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A presidential speaker

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The Toledo Lucas County Public Library is taking its new Authors Authors! series in a patriotic direction. Richard Norton Smith, a critically-acclaimed historian and author specializing in United States presidents, as well as a frequent contributor to C-SPAN and The PBS News Hour, will speak at the library’s Main Branch on Thursday, April 18. Smith’s first book, "Thomas Dewey and His Times,” was a finalist for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize, and his 1997 book, “The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick,” received the prestigious Goldsmith Prize. 7pm.

$10, $8 students. Main Library, 325 Michigan St.

The Toledo City Paper depends on readers like you! Become a friend today. See membership options

The Toledo Lucas County Public Library is taking its new Authors Authors! series in a patriotic direction. Richard Norton Smith, a critically-acclaimed historian and author specializing in United States presidents, as well as a frequent contributor to C-SPAN and The PBS News Hour, will speak at the library’s Main Branch on Thursday, April 18. Smith’s first book, "Thomas Dewey and His Times,” was a finalist for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize, and his 1997 book, “The Colonel: The Life and Legend of Robert R. McCormick,” received the prestigious Goldsmith Prize. 7pm.

$10, $8 students. Main Library, 325 Michigan St.

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