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Walter Russell Mead

October 26

Professor, columnist, and foreign policy grand strategist Walter Russell Mead spoke about his book, The Arc of a Covenant, a bold look at how the American-Israeli relationship affects contemporary politics and American life.

Veterans Day

November 11

This annual salute to those who served featured an air show followed by a spectacular presentation of patriotism by the famed Huntington Beach Concert Band.

Hometown Heroes

December 4

More than 40 Gold Star families from Southern California were presented personally inscribed ornaments honoring their family members who lost their lives in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam.

Cold War Speaker Series

President Nixon’s 110th Birthday

January 9

Captain Jessica O’Brien, commanding officer at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, presented and laid a wreath on behalf of President Biden at President Nixon’s memorial site.

Spycraft Behind the Iron Curtain

November 29

Gary Powers Jr., son of U-2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers, Marc Voss, Executive Director of the Regimes Museum and Todd Anton, author and Regimes museum board member, discussed how U.S. Intelligence services operated covertly during the Cold War.

TopGun Founder Dan Pedersen

January 12

Captain Dan “Yank” Pedersen talked about his bestselling memoir, TopGun: An American Story, a firsthand account of the creation of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School.

Douglas Brinkley

January 10

Bestselling author and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley discussed his latest book, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening.