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SUMMARY:Dwell in Possibility: Space Exploration in the Dole Archives
DESCRIPTION:Throughout his career in public service\, Senator Bob Dole saw the rapid expansion of our nation’s space program\, including the Apollo 11 moon landing\, the Space Shuttle program\, and the Hubble Space Telescope project. \nDrawing on the themes found in the 2026-27 KU Common Book\, Orbital by Samantha Harvey\, this special exhibit showcases documents\, photographs\, and other artifacts from the Dole Archives illustrating America’s history in space exploration. \nLearn more about the KU Common Book program →
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/dwell-in-possibility-space-exploration-in-the-dole-archives/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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SUMMARY:'96: Bob Dole's Campaign for the Presidency
DESCRIPTION:Opening in the Elizabeth Dole Gallery & Reading Room on Oct. 6. Learn more about our Museum & Galleries →\nThirty years ago\, Senator Bob Dole embarked upon his third campaign for our nation’s highest office. As he accepted his Party’s nomination for President\, he told crowds at the Republican National Convention that “…A presidential campaign is more than a contest of candidates\, more than a clash of opposing philosophies. It is a mirror held up to America. It is a measurement of who we are\, where we come from\, and where we are going.” \nExplore Dole’s 1996 presidential bid – from announcement tour and Senate retirement to the convention\, debates\, and final rallies – through rarely seen memorabilia\, behind the scenes photographs\, and working documents from his political collections in the Dole Institute original exhibit\, ’96: Bob Dole’s Campaign for the Presidency.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/96-bob-doles-campaign-for-the-presidency/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Bogdan Klich
DESCRIPTION:A conversation with Bogdan Klich\, Head of Mission\, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the U.S.\, about his career in politics\, public service and public diplomacy in the U.S. The discussion will be hosted and moderated by Dole Institute Visiting Fellow and former diplomat Qëndrim Gashi. \nPlease plan to attend this event in person\, as a live stream will not be available.\n  \nThis event is presented in partnership with the KU International Affairs\, the KU Center for Russian\, East European\, and Eurasian Studies\, and the KU Department of Slavic\, German\, and Eurasian Studies \n  \n\n  \nBogdan Klich is the Head of Mission in the Embassy of the Republic of Poland as of 18th November 2024. He has been Senator in the Polish Parliament between 2011 and 2024. Between 2015 and 2019\, he was Minority Leader of the Polish Senate. Mr. Bogdan Klich served as Poland’s Minister of Defence from 2007 to 2011 and was a member of the European Parliament. Mr. Bogdan Klich managed the Information Department at State TV Centre in Cracow between 1990 and 1992. He then was Head of the International Centre for Development of Democracy in Krakow from 1993 to 1999 and Head of the Institute for Strategic Studies from 1999 to 2003. In 1998 and 1999\, he was an Adviser to the government plenipotentiary for Poland’s accession negotiations with the EU. Mr. Klich graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Krakow Medical Academy and the Faculty of Philosophy and History at the Jagiellonian University. He was a lecturer at the Institute of European Studies at the Jagiellonian University. Mr. Klich has authored numerous publications on foreign policy and international security. In the late 1970’s and 1980’s he was active in the democratic opposition movement. \nDr. Qëndrim Gashi is a visiting research professor at the University of Maryland\, College Park\, and is an affiliate at the Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication at The George Washington University\, where he hosts a monthly discussion series on public diplomacy. Gashi was previously Kosovo’s Ambassador to France from 2016 to 2021. He has served in supervisory boards of various private and state institutions and think tanks and has won a number of scholarships\, awards and honors\, including receiving the insignia of Commander of the French Legion of Honor in 2022. Educated at the University of Chicago (PhD 2008)\, the University of Cambridge (MA St 2003)\, and the University of Prishtina (Diploma 2002)\, he has given talks at many universities\, was the founder and first President (2008-2012) of the Kosovar Mathematical Society\, and since April 2022 also serves as the Kosovo American Education Fund Development Manager.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/in-conversation-with-bogdan-klich/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dole Forum
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SUMMARY:Neptune and Mars: Napoleonic Maritime Strategy\, 1803-1807
DESCRIPTION:This lecture addresses the maritime strategy of both Great Britain and France as war resumed between these two powers\, principally at sea\, in 1803. The lecture is at the strategic\, and sometimes operational\, level and traces both empires as they used the sea as a medium to gain advantage over each other. Strategies of blockade\, guerre d’ecadre (fleet engagements)\, and guerre de course (commerce raiding) will be examined and applied to the period. Eventually\, the struggle between land power and sea power\, especially after the British confirmed their maritime dominance after the Battle of Trafalgar\, led to Napoleon’s adoption of the Continental System. This strategy aimed to deny Britain its most lucrative markets as well as its access to raw materials to feed the nascent industrial revolution taking place inside the British Isles. It also led to Napoleon’s most critical strategic errors and contributed to his eventual downfall. \n  \n\n  \nDr. John T. Kuehn is a Professor of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). He is a Major General William Stofft Professor Emeritus and served as Fleet Admiral Ernest King Visiting Professor of Maritime History at the Naval War College from 2020-2021. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 2004 at the rank of commander after 23 years\, serving as a naval flight officer (NFO) flying land and carrier-based aircraft. \nThe Ft. Leavenworth Series is an annual roster of lectures focusing on significant historical events\, usually with an emphasis on military history. Each lecture is presented by faculty from the United States Army Command and General Staff College in Ft. Leavenworth\, Kansas. Established by General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1881\, the CGSC is the graduate college for U.S. Army and sister service officers. The esteemed faculty and guests of the CGSC provide unique and captivating insights into the history of military conflict from the ancient to the modern ages at the Dole Institute of Politics. \n  \n\n  \n\nThe opinions expressed herein are those of the individual and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College or any other governmental agency.
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/neptune-and-mars-napoleonic-maritime-strategy-1803-1807/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ft. Leavenworth Series
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SUMMARY:2026 Post Election Conference
DESCRIPTION:Recap the campaign. Analyze the results. See what’s next. \nJoin Dole Institute Visiting Fellow Jerry Seib for the Dole Institute’s 2026 Post-Election Conference. Held biennially after midterm and general elections\, the conference brings together journalists\, practitioners\, and experts to dive into campaigns in Kansas and throughout the country\, and see what the results will mean for the coming years. \n  \n\n  \nSchedule\n\n\n11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.\nKansas Panel\n1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.\nNational Panel – Session I\n3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.\nNational Panel – Session II\n\n\n  \n\n  \nPanelists\n\n\nJerry Seib\nModerator & Former Executive Washington Editor\, The Wall Street Journal\n\n\n  \n\n\nBob Beatty\nProfessor of Political Science\, Washburn University\nGabe Fleisher\nFounder and editor\, Wake Up To Politics\nMatthew Kelly\nKansas Government Reporter\, The Kansas City Star\n\n\n  \n\n\nAlex Latcham\nExecutive Director\, Senate Leadership Fund\nMolly Murphy\nPresident\, Impact Research\nKathleen Sebelius\nFormer Governor of Kansas & Secretary of Health and Human Services\n\n\n  \n\n\nLuke Thompson\nPresident\, Cerberus Strategies\nAmy Walter\nEditor-in-chief\, The Cook Political Report\nJeff Zeleny\nChief National Affairs Correspondent\, CNN
URL:https://doleinstitute.org/event/2026pec/
LOCATION:The Dole Institute of Politics\, 2350 Petefish Drive\, Lawrence\, KS\, 66045\, United States
CATEGORIES:Post-Election Conferences
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