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The United States Presidency and the PressJuly 20-21, 2018SCHEDULE OF EVENTSFriday, July 20th:2:00 – 5:00 p.m.Tours of Harding Home Harding Home380 Mount Vernon AvenueMarion, OH 43302The Harding Home is closed until spring 2019 for a complete restoration, but tours of the restoration in progress will be offered to Warren G. Harding Symposium attendees on Friday, July 19th. Tours will be given on the hour at 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 p.m. Reservations are not required. Tours will begin on the front porch of the Harding Home located at 380 Mount Vernon Avenue, Marion, Ohio 43302. Admission is free but freewill donations will be accepted.6:00 – 8:00 p.m.Opening Reception Marion Country Club2415 Crissinger RoadMarion, OH 43302The opening reception of the 2017 Warren G. Harding Symposium will be held in the ballroom of the Marion Country Club, opened in 1921 to honor and entertain newly elected President Warren G. Harding and his many distinguished guests. A feature of the evening will be a chronological look at the history of presidential press conferences.? Beginning at 8:00 p.m. there will also be an optional book study conducted by Gary Branson, executive director of the Marion Public Library and a symposium advisory committee memberSaturday, July 21st: 10:30 a.m.Presidential Wreath-Laying CeremonyThe Harding MemorialDelaware Avenue at Veterans ParkMarion, OH 43302The Harding Memorial is the final resting place of President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding. It is widely regarded as the most impressive presidential monument outside of Washington, D.C. Dedicated by President Herbert Hoover in 1931, the massive white marble structure is 103 feet in diameter and 53 feet high. On behalf of the White House, the United State Army will conduct the annual wreath-laying ceremony honoring President Harding.1:00 p.m. Workshop SessionsThe Marion Campus Health Technologies Building1467 Mount Vernon AvenueMarion, OH 433021:00 – 2:15 p.m.Warren G. Harding and the PressSheryl (Sherry) Smart Hall is a native of Marion, Ohio and graduated from Heidelberg University with majors in both English and American Studies. She began her career in journalism as a reporter for The Marion Star, serving as city hall and police reporter, as well as the Sunday edition editor. She later served as copy editor and bureau chief at the Canton (Ohio) Repository. In 2009, she was named manager of the Harding Presidential Site after eight years as coordinator of the site's education programs. Ms. Hall is the author of Warren G. Harding and the Marion Daily Star: How Newspapering Shaped a President. 2:30 – 3:45 p.m.A History of Presidential Press RelationsDr. Nicole Hemmer is professor in presidential studies at the University of Virginia Miller Center. An expert on the history of American politics and media, Dr. Hemmer works on a wide-ranging set of projects, both scholarly and public. She works in the Presidential Recordings program, focusing on the Nixon administration and its media relations, and her broader scholarship focuses on the history of conservatism and media. Dr. Hemmer is also an active public intellectual, appearing frequently in print and on air. She is a contributing editor to US News and World Report, where she writes a weekly column on politics and history. 4:00 – 5:15 p.m.Madness at the White HouseMaggie Haberman is an American journalist who is a?White House?correspondent for?The New York Times?and a political analyst for?CNN. She previously worked for?Politico?and the?New York Daily News, where she was a political reporter. Haberman’s professional career began in 1996 when she was hired by the?New York Post. In 1999, the?Post?assigned her to cover City Hall, where she became “hooked” on political reporting. She worked for the?Post’s rival newspaper, the?New York Daily News, for three and a half years, where she covered City Hall. Haberman returned to the?Post?to cover the?2008 presidential campaign?and other political races. ? In 2014, she became a political analyst for?CNN?and was hired by?The New York Times?in early 2015 to be a political correspondent for their presidential campaign coverage during?2016.6:00 – 8:00 p.m.Dinner and Panel Discussion with PresentersThe Ohio State University at MarionGuthery Community Room1461 Mount Vernon AvenueMarion, OH 43302At the concluding banquet on Saturday evening, all three featured presenters will be invited to share personal insights and field questions from the audience. ?HARDING PRESIDENTIAL SITE OPTIONAL EVENT!?Sunday, July 22:11:00 a.m. – 1 p.m.?Friends of the Harding Home DayThe Ohio State University at Marion?Guthery Community?Room?1461 Mount Vernon Avenue?Marion, OH 43302?Symposium attendees will have the option to attend the annual Friends of the Harding Home Day event. Following a brunch buffet and brief?update about the Harding Home site, the?Harding Home staff will offer attendees a sneak peek at documents and photos which are part of an exciting?donation to the Harding Presidential Papers. Included are never-before-seen photos of the President and Mrs. Harding, original medical records and illuminating correspondence.?Advance reservations are required.?This event is free for Friends of Harding Home members and $20 for non-members. Registration (whether Friends member or guest) is required. To register, please call the Harding Presidential Site at 800-600-6894, or?email through the website. Non-members can join the Friends or purchase the $20 brunch tickets in our on-line store on the website.? ................
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