>>/128412/ >>/128413/ >>/128414/ >>/128415/ >>/128416/ >>/128417/ >>/128418/ >>/128419/ >>/128420/ >>/128421/ >>/128422/ 5:30 PM EDT 2023 AIAA Awards Gala American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA https://www.aiaa.org/events-learning/event/2023/05/18/default-calendar/2023-aiaa-awards-gala 5:45 PM EDT Army Gen. James E. Rainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Futures Command, provides keynote remarks Association of the U.S. Army 2023 LANPAC Symposium https://www.ausa.org/tags/lanpac https://www.defense.gov/News/Today-in-DOD/Date/2023-05-18/ https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/31767 6:00 PM EDT Preserving Independent Schools and the Role of Parents Manhattan Institute https://manhattan.institute/event/preserving-independent-schools-and-the-role-of-parents 6:00 PM EDT Climate and the Economy from the Carolina Coast to Wall Street Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond https://www.richmondfed.org/conferences_and_events/2023/20230518_district_dialogues 6:00 PM EDT The Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty Cato Institute https://www.cato.org/friedman-prize-2023 6:00 PM EDT American Spirit Awards Gala The Common Good Forum ^ Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. / Thought Leadership For elevating the discourse on race and the achievements and struggles of Black Americans, we honor Harvard University's Hutchins Center Director for African and African American Research, historian, and Emmy award-winning filmmaker "Skip" Gates. ^ Fred Guttenberg / Citizen Activism For his passionate crusade against gun violence and his call for thoughtful gun safety measures following the murder of his daughter Jaime in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, we honor Fred Guttenberg. ^ Judge J. Michael Luttig / Courage in Public Service For his courage and wisdom and role in preserving our democracy by advising former Vice President Mike Pence that he could not overturn the 2020 election results on January 6th, 2021, we honor celebrated legal mind and former federal Judge J. Michael Luttig. ^ Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi / Distinguished Public Service For her exemplary leadership in the US House of Representatives with many firsts as a woman, including the first woman Speaker of the House, and as one of the most effective speakers in US history, helping ensure passage of historic legislation such as the Affordable Care Act, for upholding our nation's ideals, and for her dedication to the American people, we honor Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi. ^ Former Ambassador and Governor Bill Richardson / Distinguished Public Service For his unique efforts to free and bring home Americans held hostage or prisoner in hostile nations such as North Korea, Cuba, Iraq, and Sudan, we honor former UN Ambassador and Governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson. ^ Business Icon and Activist Bernard Schwartz / Distinguished Business Leadership For a lifetime of dedication to civic affairs including a decades-long effort to renew and modernize America's infrastructure through legislation finally passed in 2022 with bipartisan support from the US Congress, we honor business leader Bernard Schwartz. ^ The Capitol and Metro Police Officers / Courage in Public Service For their exemplary bravery and patriotism in fighting for hours against the mob during the January 6th, 2021 assault on the US Capitol, with some paying the ultimate sacrifice, we honor the following Officers: Harry Dunn Caroline Edwards Michael Fanone Aquilino Gonell Eugene Goodman Brian Sicknick - His Posthumous Award Will Be Accepted by His Mother, Gladys Sicknick ^ https://www.thecommongoodus.org/upcoming-events/2023-american-spirit-awards-gala 7:00 PM EDT The Entertainer-in-Chief: How Popular Culture Has Remade the American Presidency with Kathryn Cramer Brownell Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum https://geraldrfordfoundation.org/events/the-entertainer-in-chief/ 12