This program is dedicated to the memory of Andrew Patner and presented by the Public Affairs Committee of the Union League Club of Chicago, The Great Books Foundation, and WTTW and WFMT.

The evening will include a “Great Books-style” discussion by leading Chicago citizens that explores the continuing significance of the words and ideas articulated in Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, and the need for reconciliation and healing after any conflict.  Confirmed discussion participants include:

• Kenneth Clarke, President & CEO, Pritzker Military Library
• Cecilia Conrad, Vice President, MacArthur Foundation Fellows “Genius Grants”
• The Hon. Roey Gilad, Consul General of the State of Israel to the Midwest
• Susan Henking, President, Shimer College
• Charles Lipson, Professor of International Relations, University of Chicago
• The Hon. Toni Preckwinkle, President, Cook County Board
• Dan Schmidt, President & CEO, WTTW and WFMT
• Scott Stantis, Editorial Cartoonist, Chicago Tribune
• Jackie Taylor, Founder and Executive Director, Black Ensemble Theater
• The Hon. Diane Wood, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
• Eli Williamson, Director of Veterans Program, McCormick Foundation
• Angel Ysaguirre, Executive Director, Illinois Humanities Council
• Rabbi Michael Zedek, Senior Rabbi, Emanuel Congregation

Following the panel discussion, Dr. David Zarefsky, Professor Emeritus of Communications and Presidential Rhetoric at Northwestern University and globally-recognized expert of Lincoln’s rhetoric, will share his path-breaking analysis of the Second Inaugural Address. 

Tickets are $25, must be purchased by April 8. Valet and self‐park available; business casual attire is required.  For details or to register: https://MaliceTowardNone.eventbrite.com