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The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office

Presented by The City Club of Cleveland at The City Club of Cleveland, Cleveland OH

Oct 04 2019
The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America’s Highest Office

Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin, speaks about his book, “The Impossible Presidency.”

Throughout history, the American presidency was — and arguably still is — the most powerful office in the world. In The Impossible Presidency, historian Jeremi Suri charts the rise and fall of the America’s highest office from the limited role envisaged by the Founding Fathers to its current status as global influencer.

He argues that the presidency is a victim of its own success — the vastness of the job makes it almost impossible to fulfill the expectations placed upon it. As managers ... view more »

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$22 City Club members / $37 nonmembers

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The City Club of Cleveland

1317 Euclid Avenue, Suite 100, Cleveland, OH 44115

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Our new address is 1317 Euclid Ave., Suite 100. We are located on the north side of Euclid Ave., between E. 13th and E 14th Streets, which means the RTA’s free E-Line and C-line trolleys, and the Healthline all stop in front of our building.

If you are driving, park in the Playhouse Square Parking Garage, located at 1450 Chester Ave. You can view a map of the garage here. If you are at the City Club between 10:30 am and 3 pm, bring your ticket with you into the City Club and we will provide validation to reduce your cost to $3.00. Special rates do apply outside those hours.

After parking in the garage, you can walk to the City Club’s entrance on Euclid Ave. via the covered walkway. The walkway is accessible from the 2nd floor of the garage – keep walking through it until you reach Euclid Avenue, then turn right and our entrance is located just beneath the blue gong logo!

Valet parking is available at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, located at 1260 Euclid Ave. Mention the City Club when you pull up to valet, and your rate will be reduced to $20.

Additional, non-discounted downtown parking can be found at the Lumen Garage (1600 Euclid Ave., enter E. 17th St.), Hanna Garage (1509 Prospect Ave.), or U.S. Bank Garage (2060 E 14th St.). More Playhouse Square District parking information can also be found here.

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