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DESCRIPTION:Join the President's Office for an America’s 250th anniversar
 y lecture on Thursday\, April 16\, at 1:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room a
 t the Darrell Gooden Center.\n\nThe “On Turning 250: How Americans Shoul
 d Remember Their Founding” lecture features historian Wilfred M. McClay 
 as he reflects on how Americans should commemorate the nation’s approach
 ing 250th anniversary. Drawing on the legacy of the American Revolution an
 d the principles expressed in the Declaration of Independence\, McClay arg
 ues that remembrance should balance an honest view of American history wit
 h gratitude for the remarkable achievement of a republic founded on ideals
  of liberty and equality.\n\nThe lecture explores how a mature understandi
 ng of the American past can sustain national memory\, civic identity\, and
  hope for the future. All are welcome.\n\nQuestions? Contact Janet Kester 
 at jkester2@uwf.edu.
GEO:30.54551;-87.223318
LOCATION:Building 234 - Darrell Gooden Center\, Multipurpose Room
SUMMARY:On Turning 250: How Americans Should Remember Their Founding
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 uld-remember-their-founding
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CATEGORIES:Lecture
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