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Reagan 100 Lecture Series

Bringing Ronald Reagan’s Ideas to Campus Stein, Coulter, Limbaugh, and Malkin Headline Reagan 100 Lecture Series By Pat r i c k X . C oy l e , V i c e P r e s i d e n t

As part of the Reagan 100 Lecture Series, best-selling author Ann Coulter addresses 2,000 students at the University of Wyoming.

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n early 2011, Young America’s Foundation launched the Reagan 100 Lecture Series as part of our year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. This series, made possible through the generous support of the Wendy P. McCaw Foundation, features some of the Foundation’s most popular speakers including Ben Stein, Michelle Malkin, Ann Coulter, Michael Reagan, Dinesh D’Souza, Paul Kengor, Peter Schweizer, Bay Buchanan, Kate Obenshain, Jonah Goldberg, David Limbaugh, and Stephen Moore. These speakers bring Reagan’s ideas to life for the next generation to ensure they understand the importance of

freedom. President Reagan recognized the great need for current leaders to inspire and reach young audiences with the ideas that make our nation great. As he stated in 1974, “We are the showcase of the future. And it is within our power to mold that future, this year and for decades to come. It can be as grand or great as we make it. No crisis is beyond the capacity of our people to solve, no challenge too great.” Each Reagan 100 lecture is planned by student activists and leaders who are eager to introduce their peers to Ronald Reagan’s ideas and lasting accomplishments. With the help of Young America’s Foundation, the students promote and organize their event, ensuring that new, Young America’s Foundation • Libertas

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