The Abraham Lincoln Institute and Ford’s Theatre Society present a free symposium on Saturday, March 16, 2019, from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. focused on the life, career and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Check in will begin at 8:30 a.m. with Opening Remarks at 9:00 a.m. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information about the Abraham Lincoln Institute, visit its website. https://lincoln-institute.org
Welcoming Remarks:
* Sarah Jencks, Director of Education and Interpretation, Ford's Theatre
* Jonathan W. White, President, Abraham Lincoln Institute
Speaker 1:
* David J. Kent, introducing...
* James Tackach: Lincoln and the Natural Environment
Speaker 2:
* Michael Bishop introducing...
* Richard Carwardine: Lincoln’s Sense of Humor: A Double-Edged Sword
Speaker 3:
* Michelle A. Krowl, introducing...
* Nina Silber: “A Passionate Addiction” to Lincoln: Remembering “Honest Abe” in New Deal America
Lunch
Hay-Nicolay Dissertation Prize to Thomas Mackie for A Shrine for President Lincoln: An Analysis of Lincoln Museums and Historic Sites, 1816-2015
* Remarks by Stacy Pratt McDermott
Special Presentation by Jonathan W. White
Speaker 4:
* Ron Soodalter, introducing...
* David Blight: Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
Speaker 5:
* Stacy Pratt McDermott. introducing...
* Michael Burlingame: Lincoln as President-Elect: Journalist Henry Villard Reports from Springfield, November 1860 to February 1861
Speaker's Panel with:
* Lucas E. Morel (moderator)
* James Tackach
* Richard Carwardine
* Nina Silber
* David Blight
* Michael Burlingame
Presentation of the Abraham Institute Legacy Award and the Twenty-Second Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Award to Lew Lehrman for Lincoln and Churchill: Statesman at War
* Presented and Remarks by Michael Burlingame
Closing remarks by Jonathan W. White
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