An Evening with Michael Auslin

Members of the Revolution Society, George Washington Council and select invited guests are invited to an exclusive conversation and reception on Wednesday, November 11, featuring historian and geopolitical analyst Michael Auslin.  

Museum President and CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson will host Auslin to celebrate his latest book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America in connection with themes in The Declaration’s Journey, presented by Griffin Catalyst as the Museum’s major Semiquincentennial initiative and on view through January 3, 2027. In his book, Auslin illuminates the 250-year history of the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a national treasure that grows more important for each new generation. 

This evening program and reception is exclusive to members of the Revolution Society, George Washington Council, and additional invited guests. To RSVP, please contact Museum Individual Giving Manager Kelley Dahlen at [email protected] or 267.579.3380.   

This event is generously sponsored by D M Dilella Family Foundation. 

About the Speaker   

Dr. Michael Auslin is the Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. A historian by training, he specializes in U.S. policy in Asia and geopolitical issues in the Indo-Pacific region. Previously, Auslin was an associate professor of history at Yale University, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society, the senior advisor for Asia at the Halifax International Security Forum, and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He is also the author of six books, including Asia’s New Geopolitics: Essays on Reshaping the Indo-Pacific and the best-selling The End of the Asian Century: War, Stagnation, and the Risks to the World’s Most Dynamic Region. Based in Virginia, he writes a Substack, The Patowmack Packet, in Washington, DC, past and present, and is a regular contributor to leading print and broadcast media. He wrote National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (2026) as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library of Congress’s John W. Kluge Center and an American Heritage Partners Fellow at the Society of the Cincinnati’s American Revolution Institute.

About the Revolution Society

Contributions from this most dedicated group of advocates in the Revolution Society enable the Museum to secure our future, sustain our programs, and foster new initiatives that are core to our mission. Membership in the Revolution Society begins at $1,000 per year and includes exclusive invitations to behind-the-scenes programs and additional benefits, including complimentary access to Read the Revolution Speaker Series. Have questions about the Revolution Society? Please contact our Individual Giving team at 267.579.3380 or [email protected].