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About the Forum
Since 1998, the Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum has provided a broad perspective on United States history by presenting the nation's top scholars and writers. Most featured lecturers have won a Pulitzer Prize or National Book Award for their writing, and many are among the most revered academicians in the nation.

A special thank you to everyone who supported and attended the 2009 Distinguished Historians Forum.  We hope to see you again next year.
 
2009 Sesquicentennial Series

All lectures begin at 7:30 pm.


DKG  DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN                       

  Abraham Lincoln                                      
  February 18, 2009, The Newmark Theater
 

Doris Kearns Goodwin has been reporting on politics and baseball for over two decades. Mrs. Goodwin is a world-renowned historian, author, writer, and NBC commentator. She has worked as a consultant and on-air personality for PBS documentaries on Lyndon Johnson, the Kennedy Family, Franklin Roosevelt, and Ken Burns’ The History of Baseball. She was also the first female journalist to enter the Red Sox locker room.


Sutton  ROBERT K. SUTTON                                     rss-podcast
  The Civil War in Oregon
  March 24, 2009, The Newmark Theater

Robert K. Sutton is the current Chief Historian of the National Park Service. Prior to this, he served as the Superintendent of Manassas National Battlefield Park and directed the Historic Preservation and Historical Administration public history programs at Arizona State University. He has published several books, articles and reviews on public history. One of his primary interests is preparing for the Civil War Sesquicentennial.

Wilkinson  CHARLES WILKINSON                                  rss-podcast

  Siletz Tribal History
  April 21, 2009 in Portland, First Congregational Church
  April 22, 2009 in Salem, Willamette University

Author of 13 books on law, history, and society in the American West, Professor Wilkinson has received teaching awards from his students at all three law schools where he has taught, and the Universities of Colorado and Oregon have given him their highest awards for leadership, scholarship, and teaching. The National Wildlife Federation presented him with its National Conservation Award, and in its 10-year anniversary issue, Outside Magazine named him one of 15 “People to Watch,” calling him “the West’s leading authority on natural resources law.”

McCullough  DAVID MCCULLOUGH                                    rss-podcast
  George Washington
  May 12, 2009, The Newmark Theater
 

 

David McCullough has been widely acclaimed as a “master of the art of narrative history. He is twice winner of the National Book Award, twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Mr. McCullough has written several books, including John Adams, 1776, and Truman. His work has sold nine million copies in ten languages. Mr. McCullough is also a skilled lecturer, speaking at the White House, before a joint session of Congress, and abroad.

 

Venue Information


Doris Kearns Goodwin, Robert K. Sutton and David McCullough Lectures:

The Newmark Theater
Antoinette Hatfield Hall
1111 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97205
503.248.4335
www.pcpa.com

Charles Wilkinson Lectures:
Portland
First Congregational Church
1126 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
503.228.7219
www.uccportland.org


Salem
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
503.370.6639
www.willamette.edu


 

 
Sponsors

The Mark O. Hatfield Distinguished Historians Forum is made possible by generous support from our sponsors:

 

Presidential:
Shirley R. Kuse


Presenting:
The Clark Foundation


Patron:
Rocky & Julie Dixon
Tonkon Torp LLP


Supporting:
Helen Jo & William A. Whitsell
Oregon Lincoln Bicentennial Commission
Portland State University School of Extended Studies


Friends:
Delford & Maria Smith

The Samuel S. Johnson Foundation
Anne Munch


Media Partner:

 

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Lodging Partner:

 

 HeathmanHotel

 

Other Partners:

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Past Speakers

 

2007-2008 Series

 

Richard Norton Smith  rss-podcast

Gerald Ford
September 19, 2007

Kasey S. Pipes   rss-podcast
Author, Ike’s Last Battle - ( Eisenhower & desegregation)
October 17, 2007

Fred Leeson   rss-podcast
Author, Rose City Justice
November 7, 2007

Special Addition!
Dr. James H. Billington   rss-podcast
The Librarian of Congress
February 13, 2008

A.J. Langguth
Author, Union 1812
March 12, 2008

 

1998
"PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP"
James McPherson
David McCullough
Garry Wills
1999
"THE CHANGING PRESIDENCY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY"
Edmund Morris
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Michael Beschloss
2000
"CHALLENGES OF LEADERSHIP"
Roger G. Kennedy
David M. Kennedy
Richard Norton Smith
2001
"PRESIDENTIAL INFLUENCE"
David McCullough
Joan Hoff
Douglas G. Brinkley
2002-03
"THE MAKING OF A NATION"
Elizabeth Drew
James F. Simon
Jack Rakove
Ronald C. White, Jr.
2003-04
"THE PRESIDENCY IN A TIME OF CRISIS"
Fred I. Greenstein
Timothy Walch
Robert Dallek
Rex Ziak
2004-05
"TURNING POINTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY"
Lou Cannon
David Hackett Fischer
Robert Remini
Mason Drukman
2005-06
"EXPANSION AND DISCOVERY"
H.W. Brands
Josiah S. Bunting III
James Ronda
Dava Sobel
2006-07
Tom Wicker
Ruth Barnes Moynihan
Senator Gary Hart
John Seigenthaler, Sr.

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