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

1	1981	Martin Gilbert	The Origins of the 'Iron Curtain' Speech
2	1983	Sir John Plumb, F.B.A.	The Dominion of History
3	1984	Sir William Deakin, D.S.O.	Churchill and Europe in 1944
4	1985	Sir John Colville, C.B. C.V.O.	The Personality of Sir Winston Churchill
5	1986	Robert Rhodes James, M.P.	Churchill, The Man
6	1987	Lord Blake, F.B.A., J.P.	Churchill and the Conservative Party
7	1988	Philip S. Ziegler	The Transfer of Power in India
8	1990	Sir Michael Howard	Churchill – Prophet of Detente
9	1991	The Lady Soames, D.B.E.	Winston Churchill: The Great Human Being
10	1992	Professor Reginald V. Jones, C.B.E.	Churchill as I Knew Him
11	1993	Hon. Edwina Sandys, M.B.E.	Winston Churchill – His Art Reflects His Life
12	1994	The Rt Hon Lord Amery	Memories of Churchill and How He Would Have Seen The World Today
13	1995	Robin W. Winks, F.R. Hist. S.	Winston Churchill, Intelligence and Fiction: "Mysteries Inside Enigmas"
14	1997	Professor John Lukacs	Churchill the Visionary
15	1998	Professor William Rogers	Churchill and the Liquidation of the British Empire
16	1999	Philip M. H. Bell	Churchill and France during the Second World War: 'Never Will I Believe that the Soul of France is Dead.'
17	2000	Andrew Roberts	Churchill and His Critics
18	2001	Richard B. Frank	Ending the Pacific War: History and Fantasy
19	2002	The Rt Hon Lord Jenkins	Why Churchill's Speech Was 'A Shot Which Rang Around The World'
20	2003	Celia Sandys
21	2005	John Ramsden	Churchill and the Germans
22	2007	Sir Martin Gilbert
23	2008	Christopher Catherwood	Winston Churchill and the Creation of Modern Iraq
24	2009	Lynne Olson	Not Playing the Game: How Winston Churchill Came to Power
25	2010	Carlo D'Este	Warlord: Churchill as a Military Leader
26	2011	Sir Max Hastings	Churchill: The Indispensable Man
27	2012	Sir David Cannadine	Winston Churchill: The Statesman as Artist
28	2013	Professor Peter Clarke	Churchill as Author
29	2014	Paul Reid	Churchill, A Portrait of Leadership
30	2015	Professor Richard Toye	Churchill and the Golden Age of Journalism
31	2016	Professor Klaus Larres	War, Terror, and Global Order: The Search for Stability from the 'Iron Curtain' to the Present
32	2017	Jon Meacham	The Relevance of Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt Today
33	2018	His Excellency Ron Dermer, Ambassador of Israel	Churchill and Israel
34	2019	Andrew Roberts	Winston Churchill's Sense of Humour
35	2021	George F. Will	Churchillian Realism
36	2022	Garry Kasparov	A New Sinews of Peace
37	2024	Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.	Global Challenges and Opportunities Through the Eyes of Churchill
38	2025	Sir Conor Burns	World Peace, Free Trade, and Rules-Based Order

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