Please join us during Art 'Round Town for our current exhibit "First in the Nation: New Hampshire Primaries – 1920-2020" in the third-floor Randall Gallery.

Hugh Dubrulle will present a lecture on Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States and only president from New Hampshire. Pierce was just who the Democrats needed to defeat the Whigs’ candidate General Winfield Scott. Pierce had it all. He was a young honest statesman, a top trial lawyer, a loyal party leader and a charismatic orator. While a Brigadier General in the Mexican War, Pierce’s leadership qualities had become evident. He was a man of integrity and tolerance who seemed untainted by sectional prejudice. Franklin was loved by his constituents and respected by his peers on both sides of the aisle. He exercised a strict adherence to the Constitution and held a strong commitment to preserve the Union at all costs.

Prof. Hugh Dubrulle is the chair of the History Department at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH.

Please note, the original presenters Paula Fortner and Phyllis Gagnon were unable to present the lecture on Franklin Pierce, so the description of this program may change in the next week. We apologize for any inconvenience.


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If unable to keep a reservation, please call again to release the seat for someone else. Attendance at programs is free for Athenaeum Proprietors, Subscribers and Friends. Guests and members of the public are welcome to attend the entire series by becoming a Friend of the Athenaeum for as little as $25 per year, payable at the door. Admission to an individual program is $15.

The lecture series this year is sponsored by Whole Wealth Management.