Events for October 15, 2008

Profiles in Leadership

October 10, 2008 - November 19, 2008

Abraham Lincoln:

Leadership and Legacy for a New Generation

The Georgia Historical Society and the Georgia Humanities Council

Present

a Roundtable discussion featuring David Blight and Harold Holzer

Georgia Public Broadcasting Studio C,

260 14th Street NW,

Atlanta, GA
October 10, 2008

8:00 PM

Please RSVP to: 877.424.4789

The Georgia Historical Society, in partnership with the Georgia Humanities Council, returns to the Georgia Public Broadcasting Studios in Atlanta for the 2008 Profiles in Leadership, which will focus on "Abraham Lincoln: Leadership and Legacy for a New Generation," as part of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial. This year’s program will explore the life, times, and leadership of a man who guided the nation through one of the most tumultuous periods in American history. Our panelists this year are two of the foremost national authorities on Lincoln and are both Lincoln Prize winners: David Blight of Yale University (click here to read bio ) and Lincoln scholar Harold Holzer, co-chairman of the United States Lincoln Bicentennial (click here to read bio ).

Harold Holzer will be previewing his new book, Lincoln - President Elect (slated for release in late October). Copies will be available for purchase and autographs during the book signing that follows the evening's program.

To read the press release for this event, click here .

Honorary Chairs

The Honorable Griffin B. Bell, Sr.

Secretary of State Karen Handel

The Honorable Sam Nunn

Commissioner of Labor Michael Thurmond

Chairs

Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Anderson	The Honorable and Mrs. Roy Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Blanchard	Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Brown, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Davis	Mrs. William M. Gabard
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Hale	Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jones III
Mr. and Mrs. Barry Phillips	Mr. and Mrs. John A. Wallace

Host Committee

Mr. and Mrs. Alvan S. Arnall	Honorable and Mrs. David H. Gambrell
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Hightower	Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Howell
Honorable and Mrs. Willis B. Hunt, Jr.	Mr. and Mrs. Edward Inman
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Jacobs	Mr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan
Mr. C.B. Harman Nicholson	Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Starr
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Walsh, III

With Support From

John and Mary Franklin Foundation

Georgia Public Broadcasting

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Endorsed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

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GHS Presidential Citation Presentation

October 15, 2008

Presidential Citation

Presented to the

First Baptist Church of Americus

On October 15, 2008

at 6:30 P.M.

221 South Lee Street
Americus, GA

GHS President and CEO, Dr. Todd Groce, will present a Presidential Citation to the congregation of the First Baptist Church of Americus in recognition of the recent publication of A Journey of Grace: A History of the First Baptist Church of Americus, Georgia, which tells the story of one of Georgia’s most historic churches in one of the state’s most historically significant communities.