

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: History Is Lunch: "Life and Legacy of Thad Cochran" 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A panel will discuss the political life and legacy of longtime U.S. Senator Thad Cochran at noon on Wednesday, March 18, as part of the History Is Lunch series. Panelists include Governor Haley Barbour; Mark Keenum, president of Mississippi State University; Judge Leslie Southwick of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Brad White, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation; and Nehemiah Flowers, former senior staff member for Senator Cochran. Cochran served forty-five years in Congress, making him the second-longest-serving member in Mississippi history. 

This free event will be held in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson and will stream live on the MDAH Facebook page and YouTube channel. For more information, call 601-576-6850 or email info@mdah.ms.gov.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jackson/history-is-lunch-life-and-legacy-of-thad-cochran/200029813526444
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029813526444?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=jackson-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Jackson
- **state**: MS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Two Mississippi Museums
- **lat**: 32.301262630871
- **long**: -90.177907681338
- **full address**: Two Mississippi Museums, Jackson, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Mississippi Department of Archives & History (https://allevents.in/org/mississippi-department-of-archives-and-history/1390469)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Two Mississippi Museums, Jackson, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about History Is Lunch: "Life and Legacy of Thad Cochran"  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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