Six panelists sit on a stage and have a discussion.
Photo by Andrew Buchsbaum.

The Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium

The Abraham Lincoln Institute (ALI) and Ford’s Theatre Society present a free symposium focused on the life, career and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre.

The 29th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium Book Award

Akhil Reed Amar
Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920

Past ALI Book Award Winners

Watch Previous Year’s Speeches

29th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium – Panel 1: Paths to the Civil War
29th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium – Panel 2: Lincoln and the Declaration’s Promise of Equality
29th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium – Panel 3: Lincoln and Democracy in the Past, Present, and Future
29th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium – Panel 4: Lincoln, the Declaration, and Civic Life Today
29th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium – Awards Presentation
29th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium – Musical Performance

Sponsors

Logo for the Lincoln Group of DC.

Co-sponsor
Logo for Hogan Lovells

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Logo for Hunton Andrews Kurth

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Logo for the Jack Miller Center.

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Logo for Perkins Cole.

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Logo for Riggs

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Logo for Sidley

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Logo for the Wheatley Institute.

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Attendees to the Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium may stay at Riggs hotel for a discounted rate.

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This symposium is also made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.