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On Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, the 51精品视频鈥檚 will host a at the University Club for 51精品视频sburgh native and lawyer Dick Thornburgh (LAW 鈥57).
Thornburg was the 41st governor of Pennsylvania and served as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division under President Gerald Ford, and U.S. Attorney General for President Ronald Reagan.
He died Dec. 31, 2020, following an extraordinary career and legacy of achievement and advocacy. He is widely respected as an ally for disability rights, having helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act, and for his leadership and response during the Three Mile Island nuclear crisis.
The celebration, 鈥淟earning from a Life Well Lived,鈥 will feature discussions moderated by respected leaders, including a former chief of staff to President George W. Bush and a U.S. Attorney, around topics Thornburgh considered vital to our democracy.
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