In Great Company: An Evening with the Founding Fathers

You are invited to the inaugural dinner series, In Great Company: An Evening with the Founding Fathers on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

The evening will feature a private dinner with an in-depth discussion and Q&A with host Shilo Brooks, President and CEO of the Bush Center and Professor of Practice in the Department of Political Science at SMU.

Dinner guests will have the unique opportunity to experience American history through the words and signatures of those who lived it, including handwritten correspondence from Thomas Jefferson, King George III, and more. These rare historic documents will offer an intimate glimpse into the people and moments that shaped our nation’s history.