Alan B. Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency - Audio Lectures

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This Alan B. Larkin Symposium on the American Presidency was made possible through the generosity of the Larkin family, which established an endowment in 2004 to support the study of the American presidency at FAU. The symposium honors the memory of Alan B. Larkin, a publisher of trade magazines for the fashion industry, a member of the local community, and the father of three children. Alan loved history and collected original signed letters from every American president, from George Washington to George W. Bush. The annual symposium aims to keep Alan Larkin’s passion for history alive by exploring the role of the presidency in shaping political, cultural, and social developments in American life. Past symposia have featured lectures by noted presidential journalists Helen Thomas and David Halberstam, as well as some of the country’s top historians. For its contribution in promoting civic understanding, the Larkin Symposium was honored to receive the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge.