Date: Thursday, February 22 Location: Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing Instructor: Jim Bates, Major Gifts Officer, Springfield College Office of Development Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Description: This lecture will focus on the Presidency of John Kennedy. In the “JFK Assassination, the How and Why” Jim touches on his Presidency in an overview format focusing on foreign policy. This lecture will take those events, as well as others and delve deeper into the subjects, includingsome of JFK’s domestic policies.

Dates: Thursday, February 22

Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location: Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing

Instructor: Jim Bates, Major Gifts Officer, Springfield College Office of Development

Instructor Bio:

Jim Bates is a 1979 graduate of Springfield College and became interested in the subject matter of President Kennedy while a student at the College after attending an evening seminar on the subject. He has spent the last 40 plus years devouring material on the JFK assassination and on the presidency. This includes books, tapes, seminars, trips to Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, the site of the assassination. Bates spent 35-plus years in the cable programming business where he worked on the creation and building of cable television networks. He is currently a major gift officer at the College.

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