Subject: RE: Senator Leahy Display-Hotung Dining Room
From: David Vladeck <[email-masked]>
To: "William M. Treanor" <[email-masked]>, Law Faculty and Visitors <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:45:05 +0000

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From: "William M. Treanor"
Date:08/22/2014 1:22 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: Law Faculty and Visitors
Subject: Senator Leahy Display-Hotung Dining Room

Dear Colleagues,

I want to let you know about a fascinating exhibit we will be hosting on campus in the Hotung Dining Room from the start of the school year through Reunion Weekend in October.  This year is our esteemed graduate Senator Patrick Leahy’s 50th Reunion Year.  What you may not know about Senator Leahy is that he is also an artist. Throughout his years of service, the Senator has used photography to create a record of many of the significant historical events of our time. Whether he’s looking over President Obama’s shoulder as the president signs the 2014 Farm Bill, snapping images of the Dalai Lama at Middlebury College, or leaning out from the rubble to watch children fly kites in the skies of Afghanistan, the perspective is Leahy’s own.

This fall, as we honor Senator Leahy on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of his law school graduation and the 40th anniversary of his Senate service with our Robert F. Drinan, SJ, Alumni Public Service Award, we are also delighted to be able to exhibit more than 50 of his photographs in our Hotung Dining Room.  As we use the Dining Room for our workshops, colloquia, and other events this fall, we will be able to benefit from his unique perspective, witnessing historical events not only through the lens of a camera but filtered through his thoughtful, perceptive, and compassionate mind.

If you are interested in learning more about Senator Leahy’s professional life as experienced through his photography, I will discuss those topics with the Senator in front of alumni and students during Reunion Weekend.  I think it will be a fascinating conversation about one of our country’s great leaders, and I welcome you to attend.  It will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2014, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the Hart Auditorium.  If you would like to come, please RSVP to Matt Calise at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> or 202.662.9512.

Best,
Bill