Author Talk with Francis Gary Powers Jr.
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Author Talk with Francis Gary Powers Jr.

This event is free and open to the public, and will include a lunch, presentation, and book signing of Spy Pilot with Francis Gary Powers Jr

By Military and Veteran Resource Center

Date and time

Thursday, July 17 · 11am - 2pm CDT

Location

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Morris University Center

1 Hairpin Drive Edwardsville, IL 62026

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

Event: Author Talk with Francis Gary Powers Jr.

Date: Thursday, July 17, 2025

Time: 11:00AM

Location: Legacy Room (Room 2038), 2nd Floor, Morris University Center (MUC), Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL 62026

Parking: Free parking will be offered in Parking Lot B

*For parking directions, please review the Parking Map here: https://www.siue.edu/maps/parking/


Join the Military and Veteran Resource Center for our Author Talk with Francis Gary Powers Jr., the son of renowned United States Air Force pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was active in high-level Cold War spy missions. Powers Jr. is the founder and chairman of The Cold War Museum and the co-author of Spy Pilot: Francis Gary Powers, the U-2 Incident, and a Controversial Cold War Legacy (2019), which details the tense situations his father had to navigate for the security of the United States.


Francis Gary Powers Jr. travels nationally and internationally lecturing on Cold War history and his father’s legacy, and has appeared on television channels such as C-SPAN, History Channel, Discovery Channel, and A&E. He was a consultant on Steven Spielberg’s film Bridge of Spies (2015), a thriller that depicted the spy exchange that led to release of Francis Gary Powers Sr.


This event is free and open to the public, and will include a lunch, presentation, and book signing of Spy Pilot with Francis Gary Powers Jr. (lunch and books will be provided to guests while supplies last).


If you have any questions or concerns about this event, please contact Military and Veteran Services at 618-650-5425 / veteranservices@siue.edu.

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Military and Veteran Resource Center

"The Office of Military and Veteran Services goal is to make military-connected transition to SIUE a smooth process. We recognize the sacrifice made and the difficulties attributed with making this transition. To ease these complications, we are committed to informing, advising and assisting veterans, active military, their dependents/spouses, or survivors to provide the tools and assistance necessary to achieve academic success.

Our office is available to guide military-connected on the steps needed to fully utilize their educational benefits, including completing certain requests and application forms to obtain awarded benefits. We are connected to an array of SIUE departments to ensure the military-connected are able to use the many on-campus resources available to them, securing a course to prosperity. Integrating military-connected into the SIUE community and helping provide the best possible experience while pursuing educational goals is our main focus." - Military and Veteran Services, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville