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SUMMARY:2023 | First Ladies as Presidential Partners
DESCRIPTION:Join moderator Diana Carlin for this year’s series\, which underscores the two-person nature of the presidency and the influence first ladies have on their husbands’ administrations\, women’s issues\, and U.S. culture. \nThe series is moderated by Diana Carlin\, professor emerita of communication at St. Louis University\, where she taught a course on women in politics that included first ladies\, and a retired professor of communication studies at KU.  She is a founding member of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE)\, the presenting partner of this series. \n  \n \nThis series is presented in partnership with the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE). \n  \n\n  \nEvolution of the Modern First Lady: How We Got from Lady Washington to Dr. Biden\nFebruary 1\, 2023 | Featuring Michel LaRosa and Anita McBride \nSince George Washington made it clear that Martha was his partner in the presidency by providing her with her own schedule of meetings and having her serve as hostess and surrogate\, first ladies have each defined the role as it best suited their backgrounds\, personalities\, the times\, and their husbands’ views of the role. Some duties\, however\, remain the same since Martha and contribute to the informal or “soft” power of the first lady. This program looks at the position from the perspective of two individuals who worked for first ladies and who study them. \n \n  \nFirst Ladies and Power: Influential First Ladies You Might Not Know Much About\nFebruary 9\, 2023 | Featuring Rebecca Roberts\, Katherine Sibley\, and Teri Finneman \nAnyone asked to list the top first ladies usually draws on their own experience studying or knowing about the women during their lifetimes. A few first ladies were far more powerful than history classes typically reveal. This program centers on three of those women: Sarah Polk\, Florence Harding\, and Edith Wilson and the power they wielded\, each in her own way. \n \n  \nFirst Ladies\, Women’s Rights and Suffrage\nMarch 9\, 2023 | Featuring Nancy Kegan Smith and Stacy Cordery \nAbigail Adams was famous for her letter to John urging him to “remember the ladies” as a new country and government were developed. John and most of his successors ignored that plea until the early 20th century. This program looks at the women who supported women’s rights\, those who could have supported but chose not to\, and those who did not see a need for women to have the vote or hold political office and why they approached the issue of women’s rights as they did. \n \n  \nFirst Ladies\, the ERA and Beyond\nMarch 23\, 2023 | Moderated by Director Audrey Coleman\, and featuring Bob Bostock and Diana Carlin \nWhile the ERA did not pass\, three first ladies—Pat Nixon\, Betty Ford\, and Rosalynn Carter all supported the amendment. These women also supported other women’s issues as did several of their successors. This program explores some of the little-known efforts of first ladies to move women’s rights forward. \n \n  \n10 Defining Moments in the History of the American First Lady\, 1900-2023\nOctober 19\, 2023 | Featuring Myra Gutin \nThe history of the American First Lady has seen a number of defining moments\, incidents or challenges that are distinctive and leave a clear impression of the presidential spouse. Included in this presentation are discussions of Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson (1936); Jacqueline Kennedy’s Tour of the White House (1962); Betty Ford and Breast Cancer (1974)\, Hillary Clinton’s decision to run for the U.S. Senate (1999) and Michelle Obama becoming the first African-American first lady (2008).
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2023-first-ladies-as-presidential-partners/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2022 | Military Veterans in the Oval Office
DESCRIPTION:The Presidential Lecture Series is presented in partnership with the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum and the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library\, Museum & Boyhood Home. \nJoin notable historians and archivists as they discuss the military service of former U.S. presidents and the relationship of that service to their own politics\, leadership\, and policy – both foreign and domestic. How did they – and the Americans they served – value that experience? \n  \nFrom Revolution to Roosevelt\nFeb. 10\, 2022 \n \nRichard Norton Smith worked for Senator Bob Dole as a speechwriter and literary collaborator and was the first Director of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. He served as Director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum\, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Center\, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library. \n  \nPresident Harry S. Truman\nFeb. 24\, 2022 \n \nWith guests Kurt Graham and Mark Adams. \nKurt Graham has been the director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence\, Missouri\, since 2015. \nMark Adams\, education director\, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum\, is a history educator with more than thirty years of experience. \n  \nPresident Dwight D. Eisenhower\nMar. 3\, 2022 \n \nWith guests Dawn Hammatt and Jim Ginther \nDawn Hammatt is the director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library\, Museum\, and Boyhood Home in Abilene\, Kansas. \nJames Ginther is the supervisory archivist at the Eisenhower Presidential Library\, Museum and Boyhood Home in Abilene\, Kansas. \n  \nThe Legacy of World War II and Beyond\nMar. 24\, 2022 \n \nWith guest Richard Norton Smith \nRichard Norton Smith worked for Senator Bob Dole as a speechwriter and literary collaborator and was the first Director of the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. He served as Director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum\, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Center\, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and the Gerald R. Ford Museum and Library.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2022-military-veterans-in-the-oval-office/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2021 | Where Do We Go from Here?
