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The Friends of the National World War II Memorial will sponsor the 14th Annual Haydn Williams World War II Memorial Legacy Lecture on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 9:00 AM in the Lincoln Auditorium on the National Defense University campus, and virtually via NDU's online portal.
Mr. Atkinson's presentation is titled, "Washington and Eisenhower at War: The Emergence of National Leaders".
Hosted annually at the National Defense University as part of the "President's Lecture Series”, the Haydn Williams World War II Memorial Legacy Lecture is an annual public lecture series that features preeminent historians and scholars speaking on the lasting significance and impact of World War II on America and the world.
Previous Legacy Lecturers have included Sir Max Hastings; Dr. Craig Symonds; Dr. David Kennedy; Tom Brokaw; Victor Davis Hanson; William Hitchcock; Dr. Andrew Roberts; Alex Kershaw; Ian W. Toll; James Scott; Dr. John McManus, and Dr. Nicholas Evan Sarantakes.
Registration is required.
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The Haydn Williams World War II Memorial Legacy Lecture is made possible through the generous endowment of the late Ambassador F. Haydn Williams, a WWII veteran, former chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission’s WWII Memorial Site and Design Committee, and chairman emeritus of Friends of the National World War II Memorial.
