The Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library and Museum
presents -- on the 100th anniversary
of the first day of Prohibition --
"PROHIBITION'S RISE AND FALL:
A LOOK BACK AT THE 18TH AMENDMENT"
a conversation with historian David Pietrusza
Friday, January 17, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.
Henry A. Wallace Center at the
FDR Presidential Library and Home
Visit www.fdrlibrary.org or
HYDE PARK, NY -- The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum will present -- on the 100th anniversary of the first day of
Prohibition
--
"PROHIBITION'S RISE AND FALL: A LOOK BACK AT THE 18TH AMENDMENT" a conversation with David Pietrusza
at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2020. Pietrusza is a historian and author specializing in the 1920s and the late Progressive Era. The program will be held in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the FDR Presidential Library and Home.
Registration is required for this free public event.
The 18th Amendment (which went into effect on January 17, 1920) banned the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors. Meant to end the curse of alcoholism, it had led instead to lawlessness and helped foster organized crime. During the 1932 campaign FDR had come out against
Prohibition
and -- as part of his First 100 Days legislation as President -- he signed into law the Beer-Wine Revenue Act that legalized (and taxed) beverages containing no more than 3.2 percent alcohol. Millions of Americans celebrated the return of legal beer.
Prohibition
was officially repealed by the 21st Amendment in December, 1933.
David Pietrusza's books include 1920: THE YEAR OF SIX PRESIDENTS; 1932: THE RISE OF HITLER AND FDR -- TWO TALES OF POLITICS, BETRAYAL, AND UNLIKELY DESTINY; and TR'S LAST WAR: THEODORE ROOSEVELT, THE GREAT WAR, AND A JOURNEY OF TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY. He has appeared on "Morning Joe," "The Voice of America," The History Channel, The American Heroes Channel, ESPN, NPR, and C-SPAN. He has spoken at the Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Harry S. Truman presidential libraries and museums, the U. S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and various universities, museums, libraries, and festivals. He lives in upstate New York.
Please contact Cliff Laube at (845) 486-7745 with questions about the event.
