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Dr.
Henry Kissinger and James Chanos
to be Honored at the
New-York Historical Society
Annual History Makers Gala,
Monday,
November 7, 2011
On Monday, November 7, 2011 the New-York Historical Society
will present Dr. Henry Kissinger and James Chanos with the
distinguished 2011 History Makers Award at the
Waldorf-Astoria during its annual History Makers Gala. The
theme of the evening will be China: An Evening With the
Experts, featuring a discussion between Dr. Henry Kissinger
and noted historian Dr. John Lewis Gaddis. The money raised
will benefit the programs of the New-York Historical
Society, including major exhibitions and educational
programs on American history.
Location:
Waldorf-Astoria Starlight Roof
301 Park Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Time:
6:00 pm
Cocktails
7:00 pm
Dinner
Co-Chairs:
Helen Appel, James A. Chanos, Ravenel B. Curry III,
Elizabeth B. Dater, Diana and Joe DiMenna, Buzzy Geduld,
Richard Gilder, Martin J. Gross, Roger Hertog, Patricia
Klingenstein, Bernard Schwartz, Sue Ann Weinberg.
Tickets:
$1,000 Mandarin Ticket
$2,500 Imperial Ticket
$5,000 Emperor's Ticket
$10,000 Dynasty Table
$25,000 Diplomat's Table
$50,000 Secretary of State's Table
$100,000 President's Table
RSVP:
For more information or to purchase tickets,
please call
Barbi Zakin, 212-744-0799,
barbizakinevents@gmail.com
Honorees:
Dr. Henry A. Kissinger was the 56th United States
Secretary of State and a former Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs. He is a winner of the Nobel
Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He
currently serves as a member of the Defense Policy Board and
is the Chairman of Kissinger Associates, an international
consulting firm.
James Chanos, is the founder and Managing Partner of
Kynikos Associates LP. Throughout his investment career, Mr.
Chanos has identified and sold short the shares of numerous
well-known corporate financial disasters. His celebrated
short-sale of Enron shares was dubbed by Barron (the market
call of the decade, if not the past fifty years. )
The media has noted his prescience in alerting finance
ministers and others about the global financial crisis well
before if occurred.
About the New-York Historical Society
Founded in 1804, the New-York Historical Society has a
mission to explore the richly layered history of New York
City and State and the country, and to serve as a national
forum for the discussion of issues surrounding the making
and meaning of history.
New York Historical is recognized for engaging the public
with deeply researched and far-ranging exhibitions, such as
Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America; Slavery
in New York; Nature and the American Vision: The Hudson
River School at the New-York Historical Society; Grant and
Lee in War and Peace; Lincoln and New York; The Grateful
Dead: Now Playing at the New-York Historical Society; and
Nueva York. Supporting these exhibitions and related
education programs is one of the world's greatest
collections of historical artifacts, works of American art,
and other materials documenting the history of the United
States
and New York.
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