John O’Sullivan was too busy plugging Gilbert & Sullivan this weekend to plug his own appearance in Manchester, N.H., this Tuesday evening. He’ll be talking about Mrs. Thatcher and women in politics at the big Vesta Roy event, named for one of the great ladies of Granite State politics. (I played the Vesta Roy two years ago, and had a grand time.) John is a familiar sight on the public speaking circuit around the world, as NR readers from Waziristan to the South Sandwich Islands well know. But I believe this is his debut appearance in New Hampshire, and I’m delighted to have the honor of introducing him and providing simultaneous translation if necessary.

It kicks off at 6 p.m. at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at St Anselm College. Admission is free, and Manchester is a convenient 20-minute drive from Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and far northern Quebec. More details here and here.