Voices for Peace: 1914/2014

The New York Public Library, Lapham’s Quarterly, and Carnegie Corporation of New York invite you to join us in marking the 100th anniversary of World War I with a series of discussions by eminent historians, who will look at attempts to prevent war in 1914 and today’s ongoing efforts to achieve international peace.

Registration is free and grants access to all three sessions.

Schedule of events:

Friday, November 7th, 2014. 

9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Registration

10:30am - 10:45am
Welcome
Vartan Gregorian

10:45 am – 12:15 pm
Who Were the Voices for Peace Then (And Why Did They Fail)?
Moderator: Lewis Lapham
Panelists: Jack Beatty, Adam Hochschild, Michael Kazin

12:30pm – 1:15pm
Keynote Speech
"A Fool for Peace: Andrew Carnegie and the Coming of the Great War"
David Nasaw
Introduction by Jessica Mathews

1:30pm – 3:00pm 
Where Are the Voices for Peace Now?
Moderator: Lewis Lapham
Panelists: Leslie Cagan, David Cannadine, Steve Fraser

3:15pm and 3:45pm 
Tours of The New York Public Library's exhibition, Over Here: WWI and the Fight for the American Mind

All events take place in the Celeste Bartos Forum, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building.

[Illustration]
Flag of Peace, 1907
Presented to Andrew Carnegie by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as a "token of their affectionate appreciation of [his] bountiful labor of love in the holy cause of peace."