June 13, 2018: “The Trump CIA: Next on the Chopping Block?” Talk for Washington Metropolitan Oasis; Gilchrist Hall, John Hopkins University Washington Center, 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850; 1:30-3 PM; (301) 469 – 4960

May 4, 2018: Book talk for my new CIA history, The Ghosts of Langley: Into the CIA’s Heart of Darkness, at the New York Military Affairs Symposium, presented at the Soldiers’ Sailors’ Club, 283 Lexington Avenue (between 37th and 38th Streets), New York City, 7:00-8:45 PM.

March 16, 2018: Presentation at a conference, “The My Lai Massacre: A 50th Anniversary Perspective,” at Columbia University Law School, 101 Jerome Greene Hall, 435 W 116th Street, New York, NY 10027. 8:30 AM to 6 PM. I am scheduled around 2 o’clock.

March 14, 2018: Presentation at conference, “Overcoming the Past: The Hmong’s Struggle to Shed the Legacy of the Vietnam War,” at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, 1331 G Street, NW (Suite 300), Washington DC 20005, 1:30 – 2:30 PM.

January 18, 2018: Book talk for my new CIA history, The Ghosts of Langley: Into the CIA’s Heart of Darknessat Smithsonian Residents Associates Program. Ripley Center, 6:30-8:15 PM.

January 13, 2018: Presentation by phone on “The Tet Offensive at 50,” at conference, Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, NY, NY. Time will be 11 AM.

November 9, 2017: Book talk for my new CIA history, The Ghosts of Langley: Into the CIA’s Heart of Darkness, 6:30 – 8:00 PM, at the International Spy Museum, 800 F Street, NW, Washington DC 20004. Phone: (202) 393 – 7798. This event will be screened on Youtube by the Spy Museum.

October 14, 2017: Presentation by phone re “What North Korean Threat?” at conference, 11 AM, Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, New York, NY.

October 7, 2017: Author appearance re The Ghosts of Langley. Reception, New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association, 9-11 PM, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Cherry Hill, NJ, 2349 Marlton Pike West, Cherry Hill, NJ, (856) 665 – 6666.

September 15-16, 2017: Conference “Re-Examining the Early Cold war, 1945-1953,” hosted by the New York University Center for the United States and the Cold War, The Nation Magazine, and others, in New York. Details will be posted as soon as they become available.

July 29, 2017–Game demonstration and personal appearance at Labyrinth Games and Puzzles, 645 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003. 12Noon – 3 P. M. (202) 544 – 1059. To my knowledge this will be the first public viewing of the new ATO games collection Four Roads to Paris.

July 15, 2017: Presentation by phone at conference “Global 1942: Midway and other Events of the World War,” 10 AM-5 PM, at Hudson Park Library, 66 Leroy Street, New York, NY.

January 20, 2017: Book talk for Storm Over Leyte at the New York Military Affairs Symposium, presented at The Soldiers Sailors’ Club, 283 Lexington Avenue (between 37 & 38th streets), New York City, 7:00-8:45 PM.

September 19, 2016: Talk on my new book Storm Over Leyte: The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy, an eye-opening tale of the greatest naval battle in history, at the International Spy Museum (800 F Street, NW, Washington DC 20004, (202) 393 – 7798),  6:30-8:00 PM. The video can be seen on Facebook.

September 2, 2016: Talk on intelligence liaison relationships, centering on the United States and Great Britain, at  the Harry Howe Ransom Center, University of Texas, Austin, Texas.

July 9, 2016: Game Demonstration: Washington-area boardgamers take note! I shall be doing a demonstration of either Set Europe Ablaze or, alternatively, Codeword Barbarossa from 12 noon to 2:00 PM or later, at The Labyrinth Game Shop on Capitol Hill (645 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20003, phone at (202) 544 – 1059).

June 25, 2016: Roundtable, “Blowing the Whistle on U.S. National Security: Whistleblowing, Secrecy, and American Power,” 3:30-5:15 PM at the 2016 meeting of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations, in San Diego. Details will follow when released.

March 21, 2016: Talk, “Is There a Future for the CIA?” Public event, 7:00 PM, at Presser Auditorium, Presser Hall, Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio.

