Secretary Madeleine Albright
- Bagdad Theater |
- Wednesday, February 20, 2013
- 7 p.m. |
- Sold out! |
- All ages welcome
About Secretary Madeleine Albright
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Madeleine Albright was U.S. Secretary of State from 1997 to 2001. Her distinguished public-service career also included positions on the National Security Council, as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, and on Capitol Hill. Taking readers from the capital city of Prague where Albright was born, to the bomb shelters of London where her family moved following the invasion in 1939, to the desolate prison ghetto of Terezín, Secretary Albright's Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 recounts both her and her family's experiences during the Nazi invasion of her native city. In addition to her family’s journey, Albright follows the story of millions of ordinary citizens throughout Europe who were ripped from familiar surroundings and forced into new roles as exile leaders, freedom fighters, resistance organizers, collaborators, victims, and killers. Weaving in the tangled history of her Czech homeland, Albright considers the effects of fear, trust, identity, and morality on decisions made by people from all walks of life during the war. Secretary Albright will be joined in conversation by Maria Wulff, president of the World Affairs Council of Oregon.
Ticket price includes admission and a copy of Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948. Books will be distributed at the event. Tickets are also available at the Bagdad Theater, the Crystal Ballroom, and Edgefield.
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