An Evening with David McCullough

******NOTICE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT AS OF 10:30AM, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2017.******

Tuesday, Nov. 28 | Doors open at 6 p.m. | Event starts at 7 p.m.  

Join the Heinz History Center for a special evening event with America’s favorite historian and Pittsburgh native David McCullough on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. 

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author will join History Center President and CEO Andy Masich for a discussion about what makes us Americans, as told in McCullough’s newest book, “The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For.”

McCullough earned Pulitzer Prizes for his books “Truman” and “John Adams” and is one of the founders of the History Center, providing inspirational leadership during the museum’s relocation from Oakland to the Strip District in 1996. He is a recipient of the History Makers Award and served as the keynote speaker for the Pittsburgh 250 History Makers Gala in 2008. In 2013, Allegheny County and the History Center officially renamed the 16th Street Bridge in honor of McCullough.

As part of this special event, McCullough’s “The American Spirit” book will be available for purchase at the History Center Museum Shop (the book is not included with event admission).

TICKETS
Tickets to The American Spirit: An Evening with David McCullough are $40 for regular visitors and $20 for History Center members (sales tax not included) and include access to all History Center exhibitions (from 6-7 p.m.).

MEMBERS
History Center members, please contact Dayna Sowers at dlsowers@heinzhistorycenter.org or 412-454-6458 for your complimentary member code to receive a $20 discount on tickets to this event.

QUESTIONS
For all other questions regarding this event, please contact Haley VanWagenen at 412-454-6373 or hmvanwagenen@heinzhistorycenter.org.

About “The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For”
A timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many others—reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions. Now, at a time of self-reflection in America following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most important speeches in a brief volume designed to identify important principles and characteristics that are particularly American. “The American Spirit” reminds us of core American values to which we all subscribe, regardless of which region we live in, which political party we identify with, or our ethnic background. This is a book about America for all Americans that reminds us who we are and helps to guide us as we find our way forward.