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Dec 16, 2020
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Dr. Richard M. Gamble, Anna Margaret Ross Alexander Chair in History and Politics at Hillsdale College, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss Gamble’s latest book, A Fiery Gospel: The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the Road to Righteous War. Gamble shares the origin story of...
Nov 21, 2020
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Fred Minnick, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, bourbon curator, and taster, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss his career covering the bourbon world and share his thoughts on the industry. Minnick also talks about the history of prohibition, in light of the...
Nov 6, 2020
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Dr. James L. Nolan, Jr., Chair and Washington Gladden 1859 Professor of Sociology at Williams College, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss Nolan’s recent book, Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age. Nolan shares how the discovery of...
Oct 28, 2020
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Dr. Susan Ware, a pioneer in the field of women’s history and a leading feminist biographer, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss the women’s suffrage movement and her recent book, Why They Marched: Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote. Dr. Ware...
Oct 26, 2020
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Christy Trout Van Tatenhove, McConnell Scholar ’99, joins McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary L. Gregg II to discuss her recent $250,000 gift to the McConnell Center. Named in honor of her grandmother Eva Trout, Christy’s gift includes a scholarship for first-generation students and support for Civic...