Read books about the American Presidency at Hayes book club

        Join presidential history enthusiasts in reading and discussing books about the American Presidency and related topics at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums’ Presidential History Book Club.
        The club will meet monthly January 2023 through February 2024, except November. During some months, the club will feature an author or speaker related to the book topic.
        All are welcome to participate in this free club. Meetings are at noon and will take place in-person and virtually on Zoom.
        Participants can bring their lunch. To obtain the monthly Zoom meeting information, contact historian Dustin McLochlin, Ph.D. at 419-332-2081, ext. 230, or dmclochlin@rbhayes.org.
        The 2023 and early 2024 meeting dates and book titles are:
        • Jan. 25 – “’The Quartet’ – Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789,” by Joseph Ellis. (This is a continuation of the December discussion.)
        • Feb. 22 – “The Monroe Doctrine: Empire and Nation in Nineteenth Century America,” by Jay Sexton.
        • March 29 – Continuation of “The Monroe Doctrine: Empire and Nation in Nineteenth Century America” by Jay Sexton. (This is a continuation of the February discussion.)
        • April 26 – “Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams,” by Louisa Thomas.
        • May 31 – Continuation of “Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams” by Louisa Thomas.
        • June 28 – “The Man Who Ran Washington,” by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser.
        • July 26 – Continuation of “The Man Who Ran Washington,” by Peter Baker and Susan Glasser.
        • Aug. 30 – “The Revolutionary Samuel Adams,” by Stacy Schiff.
        • Sept. 27 – Continuation of “The Revolutionary Samuel Adams,” by Stacy Schiff.
        • Oct. 25 – “And There was Light,” by Jon Meacham.
        The club does not meet in November due to Thanksgiving.
        • Dec. 6 – Continuation of “And There was Light,” by Jon Meacham.
        • Jan. 31, 2024 – “A Man of Iron,” by Troy Senik.
        • Feb. 28, 2024 –Continuation of “A Man of Iron,” by Troy Senik.
        McLochlin leads club discussions. Hayes Presidential is closed on Wednesdays in January, February and March, but McLochlin will give book club participants access to the building for this event.
        The Presidential History Book Club is sponsored by Richard and Kathy Smith.
        Hayes Presidential is America’s first presidential library and the forerunner of the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. Hayes Presidential is located at Spiegel Grove at the corner of Hayes and Buckland avenues.
        For information, call 419-332-2081, or visit rbhayes.org. Like Hayes Presidential on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram at @rbhayespres for updates.