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"Barack Obama's Second Term Blues" - a conversation with local author Jonathan Alter

The President overcame accelerating political polarization to win an election, but now faces challenges at home and abroad. Will they limit his chances for a successful second term?

Join author and MSNBC political analyst Jonathan Alter for a discussion of his new book "The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies" along with an in-depth look at the current political landscape. Books will be available for signing and purchase at the event, courtesy of Watchung Booksellers.

 

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Jonathan Alter is an award-winning author, reporter, columnist and television analyst, and has written three New York Times bestsellers: "The Center Holds: Obama and his Enemies" (2013), "The Promise: President Obama, Year One" (2010) and "The Defining Moment: FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope" (2006), which was also a Times' "Notable Book" of the year. He was a longtime senior editor and columnist for Newsweek and since 1996, has been an analyst and contributing correspondent for NBC News and MSNBC.

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Sunday September 22, 2:00 - 4:00 pm

United Universalist Congregation at Montclair

Fletcher Hall - 67 Church Street, Montclair NJ 07042

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