Leadership and Legacy: Conversations at the George Washington Presidential Library

Dr Kathleen DuVal is the Bowman and Gordon Gray Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Her research focuses on early America particularly crosscultural relations on North American borderlands She explores how Native American European and African men and women interacted in the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries She discusses her latest book Independence Lost Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution which won the Book of the Year Award from the Journal of the American Revolution and was a finalist for the 2016 George Washington Book Prize

Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author Her first historical fiction novel Fever 1793 received multiple awards and is used in curriculums in classrooms around the nation Chains the first book of her trilogy set during the Revolutionary War was a National Book Award finalist received the Scot ODell Award for Historical Fiction and received the ALA Best Book for Young Adults award She discusses the challenges of teaching history and slavery in a meaningful way through fiction Laurie spoke at Mount Vernons Educators Evening on December 7 2016

Dr Lydia Brandt is Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of South Carolina where she teaches the history of American art and architecture as well as methods of historic preservation She was a member of the inaugural class of fellows at the Washington Library the work she did during that time led to the publication of her first book First in the Homes of His Countrymen George Washingtons Mount Vernon in the American Imagination in 2016 She discusses how replicas and imitations of Washingtons estate have risen in popularity throughout history and how the home became and American Icon Dr Brandt spoke at a Ford Evening Book Talk on December 7 2016

Dr David Hildebrand is a specialist in early American music teaches American music history at the Peabody Conservatory and is an author for the Johns Hopkins University Press He regularly performs at museums universities and historical societies in duet with his wife Ginger He discusses how he came to study early American music and the political power of song during the Revolutionary period His CD Music for the First President is available for purchase from the Shops at Mount Vernon at shopsmountvernonorg Dr Hildebrand was a member of the 201617 class of fellows at the Washington Library

Dr Susan Dunn is the Massachusetts Professor of Humanities at Williams College and is the author of numerous history books exploring topics ranging from the French and American Revolutions to World War II In this episode she discusses her early books on Franklin Delano Roosevelt the importance of the Bill of Rights in the 20th Century and how public education contributions to the creation of good citizens Dr Dunn spoke at the 2016 George Washington Symposium at Mount Vernon on November 4 2016

Dr Frank Cogliamo is Professor of American History and Dean International for North America at the University of Edinburgh and is also a member of the advisory board for the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello His latest book is Emperor of Liberty Thomas Jeffersons Foreign Policy He discusses his role as a Jefferson scholar Jeffersons reputation as a Founder and the relationship between Jefferson Washington and Hamilton Dr Cogliano spoke at the 2016 George Washington Symposium at Mount Vernon

Mr Richard Brookhiser is an American journalist biographer and historian and is a senior editor at National Review He has also written numerous books on the Founding period of American history Mr Brookhiser was the 2016 Gay Hart Gaines Distinguished Visiting Lecturer of American History at the Washington Library He discusses his work on the study of George Washington

The George Washington Leadership Lecture was held on October 3 2016 and features a conversation with FBI Director James Comey who will discuss leadership lessons learned throughout his personal pathway to becoming the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as his particular style of leading the nations premiere federal law enforcement agency The Lecture is held in partnership with the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy and was made possible by a generous gift by Maribeth Borthwick USC class of 73 and Vice Regent for California of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association

Dr Lorri Glover is Professor and the John Francis Bannon SJ Endowed Chair at St Louis University and was a member of the 201617 class of research fellows at the Washington Library She discusses her book The Fate of the Revolution Virginians Debate the Constitution Dr Glover spoke at a Ford Evening Book Talk at the Washington Library on October 20 2016

To celebrate the threeyear anniversary of the opening of the Washington Library we joined forces with the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to host an oldfashioned debate entitled Hamilton v Jefferson on Executive Power What Would Washington Say on September 27 2016 The Founding Debates are sponsored by The Ammerman Family Foundation to honor James C Rees whose vision lives on with the Washington Library