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  In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Howard Taft on the largest U.S. diplomatic mission in history to Hawaii, Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. Roosevelt's glamorous twenty-one year old daughter Alice served as mistress of the cruise, which included senators and congressmen. On this trip, Taft concluded secret agreements in Roosevelt's name. In 2005, a century later, James Bradley traveled in the wake of Roosevelt's mission and discovered what had transpired in Honolulu, Tokyo, Manila, Beijing and Seoul. The result is his new book, The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War. Join the World Affairs Council of Houston for an evening with James Bradley. Registration: 6:00 PM Program: 6:30 - 7:30 PM Members: Free Non-members: $20 Register here, email rsvp@wachouston.org, or call 713-522-7811. More details here.