Space Effort
President Kennedy talked about the U.S. space program, arguing that America should be the leader in space exploration and the first to land a man on the moon. He said his goal to send a man …
2,199 viewsPresident Kennedy talked about the U.S. space program, arguing that America should be the leader in space exploration and the first to land a man on the moon. He said his goal to send a man …
2,199 viewsPolitical reporters about covering the 2020 presidential campaign during the coronavirus pandemic. The panel discussed the Democratic primary season through the general election, how Preside…
205 viewsSteven Lewis, the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow, and Aynne Kokas, a nonresident scholar with the Baker Institute’s China Studies Program and an associate professor of media studies a…
152 viewsHouse Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Kevin Brady (R-TX) and Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) discussed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement at an event hosted by Rice Unive…
287 viewsFormer President Barack Obama spoke with former Secretary of State James Baker at a discussion moderated by presidential historian Jon Meacham. Topics included their experiences in office, b…
4,496 viewsMitt Romney, a U.S. Senate candidate in Utah, talked about Trump administration policies, leadership and the future of the Republican party at Rice University’s Baker Institute in Houston. M…
419 viewsInternet activist and blogger Ethan Zuckerman, who runs the Center for Civic Media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, addressed a student audience at Rice University abo…
548 viewsChief Justice John Roberts addressed students at Rice University, touching on issues ranging from challenges to the Constitution to his favorite movie. Chief Justice Roberts said reporters a…
714 viewsHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke to students and faculty at the Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy. In his remarks he talked about American discontent with congressiona…
215 viewsEnergy policy analysts spoke about the state of the energy industry, regulatory changes, and efforts to continue energy exploration in the year since the Deepwater Horizon explosion and subs…
168 viewsRice University in Houston, Texas held a forum to discuss the risks and challenges of offshore oil and gas drilling.
418 viewsParticipants talked about U.S. energy policy and the future of oil exploration. Among the issues they addressed were lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico…
202 viewsEnergy industry executives talked about the future of offshore drilling, lessons learned in the BP oil spill, and safety improvements being considered as a moratorium on offshore oil explora…
198 viewsMichael Bromwich spoke about the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the future of offshore drilling and the operations of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. He also responded to questio…
66 viewsNir Rosen looks at the consequences of the U.S. war in Iraq and the implications for the war in Afghanistan. He spoke at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
515 viewsRoman Papadiuk spoke about President George H.W. Bush’s leadership and management style. Among the topics he addressed were his interpersonal relations with other, his personal style as pres…
297 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning talked about the future of reading and books. Mr. McMurtry said that in his bookstores people buy books for “imaginative reasons,” not for information. He believes boo…
249 viewsJohn Doerr, a venture capitalist, delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Rice University on the Academic Quadrangle.
175 viewsFormer national security advisers spoke about their role in the administration and how the job had changed over the years. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience.
358 viewsMayor Bill White delivered the commencement address to the graduating class of Rice University. He spoke about public service, and the lesson of Houston’s response to victims of Hurricane Ka…
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