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American University held their annual “Latino Public Affairs Forum” analyzing the impact of the Latino electorate on the 2016 presidential election. This panel looked at the influence of Lat…

Peter Kornbluh and William LeoGrande, co-authors of Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana, talked about the history of diplomatic relations b…

William LeoGrande and Peter Kornbluh, co-authors of Back Channel to Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiation between Havana and Washington, talked about the history of U.S.-Cuba relations sin…

The evolving influence and political power of first ladies was discussed by the director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, the curator of the Smithsonian’s first ladies' exhibit, and the elde…

Campaign advisers spoke about the importance of the Latino vote in the 2008 presidential election campaign, efforts by both the Obama and McCain campaigns to conduct outreach to Latino voter…

After opening remarks by James Thurber and Mike Berman, panelists discussed the history of political conventions. Topics included the present importance of presidential conventions, historic…

Mr. Broder gave the opening keynote address at the first Biennial AU Conference on the State of American Democracy was held at the Kay Spiritual Life Center at American University. In his re…

The Center for American Progress and American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies hosted a one day symposium on “Checks and Balances, Perspectives on American Demo…

Author Mark Falcoff talked about his book The Cuban Revolution and the United States: A History in Documents, 1958-1960, published by U.S. Cuba Press. It argues that recently declassified U…

Professor Leogrande, the author of Our Own Backyard: The U.S. & Central American, 1977-1992. He talked about the history and politics of Central and South America and about drug trafficking.…

The Institute for Policy Studies held a panel discussion to talk about the future of American foreign policy under the Clinton presidential administration, including U.S. policy in Eastern E…

Several Central America experts and university professors commented on the results of the Nicaraguan elections.