The Enid and R. Crosby Kemper Lectureship

Jon Meacham Kemper Lecture 2017

The Lectureship
The Enid and R. Crosby Kemper Lectureship was established in 1979 by a grant from the Enid and R. Crosby Kemper Foundation of Kansas City, Missouri. It is intended to provide for lectures by authorities on history, Winston Churchill and his legacy in today's world.

The Lectures

1981	Martin Gilbert	The Origins of the 'Iron Curtain' Speech
1983	Sir John Plumb, F.B.A.	The Dominion of History
1984	Sir William Deakin, D.S.O.	Churchill and Europe in 1944
1985	Sir John Colville, C.B. C.V.O.	The Personality of Sir Winston Churchill
1986	Robert Rhodes James, M.P.	Churchill, The Man
1987	Lord Blake, F.B.A., J.P.	Churchill and the Conservative Party
1988	Philip S. Ziegler	The Transfer of Power in India
1990	Sir Michael Howard	Churchill – Prophet of Detente
1991	The Lady Soames, D.B.E.	Winston Churchill: The Great Human Being
1992	Professor Reginald V. Jones, C.B.E.	Churchill as I Knew Him
1993	Hon. Edwina Sandys, M.B.E.	Winston Churchill – His Art Reflects His Life
1994	The Rt Hon Lord Amery	Memories of Churchill and How He Would Have Seen The World Today
1995	Robin W. Winks, F.R. Hist. S.	Winston Churchill, Intelligence and Fiction: "Mysteries Inside Enigmas"
1997	Professor John Lukacs	Churchill the Visionary
1998	Professor William Rogers	Churchill and the Liquidation of the British Empire
1999	Philip M. H. Bell	Churchill and France during the Second World War: 'Never Will I Believe that the Soul of France is Dead.'
2000	Andrew Roberts	Churchill and His Critics
2001	Richard B. Frank	Ending the Pacific War: History and Fantasy
2002	The Rt Hon Lord Jenkins	Why Churchill's Speech Was 'A Shot Which Rang Around The World'
2003	Celia Sandys
2005	John Ramsden	Churchill and the Germans
2007	Sir Martin Gilbert
2008	Christopher Catherwood	Winston Churchill and the Creation of Modern Iraq
2009	Lynne Olson	Not Playing the Game: How Winston Churchill Came to Power
2010	Carlo D'Este	Warlord: Churchill as a Military Leader
2011	Sir Max Hastings	Churchill: The Indispensable Man
2012	Sir David Cannadine	Winston Churchill: The Statesman as Artist
2013	Professor Peter Clarke	Churchill as Author
2014	Paul Reid	Churchill, A Portrait of Leadership
2015	Professor Richard Toye	Churchill and the Golden Age of Journalism
2016	Professor Klaus Larres	War, Terror, and Global Order: The Search for Stability from the 'Iron Curtain' to the Present
2017	Jon Meacham	The Relevance of Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt Today
2018	His Excellency Ron Dermer, Ambassador of Israel	Churchill and Israel
2019	Andrew Roberts	Winston Churchill's Sense of Humour
2021	George F. Will	Churchillian Realism
2022	Garry Kasparov	A New Sinews of Peace
2024	Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.	Global Challenges and Opportunities Through the Eyes of Churchill
2025	Sir Conor Burns	World Peace, Free Trade, and Rules-Based Order

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