2023 Carl M. Buchholz Memorial Lecture with Akhil Reed Amar
September 21, 2023-
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Event Hosts
Karen Dougherty Buchholz, Alex Buchholz, and Julia Buchholz
Event Co-Hosts
Sarah Bouchard, Michael Glatt, Lisa Kabnick and John McFadden, Rodger Levenson, Nancy and Morris W. Offit, Stephen and Debby Schwab, and Martha McGeary Snider -
Preeminent constitutional scholar and Yale University professor Akhil Reed Amar joined the Museum on Sept. 21, 2023, as the distinguished lecturer for the fifth Carl M. Buchholz Memorial Lecture. His talk focused on his most recent book The Words That Made Us: America's Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, which provides a history of the American Constitution's formative decades.
The lecture is available to watch below.
The event marked the fifth Carl M. Buchholz Memorial Lecture, a series established by the generosity of the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Carl Buchholz, former vice-chairman of the Museum’s Board of Directors. The series was created to honor his public service and to explore the political thought of the American Revolution and its national relevance today. Those interested in contributing to the endowment for this lecture can contact [email protected].
About Akhil Reed Amar
Akhil Reed Amar is the Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, where he teaches constitutional law at both Yale College and Yale Law School. His work has won awards from both the American Bar Association and the Federalist Society. He is the author of several books on constitutional law and history, including America’s Constitution: A Biography and America’s Unwritten Constitution. Amar’s books and articles have been favorably cited by Supreme Court justices across the spectrum in over 40 cases and he regularly testifies before Congress at the invitation of both Republicans and Democrats.
He has written widely for popular publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and The Atlantic. He was an informal consultant to the popular TV show “The West Wing,” and his constitutional scholarship has been showcased on more recent TV shows, including “The Colbert Report,” “Up with Chris Hayes,” “Morning Joe,” “AC360,” “Your World with Neil Cavuto,” “11th Hour with Brian Williams,” “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” “Erin Burnett Outfront,” and “Constitution USA with Peter Sagal.”
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The Words That Made Us
The Carl M. Buchholz Memorial Lecture
