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************************* I'm F UNUM PLURIBUS
LAURA BUSH
welcomes you to
THE WHITE HOUSE
on the occasion of the inaugural
HEROES OF HISTORY
LECTURE
and the presentation of awards to
"IDEA OF AMERICA"
ESSAYISTS
Tuesday, February 18, 2003
PROGRAM
ROBERT V. REMINI
Opening Remarks
LAURA BUSH
Robert V. Remini, professor emeritus of history and
the humanities at the University of Illinois at
Chicago, is currently at work on a narrative history
of the U.S. House of Representatives. He has been
Heroes of History Lecture
"ORDINARY HEROES:
teaching history for more than 50 years and writing
FOUNDERS OF OUR REPUBLIC"
books about American history for nearly as long. In
addition to his three-volume biography of Andrew
PROFESSOR ROBERT REMINI
Jackson, he is the author of biographies of Henry
University of Illinois at Chicago
Clay and Daniel Webster, as well as a dozen other
books on Jacksonian America. He was educated at
Fordham University (B.S., 1943) and Columbia Uni-
Presentation of Awards
versity (M.A., 1947, Ph.D., 1951). Among his many
honors are the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation
THE HONORABLE BRUCE COLE
Chairman
Award, the Carl Sandburg Award for Nonfiction, the
National Endowment for the Humanities
University Scholar Award of the University of Illi-
nois, the American Historical Association's Award
"IDEA OF AMERICA"
for Scholarly Distinction, and the National Book
ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
Award. Active in the nation's history community,
JESSICA BARIS
SEAN O'MARA
Remini has served as a review panel member for the
AMY CONNOLLY
MATTHEW ROGAN
National Endowment for the Humanities since 1974.
ANDREA HEARST
MORGHAN TRANSUE
In 1991, he delivered a Presidential Lecture at the
White House.
Closing Remarks
LAURA BUSH
Reception to follow in the State Dining Room
GRAND PRIZE WINNER
MORGHAN TRANSUE
Kendall Park, New Jersey
South Brunswick High School
Essay explores the importance of the Supreme Court case
Marbury v. Madison that elevated the federal judiciary to
equal footing with the legislative and executive branches of
the government.
RUNNERS-UP
JESSICA BARIS
San Diego, California
Junipero Serra High School
Essay focuses on the important contributions of the people
who supported our nation's founders during America's
formative years.
AMY CONNOLLY
Lawrence, Kansas
Lawrence High School
Essay recognizes the role of John Adams in securing the
constitutional right to a fair trial.
ANDREA HEARST
San Francisco, California
Convent of the Sacred Heart School
Essay uses prohibition as an example of the Constitution's
flexibility in allowing people to make mistakes and then
correct them.
SEAN O'MARA
Easton, Maine
Easton Junior/Senior High School
Essay discusses the landmark Supreme Court case Gideon V.
The State of Florida that compelled states to provide legal
representation to defendants who couldn't otherwise afford
counsel.
MATTHEW ROGAN
Arlington, Virginia
Georgetown Day School
Essay examines President George Washington's response to
the Whiskey Rebellion and its role in establishing the power
of the rule of law in a young nation.