The Lectureship
The Enid and R. Crosby Kemper Lectureship was established in 1979 by a grant from the Enid and R. Crosby Kemper Foundation of Kansas City, Missouri. It is intended to provide for lectures by authorities on history, Winston Churchill and his legacy in today's world.
The Lectures
| 1981 | Martin Gilbert | The Origins of the 'Iron Curtain' Speech |
| 1983 | Sir John Plumb, F.B.A. | The Dominion of History |
| 1984 | Sir William Deakin, D.S.O. | Churchill and Europe in 1944 |
| 1985 | Sir John Colville, C.B. C.V.O. | The Personality of Sir Winston Churchill |
| 1986 | Robert Rhodes James, M.P. | Churchill, The Man |
| 1987 | Lord Blake, F.B.A., J.P. | Churchill and the Conservative Party |
| 1988 | Philip S. Ziegler | The Transfer of Power in India |
| 1990 | Sir Michael Howard | Churchill – Prophet of Detente |
| 1991 | The Lady Soames, D.B.E. | Winston Churchill: The Great Human Being |
| 1992 | Professor Reginald V. Jones, C.B.E. | Churchill as I Knew Him |
| 1993 | Hon. Edwina Sandys, M.B.E. | Winston Churchill – His Art Reflects His Life |
| 1994 | The Rt Hon Lord Amery | Memories of Churchill and How He Would Have Seen The World Today |
| 1995 | Robin W. Winks, F.R. Hist. S. | Winston Churchill, Intelligence and Fiction: "Mysteries Inside Enigmas" |
| 1997 | Professor John Lukacs | Churchill the Visionary |
| 1998 | Professor William Rogers | Churchill and the Liquidation of the British Empire |
| 1999 | Philip M. H. Bell | Churchill and France during the Second World War: 'Never Will I Believe that the Soul of France is Dead.' |
| 2000 | Andrew Roberts | Churchill and His Critics |
| 2001 | Richard B. Frank | Ending the Pacific War: History and Fantasy |
| 2002 | The Rt Hon Lord Jenkins | Why Churchill's Speech Was 'A Shot Which Rang Around The World' |
| 2003 | Celia Sandys | |
| 2005 | John Ramsden | Churchill and the Germans |
| 2007 | Sir Martin Gilbert | |
| 2008 | Christopher Catherwood | Winston Churchill and the Creation of Modern Iraq |
| 2009 | Lynne Olson | Not Playing the Game: How Winston Churchill Came to Power |
| 2010 | Carlo D'Este | Warlord: Churchill as a Military Leader |
| 2011 | Sir Max Hastings | Churchill: The Indispensable Man |
| 2012 | Sir David Cannadine | Winston Churchill: The Statesman as Artist |
| 2013 | Professor Peter Clarke | Churchill as Author |
| 2014 | Paul Reid | Churchill, A Portrait of Leadership |
| 2015 | Professor Richard Toye | Churchill and the Golden Age of Journalism |
| 2016 | Professor Klaus Larres | War, Terror, and Global Order: The Search for Stability from the 'Iron Curtain' to the Present |
| 2017 | Jon Meacham | The Relevance of Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt Today |
| 2018 | His Excellency Ron Dermer, Ambassador of Israel | Churchill and Israel |
| 2019 | Andrew Roberts | Winston Churchill's Sense of Humour |
| 2021 | George F. Will | Churchillian Realism |
| 2022 | Garry Kasparov | A New Sinews of Peace |
| 2024 | Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. | Global Challenges and Opportunities Through the Eyes of Churchill |
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