DESCRIPTION:Richard Norton Smith is a nationally recognized authority on the American presidency. He worked for Senator Bob Dole\, with whom he collaborated on books. Mr. Smith served as Director of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum\, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Center\, and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.\nIn December 2001\, Mr. Smith became director of the new Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. There he supervised construction of the Institute’s $11.3 million permanent home and launched the Presidential Lecture Series and other high-profile programs. \n  \nThe Republicans: The Reagan Playbook\nFebruary 10\, 2021 \n \nPresidential scholar Richard Norton Smith examines three successful Republicans\, with a focus on Reagan\, whose 1980 election win paved the way for a center-right nation and set the stage for the last 12-year period of one-party White House control since FDR. \n  \nFDR Revisited: Learning from FDR\, Clinton & Obama\nFebruary 17\, 2021 \n \nAs his administration begins\, President Biden’s likely role models will be FDR\, Clinton\, and Obama. What can he learn from them? \n  \nBreaking Precedent: The Last Four Years\nFebruary 23\, 2021 \n \nThe last four years featured a most unconventional presidency. What has changed? What will go back to normal? \n  \nWhat I’ve Learned; Plus “Ask Richard”\nMarch 02\, 2021 \n \nIn the final lecture of the series\, Smith will present his checklist for a successful presidency. This program will feature an expanded audience Q&A session where the audience can ask him questions about the presidency. \n 
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/where-do-we-go-from-here/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2020 | Presidential Speeches and Rhetoric
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Presidential Lecture Series\, created and developed by award-winning presidential rhetoric scholar Dr. Robert Rowland\, focuses on presidential speeches and rhetoric\, from the greatest speeches\, to the process of speechwriting\, to changes in presidential rhetoric in the age of social media. Join us for this compelling journey through the words that defined presidencies. \nRobert Rowland’s major teaching and research interests are in rhetorical criticism\, argumentation\, and the public sphere. Dr. Rowland and his debate colleague were the 1976 National Debate Champions for KU. He is a former director of forensics at KU and at Baylor University. Dr. Rowland received the Louise Byrd Award for Graduate Teaching in May 2000. He also is a recipient of the William T. Kemper Teaching Fellowship and the Bernard Fink Award for outstanding teaching\, and is a two-time HOPE Award finalist. He also has received an Outstanding Service Award from the Kansas Bar Association based on his work in Continuing Legal Education on legal advocacy. In November 2006\, he was honored by the National Communication Association with the Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education. The same organization honored him in 2011 with the Douglas W. Ehninger Rhetorical Scholar Award. He is one of two people in the discipline to be honored with lifetime awards for scholarship and teaching. His co-authored book with David Frank\, Shared Land/Conflicting Identity in 2002 was honored in 2003 with the Kohrs-Campbell prize in rhetorical criticism. A recent survey of journals ranked him among the fifty most published scholars in the discipline. \nThis series is co-sponsored by the University of Kansas Department of Communication Studies\, the Department of History\, and the Department of Political Science. \n  \nFive Great Presidential Speeches\n2/6/2020 \n \n“We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” \n“Ich bin ein Berliner.” \n“Government of the people\, by the people\, for the people.” \nWhat makes a presidential speech great? \nThree renowned experts\, with decades of scholarship on presidential rhetoric and countless award-winning articles and books published between them\, will answer that question in this the first of Presidential Lecture Series at the Dole Institute of Politics. This program will feature a conversation about five great presidential speeches with leading experts on presidential rhetoric: Dr. Mary Stuckey from Penn State\, Dr. David Zarefsky from Northwestern\, and Dr. Robert C. Rowland from KU. The discussion will focus on what makes a presidential speech “great\,” why they chose the works they did\, and what great presidential rhetoric tells us about American democracy.