BYRON BOYD

$50/$90 for the series
$10/$15 per lecture at the door

THEODORE ROOSEVELT

1:00-2:00 pm | Monday, April 7

The first Progressive President, he earned a reputation as a “trust buster” and carried a “big stick” in foreign policy.

WOODROW WILSON

1:00-2:00 pm | Monday, April 14

After his “New Freedom” program introduced further Progressive reforms, he led the nation to victory in World War One. He then promoted a League of Nations to prevent future wars.

HARRY TRUMAN

1:00-2:00 pm | Monday, April 21

Unprepared for the presidency, he promoted NATO to contain communism and won an upset victory in 1948.

DWIGHT EISENHOWER

1:00-2:00 pm | Monday, April 28

A successful general in World War II, he led the U.S. through a dangerous and prosperous decade, but he ultimately warned about a “military-industrial complex.”

LYNDON JOHNSON

1:00-2:00 pm | Monday, May 5

He used his landslide victory in 1964 to enact his “Great Society” programs, but he saw his presidency destroyed by the Vietnam War.

RONALD REAGAN

1:00-2:00 pm | Monday, May 12

A former actor, he led the country in a more conservative direction and promoted a military build-up that the Soviet Union could not match.

Byron Boyd holds a PhD in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He taught Advanced Placement courses in American and European history for several decades at Savannah Country Day School, and lectured at Georgia Southern and Armstrong State Universities. In retirement, he teaches regularly for The Learning Center.