Keynote Speaker: Dr. Robert Remini

Robert Remini, professor emeritus of history and the humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago, will be the keynote speaker at the McConnell Center's February 17, 2007, Henry Clay conference. Remini has been teaching history for more than 50 years and written books about American history for nearly as long. He wrote a three-volume biography of Andrew Jackson, and is the author of biographies of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster, as well as a dozen other books on Jacksonian America.

An array of Henry Clay scholars will also be on hand for the event, offering their insight and expertise of Clay. The conference will conclude with a dedication of the McConnell Center's Clay statue and a replica of Henry Clay's Senate desk by U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell and Dr. Robert Remini. The public is welcome to attend the event. Please contact the McConnell Center at 502-852-3323 for more information.

 

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Conference Schedule

	Events
9:00-9:30	Registration and coffee
9:30-9:45	Opening remarks, business and introduction of first speaker
9:45-10:45	Dr. Peter Knupfer, Michigan State University, "Henry Clay the Politico”
10:45-11:00	Break
11:00-Noon	Dr. Steven Aron, UCLA, "Henry Clay the Economic Leader"
Noon-1:30	Lunch featuring George McGee portraying Henry Clay
2:00-3:00	Panel discussion of "The Legacy of Henry Clay"
	Moderator: Dr. John Kleber, Professor Emeritus, Morehead State University Steven Aron, UCLA Peter Knupfer, Michigan State University Melba Hay, the last editor of "The Papers of Henry Clay" Lindsey Apple, Professor Emeritus, Georgetown College
3:30-3:45	Break
3:45-4:45	Keynote Address: Dr. Robert Remini, author of Henry Clay: Statesman for the Union
5:00-6:30	Dedication ceremony and reception for the Clay statue and Senate desk
	U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell Dr. Robert Remini

All morning sessions will be held at the Red Barn at the University of Louisville. All sessions starting at 2:00 p.m. will be held in the Elaine Chao Auditorium, West Wing, Ekstrom Library.