FDR in the North Country [S-15-27]
Presenter: | Art Johnson |
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Location: | SUNY Potsdam: Maxcy 104 |
Classes: | 1 Session 1.5 hours |
Dates: | Thu 2:30 PM 04/30 |
Status: | CLOSED |
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This is a presentation on Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s presidential visit to St Lawrence County in August 1940 and the resulting important “Ogdensburg Agreement” between Canada and the United States.
Art Johnson spent 40 years teaching US and Canadian history, first as a professor at the University of Maine and then at SUNY Potsdam. His interest in history and in Canadian history in particular, has remained high since his retirement. In fall 2013, Art received the Leon LeBeau SOARing Educator Award in recognition of the many outstanding courses he has taught for SOAR.