Lecture: Leadership After Great Upheaval

What if Lincoln and FDR had lived?

The crises of the Civil War and World War II didn’t end when the shooting stopped. In some ways, the challenges facing American leaders increased. H. W. Brands will examine these challenges and the responses they evoked, by imagining what would have happened if two of the greatest presidents in American history had lived each a few years longer, and examining what did happen when they were succeeded by presidents deemed much lesser in stature.

A reception and book signing will follow the program.