Timothy Walch to Deliver Keynote Address
Timothy Walch is the director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, one of thirteen presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. Educated at the University of Notre Dame and at Northwestern University, Dr. Walch joined the National Archives in 1979.
A prolific author and commentator, Walch has published sixteen books as well as hundreds of articles, essays, newspaper columns and book reviews and is frequently quoted in national news stories about the history of the presidency and the vice presidency. He has appeared on every major cable news network including CNN, C-SPAN, MS-NBC, and the Fox News Channel. He also has appeared in programs broadcast on Australian and Irish National Television. Most recently, he was featured in “Landslide: A Portrait of President Herbert Hoover” on the PBS Network.
Dr. Walch will speak on “The Great Emancipator and the Great Humanitarian: The Impact of Abraham Lincoln on Herbert Hoover.” Lincoln had a substantive impact on Hoover throughout his life. When he himself became president, Hoover eagerly sought comfort in Lincoln’s own White House study. Over and over again, as Hoover fought his own war against economic collapse, he found inspiration in Lincoln’s qualities -- patience and steadfastness. Like so many other presidents, Herbert Hoover looked to the Great Emancipator for wisdom and advice. And virtually all our presidents from Andrew Johnson to Barak Obama have come to revere Lincoln. Herbert Hoover was no different from his colleagues; Abraham Lincoln was his guide.