Join us for a special program with Dr. Randy Sowell, Archivist at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, as he explores the vital relationship between President Harry S. Truman and Justice Robert H. Jackson during the Nuremberg Trials.
Drawing on original documents, photographs, and other historical resources from the Truman Library, Dr. Sowell will examine how Truman’s support and Jackson’s leadership shaped U.S. involvement in the Nuremberg proceedings. The program will provide historical background on Truman’s thinking about the trials and their goals, along with a broad overview of Jackson’s role as U.S. Chief of Counsel.
This 40-minute presentation will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Randy Sowell (Ph.D., 1992) is an archivist at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, part of the National Archives and Records Administration. Established in 1957, the Truman Library preserves and provides access to President Truman’s historical materials and engages the public through exhibits and programs that highlight Truman’s legacy of citizenship, learning, and service.
12:00pm EST in Jamestown, Washington DC, and New York // 17:00GMT in London, Leicester, and Cambridge // 18:00 CET in Nürnberg // 11:00am CST in Chicago and Independence
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Since 2001, the Robert H. Jackson Center has preserved the values embodied in the life and works of Robert H. Jackson, who served as U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and Chief U.S. Prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Through programs, presentations, exhibits, media, internships, and scholarship, the Center seeks to demonstrate to current and future generations the relevance and applicability of Justice Jackson’s ideas and writings. The Center provides educational content on the United States Constitution and Supreme Court, civil rights, the legacy of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and international human rights, and the rule of law. During his illustrious career, Justice Jackson addressed these subjects, and the Center recognizes his thinking remains relevant today.