\nThis program is free and open to the public. No ticket is required. \nMary E. Stuckey specializes in political and presidential rhetoric\, political communication\, and American Indian politics. She is the author\, editor\, or co-editor of fourteen books and author or coauthor of roughly 80 essays and book chapters. She has received the Michael M. Osborn Teacher/Scholar Award\, the Rose B. Johnson Award (with Zoe Hess-Carney)\, the Roderick P. Hart Outstanding Book Award\, the Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award\, the inaugural Carl Couch Center\, Bruce E. Gronbeck Political Communication Award\, and NCA’s Distinguished Scholar Award. She has served as editor of the Southern Communication Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Speech and as book review editor for Rhetoric and Public Affairs. She is Interim Editor of the Rhetoric & Public Affairs. She co-edits Peter Lang’s series with Mitchell McKinney\, The Frontiers of Political Communication. Her current book project is on the history of controversial elections. \nDavid H. Zarefsky is an American communication scholar with research specialties in rhetorical history and criticism. He is professor emeritus at Northwestern University. He is a past president of the National Communication Association (U.S.A) and the Rhetoric Society of America. Among his publications are six books and over 70 scholarly articles concerned with American public discourse (both historical and contemporary)\, argumentation\, rhetorical criticism\, public speaking\, the Lincoln-Douglas debates\, and the rhetoric of the war on poverty during the Johnson administration. His lectures on argumentation and rhetoric can be heard in a course for The Teaching Company. \n  \nThe Craft of the Presidential Speechwriter\n2/11/2020 \n \nDr. Craig Smith served as a full-time speechwriter for President Gerald Ford\, as a consulting writer to George H. W. Bush and as a consultant to CBS News for convention\, election\, and inaugural coverage. He has also explored presidential speeches as a Professor at Cal State Long Beach. Dr. Smith will engage in a dialogue about speechwriting\, presidential and otherwise\, sharing his unique knowledge as an award-winning scholar and also a renowned practitioner\, who can provide an inside perspective on the role played by the speechwriter\, how that role varies with different presidents\, and how speechwriting has evolved. \nDr. Craig R. Smith has won the Ehninger Award for contributions to rhetorical theory and the Gronbeck Award for political communication\, both from the National Communication Association. He has won that organization’s Robert O’Neil Award three times for scholarly papers on the First Amendment. He has won the Outstanding Professor Award from the National Speakers Association. After completing a Ph.D.\, Dr. Smith taught at San Diego State University\, the University of Virginia\, and the University of Alabama Birmingham\, where he founded the Communication Studies Department. He also served as a full-time speechwriter for President Gerald Ford\, as a consulting writer to George H. W. Bush and as a consultant to CBS News for convention\, election\, and inaugural coverage. He served as founding president of the Freedom of Expression Foundation in Washington\, D.C. from 1983 to 1988. He then became a full professor at California State University\, Long Beach until he retired in 2015. He has published 18 books and over 65 scholarly articles. \n  \nComparing and Contrasting Two Powerfully Eloquent Presidents—Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama\n2/18/2020 \n \nReagan and Obama. Conventional wisdom would contend that these two presidents had little in common. The actor versus the scholar. The grandfather versus the father. The Republican versus the Democrat. \nPresidential rhetoric scholar Dr. Robert C. (Robin) Rowland\, of the department of Communication Studies at KU\, has written extensively about the rhetoric of both President Ronald Reagan and President Barack Obama. Rowland\, who presented the keynote on rhetoric at the Reagan Centennial celebration at USC and the Reagan Library and has won national awards for his research in both rhetoric and argumentation\, argues that the rhetoric of Reagan and Obama is more similar than has been recognized. In a dialogue\, Rowland will explore the similarities and differences between the rhetoric of Reagan and Obama. \n  \nSocial Media & Contemporary Presidential Rhetoric\n2/25/2020 \n \nFew events have more radically reshaped the public sphere than the rise of mass media. From radio to television to social media\, the past century fundamentally altered how presidents in the United States communicate with the electorate\, and how those leaders were perceived by the people. Dr. Denise Bostdorff of Wooster College has studied presidential rhetoric for more than thirty years and produced some of the most influential books and articles on that topic in that period. In a dialogue\, Dr. Bostdorff will discuss key moments in the development of presidential rhetoric over the last several decades\, the role of presidential rhetoric in shaping American politics\, and the drastic changes in presidential rhetoric associated with the rise of social media and the presidency of Donald Trump. This series is co-sponsored by the University of Kansas Department of Communication Studies\, the Department of History\, and the Department of Political Science. \nDenise M. Bostdorff is professor and chair of Communication Studies at The College of Wooster in Wooster\, Ohio. She has published two books—The Presidency and the Rhetoric of Foreign Crisis and Proclaiming the Truman Doctrine: The Cold War Call to Arms\, which won the Bruce E. Gronbeck Political Communication Research Award. In addition\, she has published essays on presidential rhetoric about race\, foreign policy\, political campaigns\, and war in outlets such as Quarterly Journal of Speech\, Presidential Studies Quarterly\, and Rhetoric & Public Affairs.