October 14, 2015: Talk, “American Whistleblowers: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers,” The International Spy Museum, 800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, 10:15-11:45 AM. This event forms part of a series on whistleblowers. Apply at Spy Museum or Smithsonian Resident Associates. This event is available for viewing on Facebook at the Spy Museum page.

September 2, 2015: Talk, “Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1954-1975,” at Visitor’s Center, Cantigny Park, First Division Museum, Wheaton, IL, 60189, 7:30-9:00 PM. This event was video streamed by The First Division Museum.

June 26, 2015: Participant in roundtable discussion, “Comparing America’s Wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan,” Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) 2015 conference. Renaissance Arlington Capitol View Hotel, 2800 S. Potomac Avenue, Arlington, VA 22202; 2:00 – 3:45 PM. 

June 25, 2015: Commentary at panel “Understanding the World: Clashing Perceptions, Personalities, and Priorities in the Intelligence-Policymaking Nexus,” SHAFR 2015 conference, details as above, 11:45 AM – 1:30 PM.

April 30, 2015: Presentation for panel “A Winnable War?” Conference, “The Vietnam War Then and Now: Assessing the Critical Lessons,” reflecting on the conflict upon the fortieth anniversary of its ending, and fiftieth of its beginning, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM. At New York University, Washington Center, 1307 L Street, NW, Washington DC.

April 27, 2015: Participated in a panel discussion on the “Last Days of Saigon” with Robert C. McFarlane and J. Stapleton Roy at the Council on Foreign Relations, 1777 F Street, NW, Washington, DC, 6-7:30 PM. Final details posted once available. This event was live-streamed by the Council on Foreign Relations.

March 23, 2015: Talk, “Transparency and Oversight in a Democratic Republic,” University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 350 Dey Hall, 5:00 – 7:00 PM.

March 20,2015: Participant in panel discussion “The Nixon Tapes and What We’ve Learned from Them,” with Ken Hughes and Luke Nichteron at the Miller Center, University of Virginia, 2201 Old Ivy Road, Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, from 10 AM to 12 PM. In early April the proceedings were broadcast on the “American Forum” program on local PBS stations. 

May 29, 2014: Participating in panel discussion, “A Complex Partnership: What Declassified Documents Reveal about America’s Role in the Congo from 1960 to 1968 and the Lessons We can Draw Today,” sponsored by the Great Lakes Policy Forum. The panel included author Steven Weissman and Professor Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja of the University of North Carolina and was moderated by Stanford University Fellow Mvemba Dizolele. 9:30 – 11:00 AM; Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Rome Auditorium, Rome Building, 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.  

May 23-24, 2014: Presenting and commenting at a workshop, “1983– The Most Dangerous Year of the Cold War?” sponsored by the Berliner Colloquien zur Zeitgeschichte and the Einstein Institute at the Europaische Akademie Berlin, Bismarckallee 46/48, 14193 Berlin-Grunewald.

April 5, 2014: 2:15 PM-3:15PM: Participating in a panel discussion “Spies Like Us: The NSA, Big Brother and Democracy” at the San Antonio Book Festival. The event will be moderated by Callie Enlow and also features Heidi Boghosian of the National Lawyers Guild. It takes place at the Public Library, 625 Shook Avenue, San Antonio, Texas. Auditorium, Central Library (1st Floor). This event was recorded by C-SPAN 2. (It aired on C-SPAN 2’s “Book News” at 4:15 PM on Saturday, April 19th, and again at 3:15 AM of the Sunday, April 20th, 2014.)

March 28, 2014: 1:00-2:30 PM: Participating in a panel discussion on the United States, France and Iraq in connection with the book launch of Frederic Bozo’s A History of the Iraqi Crisis, France, the United States and Iraq, 1991-2003 (Histoire Secrete de la crise Ikakienne: La France, les Etats-unis et l’Irak, 1991-2003), at the Cold War International History Project, Wilson Center, 1400 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

December 21, 2013: Lunchtime talk on The Family Jewels to the Readers’ Circle of the Cosmos Club, Washington, DC.

November 8-9, 2013: 6:00-9:00PM/1:15-5:00PM, Presentation and commentary at conference “Vietnam, 1963,” at the New York Military Affairs Symposium, Soldiers and Airmens’ Club, Lexington Avenue, New York. (The Friday evening panel discussion was recorded by C-SPAN-3 and can be viewed here. Click on “Video Playlist” on the right.)

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