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National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)
395 Concord Ave.
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel.: 617-489-1610
E-mail: [email protected]
EX-NAVY SECRETARY PAUL R. IGNATIUS TO SPEAK IN GLENDALE AND AT USC
Former Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius will give
a pair of talks in Southern California on January 29 and 30, 2012, in
connection with the publication of his memoir Now I Know in Part in a
revised and expanded edition.
On Sunday, January 29, Ignatius will speak at 2:30 p.m. at the Glendale
Public Library, an event sponsored by the USC Institute of Armenian
Studies, the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, and the National Association for
Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). On Monday, January 30, 12:00
noon, NAASR and USC Institute of Armenian Studies will sponsor a talk by
Paul Ignatius at USC, his Alma Mater, at the Colloquium in Armenian
Studies, Von Kleinsmid Center (near Figueroa & Jefferson), room 156.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Ignatius' Now I Know in Part, a substantially revised and expanded
edition of a memoir that was first published privately in 2000, was
issued in late 2011 by NAASR's Armenian Heritage Press. The book will
be available for purchase and signing by the author at both events.
A descendant of Armenian parents from the Kharpert region of Historic
Armenia, Ignatius is a native of Glendale, California, 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).
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 two years and president of the Air Transport
Association for fifteen years.
He 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.
In Now I Know in Part, Ignatius looks back on family history, childhood
in Glendale, California (long before it had was home to a large Armenian
community), colorful characters (both famous and obscure) and Hollywood
brushes with greatness, military service during World War II, and more.
In the book's Foreword, Ignatius writes that "There is
quite a lot in these stories about Armenia and my parents' Armenian
friends. I never thought much about all this when I was growing up,
probably because it would make me seem to be different from my school
mates, and I wanted to be just like everyone else. Now I look with a
different eye on my heritage. I have come to believe that I am a more
interesting person, to myself and to others, because of this
background."
Also, he adds, he enjoyed telling "stories about the old
days, about growing up in California with parents of Armenian heritage,
and getting to know a lot of characters, mostly Armenian, who came to
our house in Glendale. I would acquaint them with William Saroyan's
Uncle Aram, who told jokes in crazy ethnic dialects, and with Levon Agha
and Armenag Effendi Kurkjian, and how my brother and I did the wash in
the old Maytag and invented silly languages in our shared bedroom before
going to sleep."
Chapters newly added for this second edition include reminiscences of
Ignatius' former boss, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, during a
difficult time in U.S. history, and two homecomings of a sort: one to
Hoover High School in Glendale and the other a visit to ancestral lands
in Historic Armenia.
For more information contact NAASR at 617-489-1610 or [email protected] or
visit NAASR at 395 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA 02478.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR)
395 Concord Ave.
Belmont, MA 02478
Tel.: 617-489-1610
E-mail: [email protected]
EX-NAVY SECRETARY PAUL R. IGNATIUS TO SPEAK IN GLENDALE AND AT USC
Former Secretary of the Navy Paul R. Ignatius will give
a pair of talks in Southern California on January 29 and 30, 2012, in
connection with the publication of his memoir Now I Know in Part in a
revised and expanded edition.
On Sunday, January 29, Ignatius will speak at 2:30 p.m. at the Glendale
Public Library, an event sponsored by the USC Institute of Armenian
Studies, the Ararat-Eskijian Museum, and the National Association for
Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR). On Monday, January 30, 12:00
noon, NAASR and USC Institute of Armenian Studies will sponsor a talk by
Paul Ignatius at USC, his Alma Mater, at the Colloquium in Armenian
Studies, Von Kleinsmid Center (near Figueroa & Jefferson), room 156.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Ignatius' Now I Know in Part, a substantially revised and expanded
edition of a memoir that was first published privately in 2000, was
issued in late 2011 by NAASR's Armenian Heritage Press. The book will
be available for purchase and signing by the author at both events.
A descendant of Armenian parents from the Kharpert region of Historic
Armenia, Ignatius is a native of Glendale, California, 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).
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 two years and president of the Air Transport
Association for fifteen years.
He 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.
In Now I Know in Part, Ignatius looks back on family history, childhood
in Glendale, California (long before it had was home to a large Armenian
community), colorful characters (both famous and obscure) and Hollywood
brushes with greatness, military service during World War II, and more.
In the book's Foreword, Ignatius writes that "There is
quite a lot in these stories about Armenia and my parents' Armenian
friends. I never thought much about all this when I was growing up,
probably because it would make me seem to be different from my school
mates, and I wanted to be just like everyone else. Now I look with a
different eye on my heritage. I have come to believe that I am a more
interesting person, to myself and to others, because of this
background."
Also, he adds, he enjoyed telling "stories about the old
days, about growing up in California with parents of Armenian heritage,
and getting to know a lot of characters, mostly Armenian, who came to
our house in Glendale. I would acquaint them with William Saroyan's
Uncle Aram, who told jokes in crazy ethnic dialects, and with Levon Agha
and Armenag Effendi Kurkjian, and how my brother and I did the wash in
the old Maytag and invented silly languages in our shared bedroom before
going to sleep."
Chapters newly added for this second edition include reminiscences of
Ignatius' former boss, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, during a
difficult time in U.S. history, and two homecomings of a sort: one to
Hoover High School in Glendale and the other a visit to ancestral lands
in Historic Armenia.
For more information contact NAASR at 617-489-1610 or [email protected] or
visit NAASR at 395 Concord Avenue, Belmont, MA 02478.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress