Dinner with Benjamin Franklin

Dinner With Benjamin Franklin was a successful sellout. On November 18, 2022, some 900 guests at the Arizona Biltmore enjoyed cocktails and dinner before listening to Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life. Isaacson gave an impressive talk on Franklin's legacy that was intriguing, educational, and inspiring, and in which he noted several striking similarities between the Founding Father and Justice O’Connor.

The subsequent fireside chat between Isaacson and his fellow journalist and longtime friend Evan Thomas was riveting and offered even greater insight into the genius of Benjamin Franklin.

Jan and Tom Lewis together with Sharon and Dr. Oliver Harper served as Dinner Co-Chairs who helped raise funds benefitting the Institute’s multigenerational education programs.