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JOHN M. OLIN CENTER LECTURE SERIES

Heroes and Heroism

1989-1990


Schedule

October 11The Executive: The Modern Political Hero Harvey Mansfield,
Department of Government, Harvard University
October 25On Political Vocation in America Wilson Carey McWilliams,
Dept. of Political Science Rutgers University
November 15Reflections on Heroes and Heroism Milovan Djilas,
Yugoslav statesman and author
November 29Heroes and Heroism: A Personal Perspective Mayor Richard M. Daley,
January 10Martin Luther King: Marching toward Heroism Julian Bond,
January 24Dwight D. Eisenhower at 100 Years David Eisenhower,
February 7Truman as Hero in American Mythology Amb. Paul H. Nitze,
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies,
Johns Hopkins University
April 18Heroes and Heroism: Ornaments in Prosperity, Necessities in Times of Doubt and Terror Adm. James B. Stockdale,
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace,
Stanford University
May 2Gorbachev: The Communist Hero Charles H. Fairbanks, Jr.,
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies,
Johns Hopkins University


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