Frank J. Williams, a leading scholar on Abraham Lincoln and former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, will offer a lecture, titled Lincoln, Marshall, and the Constitution. Williams will analyze current events in the context of Lincoln and the Civil War. He will draw parallels between Lincoln’s treatment of the Constitution during the Civil War and President Bush’s after 9/11.
Williams is one of the most renowned scholars on the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. He is the author of Judging Lincoln and the coauthor of Lincoln Lessons: Reflections on America’s Greatest Leader. In 2000, he was appointed to the U.S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission by Congress. He is also the founding chairman of the Lincoln Forum, and former president of the Abraham Lincoln Association and the Lincoln Group of Boston.
In addition to being a Lincoln scholar and expert on the Constitution, Williams has had a long career in public service. He is a decorated U.S. Army Vietnam veteran, a former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, and he currently serves as chief judge of the Court of Military Commissions Review.
This event will be held in the NHIOP auditorium. It is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the Jeanne D. Smith Center for Democracy and Citizenship