James A. Baker III
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The Dole Institute of Politics will honor former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III with the 2018 Dole Leadership Prize. Baker served in senior government positions under three […]
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2018 Kansas Post-Election Conference
Event Category:Explore the 2018 Kansas elections and their implications in this conference with political experts, journalists and strategists from across the state. Panelists will include: Kerry Gooch, campaign manager, Paul Davis […]
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2018 National Post-Election Conference
Event Category:The Dole Institute’s nationally-recognized Post-Election Conference delves into the key strategies of elections to examine how and why they are won and lost. A panel of journalists, pollsters, campaign strategists […]
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Mr. Polk’s War
Event Category:A sharp divide characterized the relationship between the home front and the front line during the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. Despite advances in communication technology, most Americans viewed war through […]
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Field Marshal William Slim
Event Category:In the fall of 1942 and spring of 1943, the British-led Allied forces in Burma were defeated by a smaller but better-prepared and better-led Japanese army. At this crucial time, […]
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2019 | Follow the Leader: Four Women’s Journeys in Public Service
Event Category: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 […]
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2019 SPRING | International Trade in the 21st Century
Event Category:Dole Fellow Ethan Corson Read more about Dole Fellows >> Once considered an area of bipartisan consensus, support has eroded for the idea that free trade benefits the U.S. and […]
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Maurice de Saxe: Marshal-General of France
Event Category:He could reportedly crush a horseshoe with one hand. He was one of perhaps 300 illegitimate children of a Saxon prince. He was a German noble who became a French […]
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General Major Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
Event Category:From August 1914 until the after the Armistice in 1918, Generalmajor Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck conducted a one-sided campaign against the British Empire in east Africa. Lettow-Vorbeck employed superior tactics and […]
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POLITICAL PAGE-TURNERS: SPRING BOOK SERIES | Movie Nights with the Reagans
Event Category:A longtime staffer under President Ronald Reagan, Mark Weinberg shares an intimate look inside the Reagan presidency — told through the movies they watched together every week at Camp David. […]
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POLITICAL PAGE-TURNERS: SPRING BOOK SERIES | Broken: Can the Senate Save Itself and the Country?
Event Category:In an era of sharp polarization, author Ira Shapiro places the U.S. Senate at “ground zero for America’s political dysfunction.” Shapiro visits for a talk on his latest book, “Broken: […]
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POLITICAL PAGE-TURNERS: SPRING BOOK SERIES | An Evening with Major Garrett
Event Category:With over two decades of experience reporting on the White House, Major Garrett has had a front-row seat to modern presidential history. He has covered four presidencies for three news […]