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/presidential-speeches-and-rhetoric/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2019 | Follow the Leader: Four Women’s Journeys in Public Service
DESCRIPTION:Public service leadership has many faces\, and no two paths are the same. Four female leaders from various stages of their public service careers will join the Dole Institute to discuss how they prepared to take on their leadership roles and how they mentor others to follow in their footsteps. Both inspirational and practical\, this series will remind audience members that there are always opportunities to lead from where they stand. \n  \nEarly Career: Christina Ostmeyer\n2/11/2019 \n \nA recent KU graduate and former Dole Institute Student Advisory Board student coordinator\, Christina Ostmeyer will share her journey from student to nonprofit professional. Ostmeyer is communications director for Kansas Appleseed\, a local nonpartisan advocacy organization dedicated to vulnerable and excluded Kansans. \n  \nMid-Career: Danielle Rudes\n2/12/2019 \n \nDanielle Rudes is an associate professor and the associate director of advancing correctional excellence at George Mason University. Rudes will discuss using research for the public good and how she translates her academic scholarship for both policy and practitioner audiences. \n  \nBeyond the Career: Mary Lou Jaramillo\n2/26/2019 \n \nMary Lou Jaramillo’s public service career spans 50 years—much of it focused on executive responsibilities for nonprofit human service organizations in the Kansas City area. She is the former executive director of El Centro in Kansas City\, Kan.\, and the Mattie Rhoades Center in Kansas City\, Mo. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Kansas Leadership Center and the Francis Family Foundation. Jaramillo is co-founder of the Johnson County Latina Leadership Network and works with a variety of public service organizations in the Johnson County area. \n  \nEstablished Career: Julie Robinson\n3/25/2019 \n \nChief Judge Julie Robinson is the first African-American named to the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas. A graduate of KU and KU Law\, Robinson will discuss public service from the judiciary and how she mentors women to follow her lead.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2019-follow-the-leader-four-womens-journeys-in-public-service/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2018 | 1 to 44: The Best and the Worst of American Presidents
DESCRIPTION:Presidential historian and former Dole Institute director Richard Norton Smith returns for a deep dive into presidential rankings and what they can teach us. Smith will guide the audience through an examination of the executive office from the exalted to the ignoble\, with his participation in the annual C-SPAN Presidential Historians Survey serving as a backdrop. How do time and history shape our viewpoints of a president’s success or failure? A ranking is only the beginning of the story. \n  \nRanking the Presidents\n2/25/2018 \n \nTime\, history and context can transform our perception of a president’s leadership — both for better and for worse. After all\, presidential ratings are hardly etched in stone. Smith introduces the series by examining the multiple factors that cause ratings to fluctuate like the Kansas weather in April. \n  \nLearning from Success\n2/27/2018 \n \nTake a look at the faces carved on Mount Rushmore\, often considered giants of the American presidency. What can we learn from these\, and other\, successful chief executives? Smith draws upon various examples\, dissecting each for their enduring lessons and relevant qualities. \n  \nLearning from Failure\n3/12/2018 \n \nThere is much to be learned about the presidency from both success and failure. Smith selects from a handful of less-than-stellar presidents\, from James Buchanan and Franklin Pierce to Warren G. Harding and beyond\, exploring what we might learn from their time in office. \n  \nRanking the Modern Presidents\, Kennedy to Obama\n3/14/2018 \n \nUsing the lessons learned from the first three installments of the series\, Smith will guide the audience through the highs and lows of the last 10 presidencies. Spanning over 55 years of tumultuous history\, these leaders presided over critical events that continue to affect our nation today.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2018-1-to-44-the-best-and-the-worst-of-american-presidents/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2017 | The U.S. and the Great War: 100 Years Later
