BORO BRIEFS SPRING 2017
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Summit 50th<br />
Anniversary Celebration<br />
Join Rowan University and<br />
Glassboro to celebrate the<br />
historic 1967 Summit between<br />
President Lyndon Johnson and<br />
Russian Premier Kosygin at<br />
Hollybush Mansion<br />
Saturday, June 24 • Noon–4 p.m.<br />
Tours of historic Hollybush<br />
Summit Stories—Hear & Record<br />
Theatrical performances<br />
Tour shuttles<br />
• Historic West Jersey Depot Museum, Heritage<br />
Glass Museum, Edelman Planetarium, Summit<br />
City Winery<br />
1960s vintage cars<br />
Kids’ activities<br />
• Face painting, balloon artist,<br />
and more<br />
Concessions<br />
SPECIAL EVENING EVENT<br />
Spirit of Hollybush Dinner & Awards<br />
• Dinner, music and awards<br />
honoring neighbors<br />
• Seating is limited, please visit<br />
glassboro.org/summit-celebration<br />
to purchase tickets and for more info<br />
Summit 50th<br />
Celebration Dinner<br />
and spirit of hollybush awards<br />
Saturday, June 24<br />
6-9 p.m.<br />
FEATURING<br />
’60s-inspired food<br />
and entertainment,<br />
plus craft beer and wine.<br />
Seating is limited,<br />
to purchase tickets* or<br />
for more information,<br />
please visit<br />
glassboro.org/<br />
summit-celebration<br />
*$60 per person, must be 21 or older to attend.<br />
Proceeds benefit Glassboro Historical Society<br />
and Rowan University Hollybush Institute<br />
SPONSORED BY<br />
SPONSORED BY<br />
“Join us on June 24 as hundreds of citizens and visitors of all ages will turn out to celebrate the<br />
50th anniversary of the Spirit of Hollybush Celebration and Spirit of Hollybush Awards with<br />
60’s inspired food, shuttle bus tours, live entertainment, theatrical performances, historical<br />
presentations, and much more - complete with an awards ceremony where we will honor a few<br />
of the unsung heroes who selflessly help others in Glassboro.” - Councilman Ed Malandro<br />
The Glassboro Summit<br />
Hollybush was always much more than a residence or dormitory, however, in 1967 it served as the backdrop for<br />
some easing of Cold War tensions. At the time, a possible confrontation loomed between the United States and<br />
the Soviet Union because the two superpowers favored opposing sides in the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War. There<br />
was a public demand for a summit meeting to address the crisis, but a neutral venue was necessary. In June,<br />
with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in New York to address the United Nations, President Lyndon B. Johnson<br />
asked New Jersey Governor Richard J. Hughes to suggest a site for such a meeting. Hughes offered Glassboro<br />
State College, located approximately halfway between New York and Washington. The offer was accepted, and<br />
with only 16 hours notice, the official residence of Glassboro State President Thomas Robinson and his wife,<br />
Margaret, had to be converted from a quiet campus home into a secure and sophisticated diplomatic locale.<br />
On June 23-25, Johnson and Kosygin spent more than 7 1/2 hours in the building's library discussing ways and<br />
means to head off nuclear war. Meeting at the same time in the Hollybush living room were other world-famous<br />
Soviet and American statesmen: Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko, Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin, Dean<br />
Rusk, Robert McNamara, McGeorge Bundy and W. Averell Harriman. The talks were successful, and Johnson<br />
dubbed the relaxation of conflicts between the two countries and the promise of good future relations "the Spirit<br />
of Hollybush."<br />
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