2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Conversation: Leadership in Crisis: The Parallel Legacies of Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D Roosevelt.   

Join Harold Holzer and Craig L. Symonds for a historical conversation exploring crucial parallels, distinct differences, and above all timeless leadership lessons from Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

3:00 – 3:30 p.m. Reception 

3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Panel Discussion: The Law at War: Military Justice and Justice in The Civil War and World War II.

PANELISTS: Dr. Craig Symonds, Lincoln Prize-winning Civil War naval historian who taught at the U.S. Naval Academy for 30 years. His most current work involves substantial research on World War II. Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs, Assistant Professor of History, Florida Memorial University. Harold Holzer, Jonathan F. Fanton Director, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, Lincoln Prize winning historian, and recipient of the National Humanities Medal.

MODERATOR: Chief Justice Frank J. Williams, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, a notable Abraham Lincoln scholar and author, and founding Chairman of the Lincoln Forum.

Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.

Members: FREE

Non-Members: $20

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The Lincoln Symposium is presented with the support of Jean and Bill Soman, David Lawrence Jr. The Children’s Movement of Florida, Julie and Michael Weiser and The Lincoln Forum. 

Image via Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation

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