James Madison Lecture 2024 - Douglas Brinkley
We were honored to host Douglas Brinkley, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University to our headquarters building on September 27, 2024. Brinkley presented on Great Moments in US Presidential Election History: George Washington to Joe Biden.
Did you know that the first general election presidential debate was in 1960 between Sen. John F. Kennedy (Democrat nominee) and Vice President Richard Nixon (Republican nominee)?
A CNN Presidential Historian and The New York Times bestselling author, Brinkley has served in many capacities in the world of public history through his association with museums, colleges, boards and historical societies. Frequently referred to as the "man who knows more about the presidency than any human being alive," Brinkley has dedicated his life to public service through the study of presidential history and his continuous education of others.
The James Madison Lecture is an annual lecture series on early American history co-presented by the Wisconsin Historical Society and the Center for the Study of the American Constitution at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.