The Ginsburg-Satell Lecture

This annual lecture is made possible thanks to the generous gifts from the Stanley and Arlene Ginsburg Family Foundation and the Satell Family Foundation.

Each year, the lecture will be delivered by Walter McDougall, the Ginsburg-Satell Chair of the FPRI Center for the Study of America and the West, on topics relating to American Character and Identity.

Upcoming Events

There are no events scheduled at this time

Past Events

British Containment Foiled Again: John Quincy Adams’ American System - June 21, 2023 - Walter A. McDougall
The Surprising Strategic Consequences of the 1812 War - May 24, 2022 - Walter A. McDougall
The Amazing Career of Stephen Girard, Philadelphia Tycoon and Philanthropist - June 10, 2021 - Walter A. McDougall
William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, and the American Founding: The Philadelphia Factor - June 17, 2020 - Walter A. McDougall
America’s Machiavellian Moment: Origins of the Atlantic Republican Tradition [Or, Where Did the Founders Get Their Ideas?] - May 15, 2018 - Walter A. McDougall

Associated Multimedia

America’s Machiavellian Moment: Origins of the Atlantic Republican Tradition [Or, Where Did the Founders Get Their Ideas?] - May 21, 2018 - Walter A. McDougall

Associated Articles

British Containment Foiled Again: John Quincy Adams’ American System - July 14, 2023 - Walter A. McDougall