The Friends of Cook Memorial Library cordially invite the public to their annual meeting on Saturday, September 6, 11:00 AM at the Tamworth Town House. The program will begin at 11:00 AM with the meeting’s featured speaker, Michael J. Tougias, who will give a slide presentation 13 Days in October: The Untold Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis. After the presentation, at about 12:30, the Friends will serve a light lunch, after which they will hold their annual business meeting.
About the presentation:
Thanks to a grant from New Hampshire Humanities, the Friends are pleased to welcome back guest speaker Michael Tougias.
At the height of the Cold War, two things saved humanity: the strategic wisdom of John F. Kennedy and the U2 aerial spy program. Based on declassified intelligence and interviews with the pilots, Michael Tougias and co-author Casey Sherman’s book Above & Beyond: John F. Kennedy and America’s Most Dangerous Cold War Spy Mission grounds this conversation about presidential decision-making, nuclear containment, intelligence-gathering, and public information. It’s a timely topic given today’s concerns about the United States, North Korea and Iran. Tougias gives special emphasis to the U-2 pilots who flew unarmed over Cuba to secure photographic proof that the Soviets were installing nuclear missiles on the Island.
About the business meeting:
The Friends are looking for a new President. Jan Hamel has served in this role for a number of years. Come to the meeting to thank Jan for her tireless work leading the Friends, who support the library and the Tamworth community in so many important ways. If you are interested in learning about being on the Friends executive board, let us know and we’ll connect you to one of the current board members.