Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center Hosts Lecture with Senator Tom Cotton
Arkansas legislator to discuss forthcoming book about Arlington National Cemetery
On Tuesday, April 9, Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship will host a lecture from Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton on his forthcoming book, Sacred Duty: A Soldier’s Tour at Arlington National Cemetery. This event is part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture series.
The lecture is free and open to the media, but space is limited and attendees are encouraged to register by visiting the event’s ticketing site here.
WHEN: Tuesday, April 9, 2019
6 p.m. ET – Doors open
6:30 p.m. ET – Lecture/reception to follow
WHERE: Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship
227 Massachusetts Avenue NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
WHO: Senator Tom Cotton represents Arkansas in the U.S. Senate. He serves on the Banking Committee as chair of the Economic Policy Subcommittee, the Intelligence Committee, and the Armed Services Committee as chair of the Subcommittee on Airland. Cotton served in active duty military with the U.S. Army Infantry for five years, including two tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Before joining the military in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Cotton completed a clerkship in the U.S. Court of Appeals and worked as a lawyer in a private practice. He earned his undergraduate and law degrees from Harvard University.
About the Kirby Center
The Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship is an extension of the teaching mission of Hillsdale College to Washington, D.C. Its purpose is to teach the Constitution and the principles that give it meaning. Through the study of original source documents from American history—and of older books that formed the education of America’s founders—the Center seeks to inspire students, teachers, citizens, and policymakers to return the Constitution to its central place in the political life of the nation.