Mcmillan To Lecture At Historical Society

On Wednesday, November 1, the Garden City Historical Society will be honored to present "The Panama Canal: Its Past, Present and Future" by Robert McMillan, a longtime Garden City resident and former Panama Canal Commission Chairman. His lecture coincides with the release of his new book, Global Passage: Transformation of Panama and the Panama Canal. The lecture begins at 7 p.m. at the Historical Society Museum, 109 Eleventh Street.

As in his book, McMillan will explain the ramifications and controversy surrounding the currently debated topic of enlargement of the Panama Canal, and give a fascinating history of the country of Panama. The topic and his book are crucially important for anyone interested in the threat of China, terrorism, shipping, the global economy, and the politics of a great canal.

McMillan ran for the United States Senate in 1988. Named by President George H.W. Bush to the board of the Panama Canal Commission in 1989, he was elected chairman of the Commission's board of directors in 1993, the first and only person who was not an official of the Department of Defense. He has co-hosted the PBS television program Face-Off for over 13 years and regularly writes for Anton Community Newspapers, Newsday, and the Charlotte Sun.

Copies of Mr. McMillan's book, which he will gladly autograph, will be available at the lecture. Light refreshments will be served.

This program is being underwritten by Brian A. Pinnola of NAI Long Island, a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm. Mr. Pinnola currently serves as president of the Historical Society and is a resident of the Mott Section.