Speaker programs are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! RMA speaker presentations are presented as a community service at no cost to in-person or Zoom attendees, regardless of gender. The programs begin at 11 AM. Plan your arrival so you are seated by that time. They conclude at noon.
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2024
| July 31 | Joie Cooney, Rye Historical Society, “Native Americans in Greenwich and Rye” |
| Aug 7 | Lawrence Schulman, “Judy Garland; “Moments of Magic,” Author of “Garland – That’s Beyond Entertainment, Reflections on Judy Garland” (Location moved to Christ Church Greenwich at 254 East Putnam Avenue) |
| Aug 14 | Daniel Schulman, Author, “The Money Kings: The Epic Story of the Jewish Immigrants Who Transformed Wall Street and Shaped Modern America” |
| Aug 21 | Bill Drake, Greenwich resident; “General Lafayette Visits Greenwich” (Location moved to Christ Church Greenwich at 254 East Putnam Avenue) |
| Aug 28 | Ralph White, Author, “Getting Out of Saigon” |
| Sept 4 | Thomas Graham, Ph.D., Political Science, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute, Yale University, Managing Director, Kissinger Associates, Author: “Getting Russia Right” |
| Sept 11 | No meeting. RMA Picnic on Thursday, September 12 |
| Sept 18 | Ted Aldrich, Author of “The Partnership”; “It’s Complicated: The decision by the United States on How – Not If – to Use the Atomic Bomb During World War II” |
| Sept 25 | David G. Hawkins, Director, Climate Programs, Natural Resources Defense Council; “Current Issues in Protecting Our Climate” |
| Oct 2 | Bob Heussler, Connecticut sports reporter, radio voice of WNBA’s Connecticut Sun; “Great Sports Rivalries” |
| Oct 9 | Laura Palmer, Executive Director of Innisfree Garden, Millbrook, N.Y., World Class Garden in National Register of Historic Places |
| Oct 16 | David Hunt, Retired senior CIA officer; “USA/China? Taiwan: The Deeper Regrettable Reality” |
| Oct 23 | Dr. Ed Schuster, Cardiologist; “How to Live to 100 Without Disability” |
| Oct 30 | Carleen Lyden Walker, Marine Security Expert |
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| Nov 13 | RMA Banquet – No Speaker |
| Nov 20 | David Rabin, CEO, Greenwich United Way |
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| Dec 4 | Paul Kennedy, PhD, CBE, Professor of History, Yale University, Author; “The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers” |
| Dec 11 | Marc Wortman, Author (with Ralph Watson McElveny): “The Greatest Capitalist Who Ever Lived: Tom Watson Jr. and the Epic Story of How He Created the Digital Age” |
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| Dec 25 | No Meeting – Happy Holidays! |
| Jan 1 | No Meeting – Happy New Year! |
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| Jan 15 | Brian Walker, Son of Beetle Bailey Creator Mort Walker, “A Life in Cartoons” |
| Jan 22 | Robert Henery, Author, “Shen’s Unlikely Journey” |
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