On September 20, 2001, David McCullough stepped up to the podium to begin his speech for the 6th annual Governor’s Lecture in the Humanities. His speech was preceded by the famous speech by President George Bush regarding the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which those in the audience viewed before David took the stage.
Only a week after the attacks, McCullough’s speech is one of the most memorable of any Governor’s Lectures.
David McCullough was considered a “master of the art” of narrative history; his works made him a two-time recipient of the National Book Award, and the Francis Parkman Prize.
