Date: 02/25/10
Town: New London, NH
4pm Teddy Roosevelt chose Portsmouth to be the site of 1905 peace treaty negotiations to end the Russo Japanese War (now known as ?World War Zero?). This program explores Roosevelt's multi-track diplomacy that included other world powers--the Russian and Japanese delegations, the US Navy, and our host state of New Hampshire--and resulted in the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, earning Roosevelt America's first Nobel Peace Prize in 1906. Presented by Roosevelt Scholar Charles Doleac, accompanied by two traveling exhibit panels. Free. Reservations not required. Meet at Newbury Town Office, 937 Route 103, Newbury, NH. Sponsored by the NH Humanities Council. For more information contact The Fells at 603-763-4789, www.thefells.org, info@thefells.org.