When
October 18, 2015
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Where
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.
Yorba Linda, CA 92886
Driving Directions
Contact
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum
www.nixonlibrary.gov
714-983-9120
nixon@nara.gov
Origins of a Contemporary Crisis:
Secret Middle Eastern Diplomacy During
and After World War I
Please join the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum for a free public program, Origins of a Contemporary Crisis: Secret Middle Eastern Diplomacy During and After World War I on October 18 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Dr. James L. Gelvin, Professor of Middle Eastern History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will discuss how World War I and the combination of the wartime and postwar agreements permanently shaped the modern Middle East.
Dr. James L. Gelvin is a specialist in the modern social and cultural history of the Arab East. He is the author of four books: The Arab Uprisings: What Everyone Needs to Know; The Modern Middle East: A History; The Israel-Palestine Conflict: One Hundred Years of War; and Divided Loyalties: Nationalism and Mass Politics
in Syria at the Close of Empire.
The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum is one of 13 Presidential Libraries operated by the National Archives and Records Administration. The Nixon Library is located at 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd., CA, and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the exception of Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. The Museum is fully handicapped accessible. For more information call
714-983-9120 or go to www.nixonlibrary.gov.
The Richard Nixon Foundation is a privately supported, non-profit institution dedicated to educating the public about the life, legacy, and times of the Thirty-Seventh President. For more information, call 714-993-5075 or go to www.nixonfoundation.org.