Books & Cocktails

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Date & Time May 22 2024 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location SPIA in D.C.
Speaker(s)
Carlos Lozada MPA '97 and Katie Rogers
Audience By Invitation Only

On May 22, Zach Vertin hosted Books & Cocktails on the rooftop at the SPIA in DC Center, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carlos Lozada MPA '97 and Katie Rogers, White House Correspondent, both of The New York Times. Lozada discussed his chronicle of essays, "The Washington Book," offering insights into how political figures reveal themselves and what it tells us about our politics. Rogers shared reflections from "American Woman," which examines the influence of modern first ladies on campaigns and policy, and the transformation of the role itself.