Historian Craig Shirley to Participate in Panel Discussion at Reagan Symposium
Reagan Biographer and Presidential Historian Craig Shirley will participate in Regent University’s 10th Annual Reagan Symposium. Mr. Shirley will be a featured scholar during the symposium’s first panel and will discuss Ronald Reagan, the Projection of Power, Anti-Communism and American Politics in the 1980’s.
WHO: Craig Shirley, Reagan Biographer and Presidential Historian
WHAT: The Ronald Reagan Symposium 2015: Panel Discussion
WHERE: Regent University Communication & Performing Arts Center Main Stage
WHEN: Friday, March 20, 2015, 9:00 AM ET
“Around the world today, a democratic revolution is gathering new strength.” Ronald Reagan asserted this before the British Parliament in 1982, arguing that authoritarian regimes were causing “an uprising of intellect and will against injustice and tyranny.” He challenged the West: “If the rest of this century is to witness the gradual growth of freedom … we must take actions to assist the campaign for democracy.”
The 2015 Ronald Reagan Symposium will explore how to assess the efforts of that era to promote liberty and today’s U.S. policy toward democracy and democratization. The Ronald Reagan Symposium is an annual event featuring nationally known scholars and is regularly featured on C-SPAN.