Cindy McCain and Vicki Kennedy talked about their late husbands' (Senators John McCain and Ted Kennedy) careers and legacies, in a conversation about public service at the Harvard Kennedy Sc…
381 viewsPrinceton University’s Ruha Benjamin took part in a discussion on her book, Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code. In her book she argued that new technologies help …
756 viewsOhio Governor John Kasich (R) gave the commencement address to 2018 graduating students of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He talked about the importance of faith and values and expr…
629 viewsEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos made remarks on education. Several students in the audience silently protested her appearance by raising their fists, snapping fingers, and holding up banners…
942 viewsFormer campaign managers for Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney were among the panelists at a discussion on the 2016 election and growing role of cybersecurity in elections. The campaign manage…
486 viewsFormer Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who’s a former Harvard Law School student, returned to her alma mater to speak to students about her career, civil rights, and the criminal justice sys…
598 viewsNew York Times national security correspondent David Sanger; Fiona Hill, formerly with the National Intelligence Council; and author Ben Buchanan discussed Russian cyber intelligence operati…
1,961 viewsCampaign managers from the Clinton and Trump 2016 presidential campaigns discussed the recent campaign in an often contentious forum at Harvard University. “War Stories: Inside Campaign 2…
3,778 viewsMedia executives talked about the impact of digital media on journalism. Among the many topics they addressed were the sale of the Washington Post, Time’s purchase of Huffington Post, newspa…
546 viewsA panel of women from across Africa and the Middle East talked about their own experiences as women peacebuilders and freedom fighters.
216 viewsNobel Laureate Tawakkol Karman spoke about political unrest and violence in North Africa and the Middle, often referred to the “Arab Spring.” She talked about her experiences starting the up…
222 viewsOn the one year anniversary of being imprisoned in Cairo for his Facebook page that helped spark the Egyptian Revolution, Wael Ghonim spoke to students at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambr…
249 viewsFormer chief White House photographers talked about what it takes to document the life of the president and the presidency and capturing history as part of their jobs. The photographers told…
645 viewsJournalists spoke about the state of the news and information business, as well as the future of journalism. The event began with a tribute to David Halberstam, and then turned to the practi…
285 views1988 Democratic party presidential nominee Michael Dukakis, former ABC anchor Charles Gibson, political operatives, and a new media specialist spoke about the first 1960 presidential debate …
796 viewsMohamad El Baradei spoke about international politics and nuclear non-proliferation. Among the topics he addressed were nuclear development programs in developing countries, efforts by Iran …
375 viewsCheryl Contee, who blogs under the name Jill Tubman, talked about rising influence of black political blogs and social media. She also responded to questions from the audience.
529 viewsPeace Corps Director Aaron Williams talked with former directors about what they learned from running the Peace Corps. Among the topics they addressed were the current and past work of volun…
336 viewsRobert McNamara, former Defense Secretary in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations (1961-68) discussed lessons he learned from his involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam W…
1,181 viewsPanelists talked about the unique insights they had gained in their roles as presidential advisers. Ted Sorensen was special counsel, adviser, and speechwriter to President Kennedy. Ken Dube…
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