RBS Greenwich Capital 
Economic Lecture Series
2008 Lecture
"Reflections on Archives and Democracy"
Dr. Allen Weinstein
Archivist of the United States
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
4:00pm, Konover Auditorium,
Thomas J. Dodd Research Center
Professor Allen Weinstein was confirmed as the ninth Archivist of the United States in February 2005. Weinstein, a former Professor of History who has held positions at Boston University, Georgetown University, and Smith College, is the author of numerous essays and books, including The Story of America (2002), The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America—The Stalin Era (1999), Perjury: The Hiss-Chambers Case (1978 & 1997), and Freedom and Crisis: An American History (3 rd edition, 1981).
From 1985 to 2003, he served as President of The Center for Democracy, a non-profit foundation based in Washington, DC that he created in 1985 to promote and strengthen the democratic process. His international awards include the United Nations Peace Medal (1986), The Council of Europe’s Silver Medal (twice, in 1990 and 1996), and awards from the presidents of Nicaragua and Romania for assistance in their countries’ democratization processes. His other awards and fellowships have included two Senior Fulbright Lectureships, an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship, the Commonwealth Fund Lectureship at the University of London, and a Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Fellowship.
Further Information on Dr. Weinstein
Downloadable Flyer (pdf format)
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Alan Greenspan and former UConn
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Tom Wilsted, Senator Christopher Dodd,
Hernando deSoto, former UConn
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Senator Phil Gramm |
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