George Washington Leadership Lecture

Event details Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Location: Mount Vernon Library, Ford Orientation Center - Smith Theater - 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121 Cost: 0 Type: Lecture / Talk / Workshop Campus: Other Location Department: Price School of Public Policy Audience: Students, Alumni, Faculty/Staff About this event Join award-winning historians, Drs. Beverly Gage and Sean Wilentz, and former Archivist of the United States Dr. Colleen Shogan to learn about presidential leadership. This conversation will celebrate the publication of In Pursuit, an essay project featuring the presidents and first ladies, edited by Dr. Shogan. Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky will moderate the conversation, which will include George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Richard Nixon, William Clinton, and more. A reception with complimentary beer, wine, and hors-d'œuvres will follow the lecture. Official event details: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/george-washington-leadership-lecture