Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters will host a lecture titled “Seeking Monsters to Destroy: How America Goes to War” on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 4 p.m. in the Friedberg Lifelong Learning Auditorium on the Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road.
The speaker is Jeffrey Engel, a professor of history and the David Gergen Director of the Center for Presidential History at Southern Methodist University. Engel has written or edited 15 books, including “When the World Seemed New” and “Impeachment: An American History.”
Engel will preview themes from his forthcoming book of the same name. He plans to examine the historical forces and presidential decisions that push the country into armed conflict.
Tickets are available through the FAU Student Union Ticketing website or by calling 561-297-6124.
