New Scholarship on the Truman Presidency
Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, CSC, associate professor, Notre Dame, author, From Roosevelt to Truman (2007), Robert Beisner, professor, American University, author, Dean Acheson (2006), David Painter, associate professor, Georgetown University, Elizabeth Edwards Spalding, assistant professor of government and director of the Washington Program at Claremont McKenna College, author, The First Cold Warrior (2006), The Hon. Ken Hechler, former White House assistant to President Truman, former U.S. Representative from West Virginia, Michael J. Devine, director, Truman Presidential Museum & Library, Independence, Missouri
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Overview
6th Floor Flom Auditorium
Woodrow Wilson Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004
This event is being co-sponsored by the Truman Library Institute.
2:00 Opening Remarks
Michael J. Devine, director, Truman Presidential Museum & Library, Independence, Missouri
Christian F. Ostermann, director, History & Public Policy Program, WWICS
2:15-3:00 Panel 1
Chair: Richard Kirkendall, professor emeritus, University of Washington
Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, CSC, associate professor, Notre Dame, author, From Roosevelt to Truman (2007)
Robert Beisner, professor emeritus, American University, author, Dean Acheson (2006)
3:00 – 3:15 Coffee Break
3:15-4:00 PM Panel 2
Chair: Christian Ostermann, director, History & Public Policy Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
David Painter, professor, Georgetown University
Elizabeth Edwards Spalding, assistant professor of government and director of the Washington Program at Claremont McKenna College, author, The First Cold Warrior (2006)
Followed by Q&A
4:00-5:00 Concluding Reflections on the Truman White House and New Directions in Scholarship
The Hon. Ken Hechler, former White House assistant to President Truman, former U.S. Representative from West Virginia
5:00-7:00 Reception
Hosted by Michael Devine, director, Truman Presidential Museum & Library, Independence, Missouri
Informal Remarks by The Hon. Ike Skelton, U.S. House of Representatives
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