Edward F. O’Keefe

May 31, 2024 | journalgazette.net | Adam Higginbotham |Edward F. O’Keefe |Larry Tye |Steven Johnson

These works of U.S. history are newly available through Allen County Public Library. “Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space”by Adam Higginbotham Based on fascinating new archival research and deep reporting, this gripping and riveting narrative provides the definitive story of the 1986 Challenger disaster and how it led to America’s changing its view of itself. “The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President”by Edward F.

May 20, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Edward F. O’Keefe

The huge granite sculpture startles tourists. Looming like a ferocious behemoth — intimidating, almost frightening — the 17-foot giant dominates the National Park Service space on the western bank of the Potomac River. If not for the “Welcome to Theodore Roosevelt Island” sign, one might assume the black stone colossus — his right hand raised as if to acknowledge the homage of marauding troops — towering above the cement-slab plaza was some sort of warring commissar.

May 10, 2024 | glamour.com | Edward F. O’Keefe

“There can be no question that women should have equal rights with men.” So began Theodore Roosevelt’s 1880 Harvard senior thesis, “Practicability of Giving Men and Women Equal Rights.”The man who would become the 26th President of the United States fearlessly led the charge of the Rough Riders, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and saved the game of football. He was shot by a would-be assassin and continued with his speech.

May 4, 2024 | politico.com | Edward F. O’Keefe

Our Most Macho President Owed Everything to WomenYou can’t know the real TR without knowing the women who shaped him. America's youngest president, Theodore Roosevelt, succeeded William McKinley after his assassination. | Topical Press Agency/Getty ImagesEdward F. O’Keefe is the former editor-in-chief of NowThis News, a former executive at CNN and ABC, and the current CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library.