Great-grandson to recall Churchill's legacy at Dole Institute dedication event

LAWRENCE -- The great-grandson of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill will be among the special guests recording oral histories during the dedication ceremonies for the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas.

Duncan Sandys (pronounced "Sands") will recall his great-grandfather's legacy as part of the "Memory Tent" activities.

Sandys will deliver the talk "Remembering Winston Churchill" from 12:45 to 2 p.m. Monday, July 21, in the air-conditioned tent that will be located just south of the Dole Institute on KU's West Campus. The Memory Tent is free and open to the public.

Sandys will be just one of several special guests recording oral histories in the tent, along with Medal of Honor recipients, women who served during the war, Comanche/Navajo Code Talkers, Holocaust survivors and prisoners of war, and others.

A complete listing of scheduled Memory Tent speakers is available at www.ur.ku.edu/News/Dole/memtent_sched.shtml.

The four-day dedication program will include the ConocoPhillips military air parade and a fashion show; a re-created USO-style performance; an evening of dancing to the Glenn Miller Orchestra; and an outdoor concert by the 312th Army Band as well as the formal dedication. Among the dignitaries attending the events are former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw, author of "The Greatest Generation." The events will start at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19, with the kickoff of the Memory Tent, which will begin with "Heroes of Lawrence, Part 1."

For more information about the event visit www.doleinstitute.org/dedication or www.dolemedia.ku.edu.