DESCRIPTION:On April 2\, 1917\, President Woodrow Wilson asked a joint session of Congress to make the world “safe for democracy.” Four days later\, the United States entered World War I\, one of the deadliest wars in American history. The 2017 Presidential Lecture Series will welcome expert guest lecturers to dive inside U.S. involvement in the Great War and the ways in which the war effort touched all levels of society. \n  \nAmerica’s Road to War\n2/2/2017 \n \nWhen war broke out in Europe in 1914\, the U.S. stood on the sidelines as President Wilson asked his fellow citizens to remain neutral “in thought as well as in deed.” Michael Neiberg\, noted scholar and chair of war studies in the U.S. Army War College\, introduces our lecture series\, exploring the complex paths of politics\, economics and cultural divisions that came together and brought America into the war less than three years later. \n  \nA Giant with Feet of Clay: The American Military in the Great War\n2/9/2017 \n \nThe story of how the U.S. Army sought to transform itself over the course of 18 months into a comparable or superior military force to the European armies is grounded in irony. Richard Faulkner\, professor with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College\, lays out how the American Expeditionary Forces played a pivotal role in the brutal campaigns that led to Germany’s defeat on the battlefield. \n  \nAmericans All: The Homefront in World War I\n2/16/2017 \n \nIn America\, World War I brought expanded involvement in global politics\, the experience of modern warfare—and equally important domestic changes. Noted scholar from Chapman College Jennifer Keene will discuss the responses of Americans to the introduction of the draft\, economic mobilization\, the patriotism crusade and its effects and much more. \n  \nBoldness and Frailty: Woodrow Wilson’s Fight for the League of Nations\n2/23/2017 \n \nAcclaimed biographer of Woodrow Wilson and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin\, John Milton Cooper closes the series by painting a portrait of Wilson and his transformative leadership. Wilson guided the nation through World War I and sought to bring about an international system to ensure lasting peace. He arguably established a new way of thinking about international relations that\, 25 years later\, ushered in the United Nations.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2017-the-u-s-and-the-great-war-100-years-later/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2016 | They Also Ran: America’s Would-Be Presidents
DESCRIPTION:In the 2016 Presidential Lecture Series\, noted presidential historian and former Dole Institute director Richard Norton Smith returns this spring to examine the politicians who were nominated to America’s highest office but never elected. Covering their careers and the reasons behind their losses\, this timely four-part series will shed light on the impact of presidential elections on U.S. politics. \n  \nPart One: The 19th Century\n1/31/2016 \n \nIn the 1800s\, three men ran for President of the United States a combined nine times\, but never claimed the prize. Though Henry Clay\, James G. Blaine and William Jennings Bryan’s presidential candidacies failed\, their historical contributions and careers inspired millions. \n  \nPart Two: Governors of New York\n2/1/2016 \n \nThe beginning of the 20th century saw the rise of New York’s influence on United States politics\, along with the start of America’s love/hate relationship with the Empire State. Three New York governors in Charles Evans Hughes\, Thomas E. Dewey and Al Smith became key leaders across the political spectrum. \n  \nPart Three: Influence in Defeat\n4/25/2016 \n \nAdlai Stevenson and Barry Goldwater were polar opposites in many ways. One was from the left and the other the right\, but both possessed devoted followers and had profound influence on their party’s development in the mid-20th century. \n  \nPart Four: The Contemporary Midwesterners\n4/26/2016 \n \nSmith wraps up the series by bringing us to modern times with Hubert Humphrey\, George McGovern and Robert Dole\, three native Midwesterners who had a historical impact that far exceeded their electoral vote.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2016-they-also-ran-americas-would-be-presidents/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2015 | The First Woman President 2.0
