Anand Toprani, U.S. Naval War College and recent National History Center talk participant, received the 2020 Richard W. Leopold Prize from the Organization of American Historians. The Leopold prize is given every two years for the best book on foreign policy, military affairs, historical activities of the federal government, documentary histories, or biography written by a U.S. government historian or federal contract historian. See Press Release Here.
Category Archives: Congressional Briefings
Response to COVID-19
In accordance with federal recommendations, the NHC is suspending the WHS lecture series for the foreseeable future. Currently, all events until May 26, 2020 have been postponed. We hope to reschedule all postponed sessions to Fall 2020. Our congressional briefing series will also be postponed.
If you have any questions about upcoming talks or rescheduled events, please contact Rachel Wheatley at rwheatley@historians.org. We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.
Upcoming Congressional Briefing
Topic: Historical Perspectives on Congressional Oversight of Presidential Misconduct
Date: December 13, 2019
Time: 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST
Location: 2186 Rayburn Office Building
The current impeachment proceedings in the House are the latest iteration of a long history of Congressional actions to assert oversight of presidents accused of misconduct. That history will be discussed in this briefing by several leading historians of American presidents and politics. All are invited and please RSVP here or send an email to Rachel Wheatley at rwheatley@historians.org.
Moderator: Dr. James M. Banner Jr., George Washington University
Speakers: Dr. Jeremi Suri, University of Texas at Austin and Dr. Kathryn Cramer Brownell, Purdue University