Howard Payne University will host a lecture by presidential biographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris (pictured left) this coming Monday, February 11, from noon to 1:30 p.m., in the university’s Mims Auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.

A noted presidential biographer and lecturer, Morris spent several years as President Ronald Reagan’s official biographer and is the author of The New York Times bestseller Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan. Additionally, his book The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, the first in a trilogy, won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. Morris is a frequent guest commentator on television and radio programs. His HPU lecture is titled “The American Presidency: Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan.”

“HPU and the Brownwood community are very fortunate to host a distinguished lecturer such as Edmund Morris,” said Dr. Justin D. Murphy, Brand professor of history, dean of the School of Humanities and director of HPU’s Academy of Freedom honors program. “He is highly in-demand as a speaker and nationally acclaimed expert on the American presidency. With the country having recently observed the presidential election and inauguration, this is sure to be a fascinating and timely lecture event.”

Morris was born and educated in Kenya and immigrated to the United States in 1968. He has authored several books throughout his career and extensively written on the topics of literature and music for such publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times and Harper’s Magazine. His television appearances include a two-part profile segment on 60 Minutes. Among other elite venues, he has lectured at Harvard, Princeton and Brown universities.

To reserve a seat at the HPU lecture, visit www.hputx.edu/morris. For more information, contact HPU’s Office of University Marketing and Communications at (325) 649-8009 or via e-mail at communications@hputx.edu.

Photo cutline: Edmund Morris, noted presidential biographer, will speak at HPU on Monday, Feb. 11.