The NewSouth Bookstore actively hosts bookstore and off-site literary programs — book talks and readings — along with a variety of other programs both entertaining and educational. These include presentations by historians, readings of plays, music events, and community service programs. We enjoy such gatherings quite a lot. Our bookstore events calendar is always evolving, so please regularly check back here for updates to our calendar (and/or follow us on social media, where all such activities are also posted). We welcome your event suggestions and thank you for your support.
Monday, January 20 at 5:30pm at The NewSouth Bookstore: Remembering President John F. Kennedy: A Special Inauguration Day 2025 Program with Jean Lewis and Mills Thornton
January 20, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
On January 20, 2025 at 5:30pm The NewSouth Bookstore offers a different Inauguration Day. Join us for a conversation between Jean Lewis and Mills Thornton, who will reminisce about having attended the 1960 presidential inauguration of John F. Kennedy. Montgomery native and present resident Lewis, a delightful, vibrant 106-year-old, worked in Kennedy’s Senate office, his 1960 presidential campaign, and his and Lyndon Johnson’s administrations. She has vivid memories of her work with both presidents and their First Ladies. Thornton, also a Montgomery native and present resident, is retired from a distinguished career at the University of Michigan. He is the author of two seminal works about Alabama history, Politics and Power in a Slave Society: Alabama, 1800-1860 and Dividing Lines: Municipal Politics and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma. Together they will recall a different time in our America.