The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation announces student essay competition

The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation announces student essay competition

The Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, in partnership with The Society of Presidential Descendants, is pleased to announce its first essay competition for Monroe County high school students, to be held in conjunction with the Foundation’s annual Presidential Families Weekend forum. Held on the grounds of the Harry S. Truman Little White House in Key West each February, the event features an assemblage of distinguished presidential descendants who engage in a moderated discussion on a particular theme before a live audience.

Reflecting this year’s forum theme, Working Across the Aisle: American Bipartisanship, student competitors will research and write about an American president who reached across the aisle to achieve a common goal, as Harry S. Truman, a Democrat, did when he broke with his party and appointed Ohio senator Harold Burton, a Republican, to a seat on the Supreme Court.

First, second and third place winners will receive cash prizes as well as tickets to attend the Saturday, February 18 forum, where presidential descendants will present them to the audience following the discussion.

Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2023. To be eligible, students must live within Monroe County, be a high school student, and have performed community service work within the last two years. To request essay guidelines, email Rachel Katzenberger at [email protected].

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