DESCRIPTION:With attention turning toward the next presidential race\, we look at a question we first addressed nine years ago: Will the U.S. elect its first woman president? What unique challenges must women overcome to rise through the ranks to some of the highest positions in public service\, politics\, and business or to be President of the United States? Following the historic election of our first African-American President in 2008 we update the Dole Institute’s 2006 series on women in leadership and look at this possibility for 2016. \n  \nPart I: An Evening with Kathleen Sebelius\n2/12/2015 \n \nFormer Governor of Kansas and former Secretary of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services\, Kathleen Sebelius\, will be interviewed about her journey in public service from her days in Kansas politics to her presidential appointment in Washington\, and the challenges she faced in her two pivotal executive roles. \n  \nPart II: The New Paradigm for Women’s Political Success with Adrienne Kimmell\n2/17/2015 \n \nExecutive director of the nonpartisan Barbara Lee Family Foundation\, Adrienne Kimmell\, joins us to look at how research is helping women candidates utilize advantages unique to their gender to tailor ads\, speeches and messaging into successful campaigns. From personal traits\, to actions that convey qualification and likeability\, to recovery from mistakes\, this program will look at what it takes for women to seek and win elective office. \n  \nPart III: Women Legislative Leadership with panelists Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter\, Beka Romm & Joan Wagnon\n2/24/2015 \n \nDole Institute associate director and State Representative\, Barbara Ballard\, will moderate this discussion on leadership\, time pressures\, and what it takes to successfully lead on the local\, state\, and federal levels. Come hear more about confronting and overcoming hurdles – be they political\, personal\, or social – from those working in the legislative arena. \n  \nPart IV: Women’s Leadership on Campus: Discovering the Leader in You\n3/4/2015 \n \nWith KU faculty panelists Mary Banwart\, Ann Cudd & Alice Lieberman. Do you communicate confidence\, ambition\, and capability? Panelists from Communications Studies\, Philosophy\, and Social Welfare\, along with moderator\, Dole Institute associate director Barbara Ballard\, will be on hand to discuss your leadership potential. Topics will explore values\, tactics\, and beliefs – all factors that contribute to becoming the leader you would like to be.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2015-the-first-woman-president-2-0/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2014 | The First Ladies: Intimate Sacrifice\, Honored Post
DESCRIPTION:Richard Norton Smith\, notable presidential historian\, will examine the private lives and the public roles of the First Ladies and how this position has changedsince Martha Washington. \nThe Presidential Lecture Series is sponsored in part by the William T. Kemper II Charitable Trust and Commerce Trust Company and Bob Loyd\, Co-Trustees. \n  \nPrisoners of State\n2/16/2014 \n \nFor the first event\, Smith examined and discussed the early First Ladies. Many of these distinguished women experienced personal tragedy and paid a heavy price for their husband’s ambition. \n  \nMary and Her Sisters\n2/17/2014 \n \nThe Gilded Age of First Ladies was a fascinating group of women. Mary Todd Lincoln was a polarizing figure in the press\, Lucy Hayes became the first First Lady to graduate college\, and Frances Cleveland married into the White House. Smith took a look at their contributions to the nation. \n  \nThe Wilsons & the Roosevelts\n2/26/2014 \n \n  \nTrailblazers & Traditionalists\n2/27/2014 \n \nThe First Ladies of the recent past: Jackie\, Lady Bird\, Betty\, and Nancy really gave the First Lady title influence and prestige. These women were role models and style icons for the women of America and sought causes to champion in their own right.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2014-the-first-ladies-intimate-sacrifice-honored-post/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2013 | In the Beginning: Three Men Who Made America
DESCRIPTION:A fascinating look at the Founding Fathers! Presidential historian and first permanent director of the Dole Institute\, Richard Norton Smith\, brought our first three presidents to life and helped us understand these men’s important contributions to the start of our nation. \n  \nPart One: George Washington\n2/10/2013 \n \nGeorge Washington was born on February 22\, 1732\, in Westmoreland County\, Virginia. Washington served as a general and commander-in-chief of the colonial armies during the American Revolution\, and later became the first president of the United States\, serving from 1789-1797. Washington’s first term in office was dominated by shaping the role of the president. He appointed the first presidential cabinet\, oversaw measures that Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton encouraged for solid financial grounding\, and designated a site for the nation’s new