

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Character, Service, and the American Experiment: Jim Mattis and David M. Rubenstein in Conversation
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join us on Saturday, April 11, as we kick off Founders Day Weekend with a special conversation between four-star general and 26th U.S. Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis and philanthropist, author, and civic leader David M. Rubenstein.
 
Held on the iconic West Lawn, this program will bring together two leaders who have spent decades reflecting on the meaning of leadership, character, and service to the nation. Inspired by the questions Thomas Jefferson wrestled with throughout his life, Mattis and Rubenstein will explore the enduring questions at the heart of the American experiment.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/charlottesville/character-service-and-the-american-experiment-jim-mattis-and-david-m-rubenstein-in-conversation/200029759127237
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 38

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://tickets.monticello.org/webstore/shop/viewitems.aspx?cg=stf&c=fdw&_gl=1%2A1kt7rug%2A_gcl_aw%2Ar0nmlje3nza2ndq1njyuq2p3s0nbauf2nwjnqmhbsuvpd0fxudlhdue3mtlcmm5frjfrdnlomgfiuf9ht05qnukxzkruze84xzbtotrsvfp1skncuxatzdrxsnlob0nhs0lrqxzex0j3rq..%2A_gcl_au%2Amtq5nduzmdyzms4xnzcwnjq0nty2&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=charlottesville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Charlottesville
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Virginia 22902
- **lat**: 38.01011
- **long**: -78.44999
- **full address**: 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Virginia 22902

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Thomas Jefferson's Monticello (https://allevents.in/org/thomas-jeffersons-monticello/12733918)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Virginia 22902
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Character, Service, and the American Experiment: Jim Mattis and David M. Rubenstein in Conversation ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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