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U.S. representative at the 75th anniversary of the Yalta Conference
February 13, 2020 - U.S. representative at the 75th anniversary of the Yalta Conference at the Livadia Palace in Yalta. Hosted by The Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and The Foundation for Historical Outlook. Speaking engagements also included a presentation on the life of Amelia Earhart at the Lotos Club Heritage Dinner, February 26, 2020.
Febuary 13, 2020 - Susan Butler was recently a guest of honor during the 75th anniversary of the Yalta Conference. She was interviewed and gave her thoughts on how FDR dominated the conference, and planned it to take place before the war was won, while both Russia and Britain were still fighting and because of Lend Lease still dependent on America.
Jul 11, 2017 - Opinion article written for the New York Times about the recent search for Amelia Earhart's plane.
March 25, 2015 - In 'Roosevelt and Stalin,' Susan Butler argues that FDR was after a pragmatic partnership with the Soviet leader
March 13, 2015 - "A solid, comprehensive account of Soviet-American relations during World War II." Alonzo L. Hamby
March 5, 2015 - "More exciting than a million calls to order . . . Susan Butler is the perfect historian to explore the connections between the two men." by Randy Dotinga
March 3, 2015 - "Butler effectively demonstrates that there was no greater mediator and champion of peace than Roosevelt, whose sudden death in the final months WWII robbed the world of perhaps the man who could have averted the Cold War."
March, 2015 - "Franklin Roosevelt's relationship with Joseph Stalin has been well plumbed by historians, but Butler brings intimacy and texture to the topic . . . few will deny the pleasure her book provides." by Robert Legvold
February 28, 2015 - "An ambitious new portrait of the partnership that saved the world from Nazi tyranny. . . . A powerful book; an irresistible read." by David M. Shribman
February 27, 2015 - "A rigorous study of one of the 20th century's unlikeliest alliances. Throughout her excellent book, Butler shows how the leaders of the capitalist and communist worlds had not a grudging marriage of convenience but a willing friendship, one founded on and motivated by a shared vision: to defeat Hitler and create a lasting postwar peace. . . . Her attention to detail . . . keeps us gripped. . . . The result is a rewarding read about a meeting of disparate minds." by Malcolm Forbes
December 7, 2014 - "Comprehensive . . . meticulous . . . striking. . . . A thorough account of the alliance between two very different leaders." by Kirkus Reviews
May 5, 2010 - "Exhaustive… filled with wonderful details about Earhart's glamorous lifestyle and the wild, dangerous world of early aviators."
November 16, 2009 - "It's easy to see why this particular book, among so many other works about Earhart's life and legendary accomplishments, became source material for Hollywood." by Christel Loar
September 9, 2009 - "Definitive." by Judith Thurman
February 2007 - "My Dear Mr. Stalin is more than just an important documentary resource; it is a well-written, well-documented analysis of Roosevelt's foreign policy and the origins of the Cold War. It should be read by everyone interested in those topics." by World War II Magazine
May, 2006 - "...an indispensable tool for historians of the period..." by Richard Overy
March 3, 2006 - "Susan Butler has dusted the cables down and presented [the Stalin-Roosevelt correspondence] as a full record...history is indebted to her." by Frances Stonor Saunders
January 3, 2006 - "We . . . owe a debt to Susan Butler, who has brought together for the first time the entire extent run of Roosevelt's and Stalin's letters. It is a remarkable set of historical documents." by Gerald Russello
January 1, 2006 - "This collection is a history junkie's delight. . . . Those who read this will gain a firsthand look into the minds of two world leaders thrown together by Hitler and the contingencies of war." by Publishers Weekly
"The publication for the first time of the complete correspondence between Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin provides an important insight into the shaping of his personal relationship with the Soviet leader." by William Jones
"[A] thoughtful glimpse at the most important political relationship of World War II." by Robert F. Baumann
November 30, 1997 - "The reader closes "East to the Dawn" with the lingering realization of how truly contemporary Amelia Earhart remains and with a new understanding of the love and admiration she earned from colleagues and the public at large… and her insistence on being her own person while fighting for causes larger than herself continue to command our respect and fuel our dreams." by Cari Beauchamp
November 12, 1997 - "The mountain of new material it marshals guarantees East to the Dawn a permanent place on the shelf of Amelia Earhart references." by Emily Wortis Leider
November 3, 1997 - AMELIA EARHART: THE GLAMOUR LIVES ON