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AUTHOR OF HISTORIC REAGAN SPEECH GIVES INSIDE LOOK |
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January 13, 2010
GROVE CITY, Pa. – President Ronald Reagan’s call to General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall” made history, and on Feb. 3, Peter Robinson, the man who penned those famous words, will visit the Grove City College campus for the fourth annual Ronald Reagan Lecture in Ketler Auditorium of the Pew Fine Arts Center. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and is sponsored by The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College.
The Ronald Reagan Lecture is held each year around Feb. 6, the anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. The lecture series aims to bring to light Reagan’s contributions to America and the world. Each year, the Center hosts an individual who worked for, knew or has produced important work on the 40th President. Past lectures have featured Reagan’s son, Michael; former Attorney General Edwin Meese; and Herb Meyer, former special assistant to the Central Intelligence Agency director. Registration is required.
Robinson is a former special assistant and speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan and author of the historic Berlin Wall address. A respected author and commentator, he currently serves as a research fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover’s quarterly journal, the “Hoover Digest,” and hosts Hoover’s vidcast program, “Uncommon Knowledge.”
Through a town-hall discussion moderated by the Center’s Executive Director, Reagan biographer and Cold War historian Dr. Paul Kengor, Robinson will give a behind-the-scenes perspective as one of Reagan’s most important associates at a pivotal time in history. The event will feature a question-and-answer session.
There is no fee for the lecture, however, registration is required. To register for the lecture, contact Brenda Vinton at (724) 450-1541 or by e-mail at blvinton@gcc.edu. A pre-lecture reception with Robinson is also available for $75. To register for the reception, log on to www.grovecityconference.com/reagan, contact Vinton at (724) 450-1541 or by mail at Brenda Vinton/Ronald Reagan Lecture, Grove City College, Box 3147, 200 Campus Dr., Grove City, PA 16127. Checks should be made out to The Center for Vision & Values.
All attendees are invited to attend a post-lecture book signing.
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