FREE reservations, Thurs., May 6 @ 12:00 PM CT
Journalist and Author Susan Berfield will share insights about her book
“The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt, J.P. Morgan and the Battle to
Transform American Capitalism” on May 6. Selected by Amazon editors as
one of the best of 2020, Berfield’s book takes us back to when President
Theodore Roosevelt and Banker J.P. Morgan battled in the courts to
determine the balance of power between government and big business.
Susan Berfield is an award-winning feature writer and investigative
reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News.
Dr. H.W. Brands, History Professor and Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair at the
University of Texas at Austin, will act as moderator.

Thursday, May 6 free of charge:
o 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. CT
o A 60 min. program with Q&A at the end.
o Questions may be sent prior to the program to
shirley.hammond@nara.gov
General Public live program link and registration:
https://esc11.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sceCuqzgqHNFts9LiZtEM7-h8lgxx5Faf

Educators, register at Connect2Texas.net for free live program or to receive
a free recording of the program afterwards.
1. Create an account.
2. Click on the Events tab and select George H.W. Bush Presidential
Library and Museum, event “The Hour of Fate: Theodore Roosevelt,
J.P. Morgan, and the Battle to Transform American Capitalism.”
• Registration help: Contact Lori Hamm-Neckar at lhamm@esc11.net or
817-740-7156
To view recording after live program, here is the link to find “The Hour of
Fate” program video: www.youtube.com/user/TheBushLibrary