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Society of Fellows Luncheon: Lynne Cheney on James Madison

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Fri Jul 11, 2014
Aspen, CO

Date

Fri Jul 11, 2014
12:30pm – 2:00pm

Location

Aspen, CO, United States

Contact

    SOFhotline@aspeninstitute.org
    (970) 544-7980

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Fellows are invited to join Walter Isaacson and Lynne Cheney in a conversation about Cheney’s new book, James Madison: A Life Reconsidered. The biography offers a refreshing, new perspective that pushes past James Madison’s typical historical identity, examining Madison as man, politician, and most importantly, intellectual pioneer. Cheney weaves together national and personal history, creating a compelling and largely untold story of America’s fourth president. Described by the New York Times Review of Books as one of the “best single-volume biographies of Madison we now have,” Cheney’s work is sure to provoke a memorable conversation. 

This event is open to Society of Fellows members only. Registration opens Monday, June 23.

Author Lynne Cheney, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, in conversation with Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute

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