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KENGOR HEADLINES FOUNDERS LUNCHEON |
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August 15, 2008
GROVE CITY, Pa. – With only weeks remaining until the 2008 presidential election, The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College will host Dr. Paul Kengor for a look at “The Founders and the Presidents from July 1776 to November 2008” on Sept. 23 as part of the American Founders Luncheon Series at the Rivers Club in Pittsburgh.
Kengor, Grove City College professor of political science, executive director of the Center and presidential historian, will discuss which founders presidents have invoked over the decades and what it signified about their vision for America. As the U.S. prepares to elect its next president in November, Kengor will take a look at who the nominees are citing in their race to win the White House.
Sponsored by the Center and the Pittsburgh Federalist Society, the American Founders Luncheon Series brings to Pittsburgh respected scholars on America’s founding to present talks focused on the beliefs, actions and character of those leaders who pursued a “Great Experiment” in whether humans are capable of governing themselves.
Kengor is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford University. He received his doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and his master’s degree from American University’s School of International Service. Kengor recently published “God and Hillary Clinton,” internationally released “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan & the Fall of Communism” and “The Judge: William P. Clark, Ronald Reagan’s Top Hand.”
Kengor is also the author of “God and Ronald Reagan,” which made bestseller lists for The New York Times (extended list), Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and Christian Retailing. He is author of “God and George W. Bush,” published in 2004, which reached No. 5 on Amazon’s non-fiction list and made The New York Times’ extended bestseller list.
He has been quoted in major publications such as “USA Today,” “Los Angeles Times,” “Chronicle of Higher Education” and the “Washington Post.” His articles have appeared in numerous publications including “The New York Times,” “New York Post,” “National Review,” “Washington Times,” “Weekly Standard,” “Wall Street Journal” and the “International Herald Tribune.” He has published articles in top refereed academic journals, such as "Political Science Quarterly" and "Presidential Studies Quarterly."
Kengor is a frequent contributor to MSNBC, C-SPAN, NPR and Fox News Channel. He has appeared on many TV shows and has done hundreds of radio talk shows. He is a frequent public speaker and has done work for a number of think tanks, including the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Heritage Foundation and the Allegheny Institute for Public Policy.
The Founders Luncheon costs $17.76. To register, log onto http://afls.grovecityconference.com/the-founders-and-the-presidents/ or contact Brenda Vinton at (724) 450-1541. Registration begins at 11:45 a.m. The program runs from noon to 12:50 p.m. The Rivers Club is located at One Oxford Centre, 301 Grant St., Pittsburgh.
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