Taking Questions with Richard Filipink

Taking Questions is a discussion series held on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.  Programs are held on Our Front Porch (indoors!), where informal learning and good conversation are at the fore.

In this series, the museum welcomes some of the area’s most accomplished Historians and Political Scientists to lead conversations around topics in their field of expertise. Asking questions is essential to understanding. The museum is a community hub for informal learning and this series of programs puts guests in the driver’s seat to shape the conversation. The series has been organized with the guidance of historian Larry Balsamo, who will act as the series’ facilitator.

On December 2nd, Richard Fillipink will answer questions in a program he is calling, White House Horrors: The Times and Consequences of the Nixon Presidency. Guests are invited to ask questions and participate in the discussion. Online participants can use the YouTube comment feature to submit questions and comments.

In-person or Online: You choose!
In-person seating will be limited to 15 people with masks required and social distancing observed. The program will also be streamed live on YouTube. An internet connection is needed to view and participate in the program. To reserve a seat or get the link, call the museum or select either an “in-person ticket” or “online ticket” from the museum’s website (www.wimuseum.org). There is a suggested $5 donation that can be made at the door or online when you request a ticket at https://wimuseum.networkforgood.com/events/24021-taking-questions.

About Richard Filipink
Professor Richard Filipink (Ph.D., SUNY Buffalo 2004) is a faculty member in the History Department at Western Illinois University. He specializes in post-1945 United States History, with a particular interest in the Cold War. Dr. Filipink’s research focuses on American diplomatic and political history during the Cold War. His first book, Dwight Eisenhower and American Foreign Policy during the 1960s: An American Lion in Winter, examines the impact of Dwight Eisenhower on the 1960s foreign policy and how both Kennedy and Johnson adjusted their policies accordingly.  Prof. Filipink gave the 2019 John Hallwas Liberal Arts Lecture, “It Depends Who Writes the History, Henry:” History’s Role in the Liberal Arts and Creating an Educated Citizen.

Upcoming Programs

December 16, 2020:  Richard Hardy
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: The Supreme Court and the Dynamics of American Democracy

January 20, 2021: Nicholas Pano
Russia, Putin, and the United States

February 3, 2021: Julia Albarracin
On Latinx Immigration