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NAASR CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE TO FEATURE TALK WITH PAUL IGNATIUS
Armenian Weekly
Wed, Nov 16 2011
BELMONT, Mass.-On Thurs., Dec. 8, former Secretary of the Navy Paul R.
Ignatius will speak in conjunction with the publication of his memoir
Now I Know in Partby NAASR's Armenian Heritage Press, highlighting
NAASR's 2011 Christmas Open House.
Paul Ignatius Ignatius served for eight years in the presidential
administrations of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, first as an
assistant secretary of the army, then as under secretary of the Army
and assistant secretary of defense, and finally in 1967 as secretary
of the navy.
Following his government service, he was president of the Washington
Post for 2 years and president of the Air Transport Association for
15 years.
Ignatius is the recipient of the Army Distinguished Civilian Service
Award, the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, and the Department
of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award.
A descendant of Armenian parents from the Kharpert region of Historic
Armenia, Ignatius is a native of Glendale, Calif., and a graduate of
the University of Southern California. He earned an MBA from Harvard
University after serving as a naval officer in World War II. He is
also the author of On Board: My Life in the Navy, Government, and
Business (Naval Institute Press, 2006).
In Now I Know in Part, Ignatius looks back on his family history,
childhood in Glendale (long before it had a "Little Armenia"), colorful
characters (both famous and obscure), Hollywood brushes with greatness,
military service during World War II, and more.
The limited first edition of Now I Know in Part was published
privately in 2000. Chapters newly added for this second edition
include reminiscences of Ignatius' former boss, Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara, and two homecomings of a sort: one to Hoover
High School in Glendale and the other a visit to ancestral lands in
Historic Armenia.
The Open House will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at 11 p.m., with
Ignatius' talk set for 8 p.m. The evening's events will take place
at the NAASR Center, 395 Concord Ave. in Belmont. Admission to the
event is free (donations appreciated).
Both before and after the lecture, NAASR's bookstore will be open
and feature a one-night only 20 percent off sale, with additional
discounts of 40 percent or more on selected titles. Numerous recently
published titles will be available, along with refreshments, music,
and gift-wrapping. Now I Know in Part will be available for purchase
and signing by the author.
For more information, call (617) 489-1610 or e-mail [email protected].
Armenian Weekly
Wed, Nov 16 2011
BELMONT, Mass.-On Thurs., Dec. 8, former Secretary of the Navy Paul R.
Ignatius will speak in conjunction with the publication of his memoir
Now I Know in Partby NAASR's Armenian Heritage Press, highlighting
NAASR's 2011 Christmas Open House.
Paul Ignatius Ignatius served for eight years in the presidential
administrations of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, first as an
assistant secretary of the army, then as under secretary of the Army
and assistant secretary of defense, and finally in 1967 as secretary
of the navy.
Following his government service, he was president of the Washington
Post for 2 years and president of the Air Transport Association for
15 years.
Ignatius is the recipient of the Army Distinguished Civilian Service
Award, the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award, and the Department
of Defense Distinguished Public Service Award.
A descendant of Armenian parents from the Kharpert region of Historic
Armenia, Ignatius is a native of Glendale, Calif., and a graduate of
the University of Southern California. He earned an MBA from Harvard
University after serving as a naval officer in World War II. He is
also the author of On Board: My Life in the Navy, Government, and
Business (Naval Institute Press, 2006).
In Now I Know in Part, Ignatius looks back on his family history,
childhood in Glendale (long before it had a "Little Armenia"), colorful
characters (both famous and obscure), Hollywood brushes with greatness,
military service during World War II, and more.
The limited first edition of Now I Know in Part was published
privately in 2000. Chapters newly added for this second edition
include reminiscences of Ignatius' former boss, Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara, and two homecomings of a sort: one to Hoover
High School in Glendale and the other a visit to ancestral lands in
Historic Armenia.
The Open House will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at 11 p.m., with
Ignatius' talk set for 8 p.m. The evening's events will take place
at the NAASR Center, 395 Concord Ave. in Belmont. Admission to the
event is free (donations appreciated).
Both before and after the lecture, NAASR's bookstore will be open
and feature a one-night only 20 percent off sale, with additional
discounts of 40 percent or more on selected titles. Numerous recently
published titles will be available, along with refreshments, music,
and gift-wrapping. Now I Know in Part will be available for purchase
and signing by the author.
For more information, call (617) 489-1610 or e-mail [email protected].