KATZENBACH,
DRAFT DEBATE HIGHLIGHT MADISON'S BIRTHDAY MARCH 16
HARRISONBURG: James Madison University will
commemorate the 254th birthday of President James Madison Wednesday, March 16,
with a constitutional address by former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas
Katzenbach and a debate on a military draft by college teams vying for the
Madison Cup.
Katzenbach, who helped in the passage of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, will deliver the
annual Madison Day Address at 2:30 p.m. in Wilson Hall Auditorium. His topic is
"The Constitution in Times of Peril with Emphasis on Brown v. Board of
Education."
Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson,
Katzenbach served as attorney general from Feb. 11, 1965, until Oct. 2, 1966,
when he resigned after clashing with J. Edgar Hoover over the FBI director's
policy of ordering unauthorized wiretaps. In 1962, then-Deputy Attorney General
Katzenbach helped secure the release of prisoners captured in the Bay of Pigs
operation on Cuba and oversaw the Justice Department's efforts in desegregating
the University of Mississippi. The following year he directed the Justice
Department's field operations in desegregating the University of Alabama,
personally delivering the federal government's order to Alabama Gov. George C.
Wallace in Birmingham.
Related to Madison Day, presidential historian
Stanley Klos will present "President Who? Forgotten Founders"
Tuesday, March 15, at 11 a.m. in Room 404, Taylor Hall. The lecture, based on
his book of the same title, will focus on the 10 men who served as president
under the nation's first "constitution," the Articles of
Confederation, in effect from March 1, 1781, until the U.S. Constitution went
into effect March 4, 1789.
Klos, who has more than 20 years of experience
in historical document acquisition, also will exhibit numerous primary source
documents during his JMU visit.
Also at the Madison Day program, retiring JMU
faculty, Madison Scholars and the recipients of the Samuel Page Duke Award for
the Outstanding Juniors, the Faculty Award for the Valedictorian and
distinguished teaching and service awards will be recognized.
General seating will be available and guests
are asked to be in their seats by 2:15 p.m.
All day Wednesday, 14 college debate teams
will compete for the Madison Cup when they consider the resolution:
"Resolved: That the time has come for the United States to reinstate 'a
draft' for compulsive military service."
The teams competing with JMU include defending
champion Towson State University, Yale, Wake Forest and Georgetown universities
and the universities of Pittsburgh and Virginia.
The final round of the James Madison
Commemorative Debate and Citizen Forum begins at 6 p.m. in Wilson Hall
Auditorium, showcasing the debating skills of the winners of preliminary
debates held earlier (8:30 and 11 a.m., Taylor Hall). JMU President Linwood H.
Rose will present the Madison Cup to the winning team at approximately 7:30
p.m.
At 11 a.m. Wednesday, university officials
will lay a wreath at the James Madison statue near Varner House on the JMU
campus. Participating in the ceremony are Mark J. Warner, vice president for
student affairs; Tom Culligan, president of the Student Government Association;
and a James Madison portrayer. Birthday cake will be served to attendees.
James Madison Day at JMU celebrates the birth
of Madison, the fourth U.S. president and "Father of the U.S.
Constitution," in 1751.
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Stan Klos lecturing at the Republican National Convention's PoliticalFest 2000 Rebels With A Vision Exhibit in Philadelphia's Convention Hall |
Primary Source exhibits are available for display in your community. The costs range from $1,000 to $25,000 depending on length of time on loan and the rarity of artifacts chosen.
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Dr. Naomi Yavneh Klos hosting the Louisiana Primary Source Exhibit at the State Capitol Building for the 2012 Bicentennial Celebration.
2000 Louisiana Avenue | Venue 15696
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70115
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727-771-1776 | stan@historic.us
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