Dr. Kurt Graham to Give 2025 Driggs Lecture
Published: March 19, 2025 | Author: SUU | Read Time: 2 minutes
Dr. Kurt Graham, inaugural president of the Adams Presidential Center (APC), will deliver the annual Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture at Southern Utah University on March 25 at 11:30 a.m. in the Gilbert Great Hall, Hunter Alumni Center.
Prior to joining the APC, Graham was the director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential
Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri. As director, he oversaw a $30 million renovation of the principal museum exhibits and dramatically expanded the library’s educational and public programming. Graham has also directed the McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, and the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah.
“During his career with the National Archives, and now with the Adams Presidential Center, Dr. Graham has directly overseen the legacies of four centuries of American Presidents,” said A.P.E.X. Director, Ryan Paul. “Understanding the relationship between our past and our present has been the focus of Dr. Graham's work and research. Those who attend will be richly benefited by his perspective on the Presidential past and how important it is to fully understand the American Presidency.”
Graham is the author of “To Bring Law Home: The Federal Judiciary in Early National Rhode Island.” Before his work in the public history field, Graham was a member of the history faculty at California State University, San Bernardino where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in American political and legal/constitutional history. He has a Ph.D. in American history from Brown University and a B.A. and an M.A. from Brigham Young University in English and American studies, respectively.
The Howard R. Driggs Memorial Lecture began in 2009 and has featured numerous speakers presenting on various topics. The lecture is also a significant part of Eccles A.P.E.X, SUU’s premier weekly lecture series with speakers and presenters invited from all areas of the world.
A complete list of SUU’s Founders Celebration events is available on the Founders Week webpage.
Contact Information:
Brooke Heath
435-586-5400
brookeheath1@suu.edu