capital. Washington’s second term centered on foreign affairs\, and he wisely let his preference for neutrality be known. He dealt firmly with the Whiskey Rebellion and sent Chief Justice John Jay to England to negotiate an unpopular peace treaty with the British. He also asserted his distaste for emerging political parties\, which were coming to dominate the American system of government. Washington enjoyed three years of retirement at Mt. Vernon before his death on December 14\, 1799. \n  \nPart Two: John Adams\n2/12/2013 \n \nJohn Adams was born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1735. A Harvard-educated lawyer\, he early became identified with the patriot cause. During the Revolutionary War he served in France and Holland in diplomatic roles\, and helped negotiate the treaty of peace. In 1788\, he returned from the Court of St. James to be elected Vice President under Washington. In 1796\, Adams became the second president of the U.S. During his presidency\, a war between the French and British was causing political difficulties for the U.S. Adams’ administration focused its diplomatic efforts on France\, whose government had suspended commercial relations. Adams sent three commissioners to France\, but the French refused to negotiate unless the U.S. agreed to pay what amounted to a bribe. When this became public knowledge\, the nation broke out in favor of war. By 1800\, Adams had become significantly less popular with the public. He lost his re-election campaign with only a few less electoral votes than Thomas Jefferson. Adams died on July 4\, 1826\, the 50th anniversary of American independence. \n  \nPart Three: Thomas Jefferson\n2/18/2013 \n \nThomas Jefferson was born in 1743 in Albemarle County\, Virginia\, inheriting from his father\, a planter and surveyor\, some 5\,000 acres of land\, and from his mother\, a Randolph\, high social standing. He studied at the College of William and Mary\, then read law. In 1772\, he married Martha Wayles Skelton and took her to live in his partly constructed mountaintop home\, Monticello. As the “silent member” of Congress\, Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. In years following\, he labored to make its words a reality in Virginia. Most notably\, he wrote a bill establishing religious freedom\, enacted in 1786. As a reluctant candidate for President in 1796\, Jefferson came within three votes of election. But through a flaw in the Constitution\, he became Vice President\, although an opponent of President Adams. When Jefferson assumed the Presidency in 1801\, the crisis in France had passed. He slashed Army and Navy expenditures\, cut the budget\, eliminated the tax on whiskey\, reduced the national debt by a third\, and purchased the Louisiana Territory. Jefferson retired to Monticello\, and then died on July 4\, 1826.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2013-in-the-beginning-three-men-who-made-america/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:2012 | Why Presidents Succeed. Why They Fail.
DESCRIPTION:With the 2012 presidential contest already underway\, the Dole Institute’s signature series looks at what separates successful presidents from those deemed failures.\nBoth Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon had significant accomplishments during their presidencies that were overshadowed by Vietnam and Watergate respectively. What if these men had been able to avoid these stains? Join us as we look at each man in this light. \n  \nKick Off\n1/29/2012 \nWith the 2012 presidential contest already underway\, the Dole Institute looks at what separates successful presidents from those deemed failures.\nPresidential historian and first Dole Institute permanent director\, Richard Norton Smith\, will kick off the series with his take on this timely topic. Join Richard as he is interviewed by Dole Institute Director\, Bill Lacy\, on the leadership traits that create great presidents\, and the mistakes that make them weak.\nNote: This event was not recorded. \n  \nNixon Presidency\n4/19/2012 \n \nFormer Nixon speechwriters John Andrews\, who previously served as President of the Colorado Senate\, and Lee Huebner\, former professor of communications and journalism at Northwestern University\, speak about the Nixon Presidency\, and as the question of\n“What if there never was a Watergate?” These two speechwriters from the Nixon White House will explore his presidency without this term-ending event. \n  \nIndomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency\n4/23/2012 \n \nWithout Vietnam would the public and historians have seen LBJ differently? Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum director and author\, Mark Updegrove\, discusses this question and his new book\, Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2012-why-presidents-succeed-why-they-fail/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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