Alexander Hamilton and the Art of Democratic Politics

The public is invited to the Marion Music Hall on Thursday, October 23 at 7:00 pm for a special lecture, Alexander Hamilton and the Art of Democratic Politics, with featured speaker David M. Prentiss. Co-sponsored by the Sippican Historical Society and Elizabeth Taber Library, the lecture will explore some of the fundamental challenges of democratic politics. What does it take to master the rough and tumble world of democratic politics and lead a nation through great difficulties and controversies? Is it possible to combine a vision of the country’s common good with the hardball politics necessary to make it happen? As Mr. Prentiss will explain, the person who can help us answer these questions today is Alexander Hamilton, George Washington’s first Secretary of the Treasury and key political advisor. It was Hamilton’s policy initiatives and political strategy that successfully guided the Washington administration through the host of economic and foreign relations crisis that the young nation faced. Hamilton’s deep understanding of democratic politics, along with his political savvy, analytical mind, and personal character, offer us lessons that apply to the challenges we face today with our own democratic politics.

David Prentiss teaches political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and is President and CEO of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra. His lecture will be presented free of charge, with no reservations required. The Marion Music Hall is located at 164 Front Street, and ample parking is available across the street at Island Wharf. For more information, contact the SHS at 508-748-1116.

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