ESU Kansas City Branch Welcomes Andrew Lownie

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Dr. Andrew Lownie, acclaimed author and biographer, arrived in Kansas City for a lecture program co-hosted by the English-Speaking Union Kansas City Branch (ESU) and the International Relations Council (IRC). Andrew told an intriguing tale about the notorious English-born Soviet spy, Guy Burgess. Lownie, arriving in Kansas City direct from London, presented his lecture program on Friday, September 15, 2023. This special lecture program is part of ESU's Evelyn Wrench Lecture Series. Members and guests from ESU and IRC thoroughly enjoyed the program which was also livestreamed in the auditorium of the National World War I Museum. You may watch the recorded lecture here (1 hr. 20 min.)

While in Kansas City for his brief lecture tour, Jeff Schnabel, Programming Chair of the ESU, showed Andrew some of Kansas City's finest museums: The National World War I Museum and Memorial, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, and the Steamboat Arabia Museum. Andrew also enjoyed some of Kansas City's famous barbeque at Jack Stack BBQ in the Freight House District. After the lecture on Friday evening, the ESU and IRC hosted a private dinner party for Andrew at Pierpont's Restaurant in Union Station. As a keepsake gift for his memorable visit to Kansas City, the ESU gave Andrew an autographed book by Martin Bell, titled "In Harm's Way." Martin Bell is a distinguished British author and former BBC broadcast war reporter and former Member of Parliament. Click here to go to the Photo Gallery for 30 photos from Andrew's visit to Kansas city.

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