Southampton Arts Center (SAC) is pleased to host a talk by David Rubenstein discussing the Declaration of Independence as America approaches its 250th anniversary, on Friday, July 3rd, from 5:00 – 6:30 pm.
Guests will join David M. Rubenstein for a timely and engaging conversation exploring the origins, meaning, and enduring legacy of the Declaration of Independence as America approaches its 250th anniversary. Drawing on his deep passion for American history, Rubenstein will connect the nation’s founding ideals to the challenges and opportunities of today, examining how the stories we preserve continue to shape our national identity.
With insight, humor, and candor, Rubenstein will trace how the Declaration came to be, why its most celebrated phrases still resonate around the world, and what its principles mean in contemporary America. He will also have a replica of the Declaration of Independence with him on display and will be available for questions at the end of the discussion.
“We are so excited to welcome David Rubenstein to Southampton Arts Center and have him share his insight and knowledge on American history.”, says Christina M. Strassfield, Executive Director of SAC.
This special program offers a rare opportunity to hear one of the country’s foremost civic and cultural leaders reflect on the ideas that continue to define the American experiment.
Rubenstein is the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s leading private investment firms, and serves as Chairman, CEO, and principal owner of the Baltimore Orioles. A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he is widely recognized for his leadership in business, philanthropy, and the preservation of American history and culture.
He is also the host of several acclaimed television programs, including The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations, Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories, and the author of multiple New York Times bestselling books on leadership, investing, and American history.
Southampton Art Center’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor of the New York State Legislature.
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ABOUT DAVID RUBENSTEIN:
David M. Rubenstein is an investor, philanthropist, interviewer, author, and historian. He is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Established in 1987, Carlyle now manages $475 billion from 28 offices around the world.
Mr. Rubenstein is a Baltimore native and is the Chairman, CEO, and principal owner of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.
A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Mr. Rubenstein is Chairman of the Boards of the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Gallery of Art, the Economic Club of Washington, and the University of Chicago; a Trustee of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Institute for Advanced Study, the Brookings Institution, and the World Economic Forum; an Emeritus Trustee of Johns Hopkins Medicine; and a Director of Moderna, Inc. and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Mr. Rubenstein is a member of the American Philosophical Society, Business Council, Harvard Global Advisory Council (Chairman), Madison Council of the Library of Congress (Chairman), Advisory Board of the School of Economics and Management at Tsinghua University (former Chairman), and Board of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community.
Mr. Rubenstein is an original signer of The Giving Pledge, a significant donor to all of the above-mentioned non-profit organizations, and a recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, and the MoMA’s David Rockefeller Award, among other philanthropic awards.
Mr. Rubenstein is a leader in the area of Patriotic Philanthropy, having made transformative gifts for the restoration or repair of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Monticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, Arlington House, Iwo Jima Memorial, the Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian, the National Archives, the National Zoo, the Library of Congress, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Mr. Rubenstein has also provided to the U.S. government long-term loans of his rare copies of the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13th Amendment, the first map of the U.S. (Abel Buell map), and the first book printed in the U.S. (Bay Psalm Book).
Mr. Rubenstein is the host of The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations on Bloomberg TV and PBS, Bloomberg Wealth with David Rubenstein on Bloomberg TV, Longevity with David Rubenstein on Bloomberg TV, and Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein on PBS; and the author of five books published by Simon & Schuster, four of which are New York Times best sellers: The American Story: Conversations with Master Historians (2019), How to Lead: Wisdom from the World’s Greatest CEOs, Founders, and Game Changers (2020), The American Experiment: Dialogues on a Dream (2021), How to Invest: Masters on the Craft (2022), and The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency (2024).
Mr. Rubenstein has served as Chairman of the Boards of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Duke University and the Smithsonian Institution, Co-Chairman of the Board of the Brookings Institution, as a Fellow of the Harvard Corporation, and as a Director of the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and the National Constitution Center.
Mr. Rubenstein is a 1970 magna cum laude graduate of Duke University, where he was elected Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Rubenstein graduated in 1973 from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review.
From 1973-1975, Mr. Rubenstein practiced law in New York with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. From 1975-1976, he served as Chief Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments. From 1977-1981, during the Carter Administration, Mr. Rubenstein was Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy. After his White House service and before co-founding Carlyle, Mr. Rubenstein practiced law in Washington with Shaw, Pittman, Potts & Trowbridge (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman).
ABOUT SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER:
Southampton Arts Center is committed to community building through the arts. We present and produce inspiring, inclusive, socially and regionally relevant programs across all disciplines, welcoming and connecting with the diverse members of New York’s East End community and beyond. SAC is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.