Baylor’s Institute for Studies of Religion Welcomes Bush Institute’s Director of Historical Scholarship Brendan Miniter

September 22, 2014
Brendan Miniter

Brendan Miniter, courtesy photo.

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WACO, Texas (Sept. 22, 2014) – The American people have united to face many crises in the history of the country, especially in the days following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. In a lecture at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, in the Cox Lecture Hall of Armstrong Browning Library, Brendan Miniter will speak on leadership, purpose and national unity in times of crisis.
Miniter, director of historical scholarship at the George W. Bush Institute, will examine how principled leadership, a sense of national purpose and policies that encouraged civic engagement helped unite the country after 9/11. The lecture will compare the period surrounding 9/11 to other crises in American history.
At the Bush Institute, Miniter oversees content development for special exhibits and historical projects. Previously, he was the senior editorial director for the Bush Institute and a writer and editor for The Wall Street Journal. He has co-authored and edited “The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs.”
Miniter has provided on-air commentary for Fox News, CNN, CNBC, ABC’s The John Batchelor Show, Fox’s Brian Kilmeade & Friends and other national radio programs. He holds a bachelor of arts in history from George Mason University and is currently pursuing an executive MBA at the University of Virginia.
Armstrong Browning Library is at 710 Speight St. For more information, call the Institute for Studies of Religion at (254) 710-7555.
by Kristen Bennett, student newswriter, (254) 710-6805
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