Well, the worldwide coronavirus outbreak has certainly caused a lot of disruption lately. Like everyone else, I’m social distancing (even more than usual), which means tons of cancellations of upcoming appearances and presentations.
I keep a running list on my Media page, but here’s a rundown of my immediate schedule:
March 21st: The Abraham Lincoln Institute symposium has been cancelled. I was expecting to be on stage to introduce the first speaker. We will begin planning for next year.
April 4th: My presentation at the Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable, “Abraham Lincoln’s Long Road to Emancipation,” has been rescheduled for September 5, 2020.
April 17th: Invited speaker at the Cosmos Club Civil War Roundtable, “Abraham Lincoln and Technology of the Civil War,” is awaiting a final decision. I’ll update shortly.
April 21st: The Lincoln Group of DC dinner featuring Garrett Peck on “Lincoln and Walt Whitman” is cancelled. The speaker will be rescheduled for a later date.
May 19th: The Lincoln Group of DC dinner featuring Burrus Carnahan on “Lincoln and the Use of Presidential Pardons” will continue as scheduled.
September 5th: New date for my presentation at the Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable, “Abraham Lincoln’s Long Road to Emancipation.”
January 15, 2021: Invited to chair a panel on different methods used to teach Abraham Lincoln. Cosmos Club Civil War Roundtable. Continue as scheduled.
I’ll update as new information becomes available. For now, please stay home and flatten the curve. Pay attention to health officials. Stay healthy.
David J. Kent is an avid science traveler and the author of Lincoln: The Man Who Saved America, in Barnes and Noble stores now. His previous books include Tesla: The Wizard of Electricity and Edison: The Inventor of the Modern World and two specialty e-books: Nikola Tesla: Renewable Energy Ahead of Its Time and Abraham Lincoln and Nikola Tesla: Connected by Fate.
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