An Evening with Michael Auslin

Members of the Revolution Society, George Washington Council and select invited guests are invited to an exclusive conversation and reception on Wednesday, November 11, featuring historian and geopolitical analyst Michael Auslin.  

Museum President and CEO Dr. R. Scott Stephenson will host Auslin to celebrate his latest book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America in connection with themes in The Declaration’s Journey, presented by Griffin Catalyst as the Museum’s major Semiquincentennial initiative and on view through January 3, 2027. In his book, Auslin illuminates the 250-year history of the U.S. Declaration of Independence as a national treasure that grows more important for each new generation. 

This evening program and reception is exclusive to members of the Revolution Society, George Washington Council, and additional invited guests. To RSVP, please contact Museum Individual Giving Manager Kelley Dahlen at [email protected] or 267.579.3380.   

This event is generously sponsored by D M Dilella Family Foundation. 

About the Speaker   

Previously a professor of history at Yale, Michael Auslin is the inaugural Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. His latest book is the critically acclaimed National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America, which he completed as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library of Congress’s John W. Kluge Center and the American Heritage Partners Fellow at the Society of the Cincinnati’s American Revolution Institute. The Royal Historical Society elected him a full fellow in 2018, and he serves as a director of the American Ditchley Foundation. Among his other honors is being named a Fulbright Scholar, a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, and a German Marshall Fund Marshall Memorial Fellow.  

Before turning to domestic U.S. history, he was known for his work on the history of America’s relations with Asia. Author of four previous books, his End of the Asian Century (Yale) forecast many of the crises now roiling the Indo-Pacific region, while his academic publications include the prize-winning Negotiating with Imperialism and Pacific Cosmopolitans, both published by Harvard University Press. He also writes The Patowmack Packet, a Substack on Washington, D.C., and American history. He is a longtime contributor to The Wall Street Journal and has published extensively in leading media outlets, including the Financial Times, Washington Post, The Spectator, and National ​Review. 

About the Revolution Society

Contributions from this most dedicated group of advocates in the Revolution Society enable the Museum to secure our future, sustain our programs, and foster new initiatives that are core to our mission. Membership in the Revolution Society begins at $1,000 per year and includes exclusive invitations to behind-the-scenes programs and additional benefits, including complimentary access to Read the Revolution Speaker Series. Have questions about the Revolution Society? Please contact our Individual Giving team at 267.579.3380 or [email protected].