American historian and bestselling author David McCullough will be the guest at 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 annual President鈥檚 Breakfast, Friday, Feb. 10. McCullough will speak about, 鈥淭he Spirit of 1776 Then and Now,鈥� at 7 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom at Fess Parker鈥檚 Doubletree Resort.
Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by calling (805) 565-6895 or by visiting .
McCullough has won the Pulitzer Prize twice. His most recent book, 鈥�1776,鈥� is a New
York Times and Amazon bestseller. It tells the intensely human story of those who
marched with George Washington to battle against the world鈥檚 most powerful empire
during the most important year of our country鈥檚 history.
His other books include 鈥淭he Johnstown Flood,鈥� 鈥淭he Great Bridge,鈥� 鈥淭he Path Between the Seas,鈥� 鈥淢ornings on Horseback,鈥� 鈥淏rave Companions,鈥� 鈥淭ruman,鈥� and 鈥淛ohn Adams.鈥�
McCullough has also been a host on public television鈥檚 鈥淪mithsonian World, The American Experience.鈥� He鈥檚 narrated several documentaries including Ken Burns鈥� 鈥淭he Civil War鈥� and 鈥淣apoleon.鈥� He also lent his voice as the narrator in the motion picture 鈥淪eabiscuit.鈥�
The 蜜桃传媒 Foundation and area businesses sponsor the President鈥檚 Breakfast. It is intended to bring thoughtful leaders of varying ideologies to Santa Barbara to promote discussion and consideration of current issues.
鈥淭he impetus for this program is 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 commitment to searching for the truth and learning to think well about what matters, what has consequence and substance, what is important and worth giving our lives for,鈥� said 蜜桃传媒 President Stan D. Gaede. 鈥淲e encourage our students to embrace this search not only while they are in college, but throughout their lives. They learn to respect those with whom they disagree while pursuing those things that hold significance and value.鈥�
This annual event and the ongoing 蜜桃传媒 Downtown Conversations series of lectures at the University Club are college efforts to reach out to the larger Santa Barbara and Montecito communities.
Tied to the breakfast is a 蜜桃传媒 Downtown Conversation discussion on McCullough鈥檚 book 鈥�1776鈥� with Rick Pointer, 蜜桃传媒 history professor. 鈥淧atriotism in America and the Importance of Compromise鈥� will explore such issues as the nature and power of patriotism and the centrality of the tradition of compromise in the American experience. The Downtown Conversation is free and open to the public, Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the University Club, 1332 Santa Barbara St., at 5:30 p.m.