Dole Institute

2022 FALL | Big Stakes, Big Consequences
2022-09-14 - 2022-11-16
Gerald F. Seib will lead this semester’s eight-part Discussion Group Series. Seib is a graduate of the University of Kansas and was a journalist with The Wall Street Journal for almost 45 years. He served as the Journal’s Executive Washington Editor and wrote the weekly “Capital Journal” column for 29 years. He has also reported from the Middle East for the Journal in the mid-1980s, covered the White House, moderated three presidential debates, and interviewed every president since Ronald Reagan.
Seib’s series on the 2022 midterm election will feature national pollsters as well as prominent politicos and journalists. Each session takes place at 4 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: September 14, 21, 28; October 19 and 26; and November 2, 9, and 16.
Dole Fellow Gerald F. Seib
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The Dole Fellows Program is made possible by Newman’s Own Foundation. Seib will be in residence this fall, and his residency is sponsored by the Dolph Simons Family Fund.

An Overview of the 2022 Midterm Landscape
September 14, 2022

A look deep inside the forces shaping this year’s highly consequential midterm election, in which control of both the House and the Senate and the shape of the rest of the Biden presidential term will be decided.
With Democratic pollster John Anzalone and Republican pollster Tony Fabrizio
John Anzalone is one of the nation’s leading pollsters and the founder of Impact Research. Anzalone has worked in Democratic politics for thirty years and is currently the chief pollster for President Biden in addition to polling for the 2022 re-election campaigns for MI Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and NV Gov. Steve Sisolak. He also conducts public-opinion research for many Fortune 500 corporations as well as national associations and advocacy groups like AARP.
Tony Fabrizio is widely recognized as an expert in public opinion and politics, and one of the nation’s leading Republican pollsters. He has helped elect Presidents and Prime Ministers on four continents. In the U.S., Fabrizio served as the Chief Pollster on five Presidential campaigns, from Sen. Bob Dole’s 1996 Presidential campaign through most recently, President Donald Trump’s 2016 victory and his 2020 re-election campaign. Recently, Fabrizio was chosen to co-lead the Wall Street Journal’s election-focused public polling in partnership with Biden pollster John Anzalone.

Political Polarization and How It Affects This Year’s Races
September 21, 2022

The most powerful force in politics today is deep, partisan polarization. A look at how that will affect this year’s races and outcomes.
With the Honorable Katheleen Sebelius, Former Secretary of Health and Human Services and Governor of Kansas and Neil Newhouse, pollster for four Republican presidential campaigns and a range of congressional contests.
The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius was named one of the Forbes “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women” in 2013. Secretary Sebelius is one of America’s foremost experts on health policy, health care reform, and executive leadership. She served as U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services from 2009 to 2014, Governor of Kansas from 2003 to 2009 and Kansas Insurance Commissioner from 1995 to 2003. She also chaired the Democratic Governors Association in 2007. She is a member of the Dole Institute of Politics Board of Advisors.
Neil Newhouse is a partner and co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies, a national political and public affairs research firm which has been described by the New York Times as “the leading Republican polling company” in the country. Neil has been named “Pollster of the Year” by the American Association of Political Consultants a record-tying three times for his work on political and public affairs campaigns. Neil has worked in public opinion research for more than 35 years and has helped elect dozens of Members of Congress, U.S. Senators, and Governors. Neil has polled for four Presidential campaigns – Senator Robert Dole, President George W. Bush, Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and he was the lead pollster for Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign.

The Kansas Picture
September 28, 2022

Kansas shook the nation’s political landscape once already this year with an abortion referendum, which only set the stage for a big midterm in which both parties have much at state in the state.
With former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer and former Rep. Jim Slattery.
Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D. is the longest serving Lt. Governor in Kansas history and the 47th Governor. He made Kansas the first state to privatize its entire Medicaid Program into Kancare saving $2.5billion, expanded services and is the basis of many other states programs. A surgeon known for volunteering in 25 war zones from Rwanda to Syria, he provides trauma reconstruction in Kansas City. He advises companies and investment firms in the US and abroad. Originally from Hays, Governor Colyer has degrees from Georgetown, Cambridge University and KU Med.
Jim Slattery served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the second district of Kansas. He was a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee during his entire 12-year tenure in Congress. Slattery is currently President of Slattery Strategy LLC, a consulting firm located in McLean, Virginia. He started this firm in October 2019 after completing a 24-year career with Wiley Rein, LLP a prominent Washington D.C. law firm. Slattery was also the 1994 Democrat nominee for Governor in Kansas and the 2008 Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate.

Election Integrity
October 19, 2022

With debates raging over voting rules and restrictions, as well as over the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, will Americans see this year’s results as fair? Will they feel they had full voting rights? And what does that portend for the 2024 presidential election? Democracy itself is on the ballot this year.
With Sean Morales-Doyle, director, voting rights and democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice.
Sean Morales-Doyle serves as the director in the Voting Rights Program, where he focuses on voting rights and elections. He advocates for pro-voter reforms like automatic voter registration and voting rights restoration while fighting back against voter suppression efforts in the courts. Morales-Doyle is a seasoned litigator with experience in civil rights and constitutional matters, as well as a background in labor and employment law.

Key Senate Races
October 26, 2022

The biggest question of the year may well be whether Republicans seize back control of the Senate. Both parties see a very tight contest, with the outcome up in the air.
With Scott Reed, Republican analyst, former presidential campaign manager and longtime director of political activity for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Scott Reed is the Chairman of Chesapeake Enterprises. Reed advises various GOP Members of Congress and Governors on political and policy issues. He also served as the Senior Political Strategist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In 1996, Reed was the campaign manager for Senator Bob Dole’s Presidential campaign. In 1993, Reed was appointed Executive Director of the Republican National Committee when the Republicans gained control of both the House and the Senate for the first time in 40 years. During the Bush (41) Administration, Reed served as Chief of Staff to Secretary Jack Kemp at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Can Democrats Prevent a Tidal Wave?
November 2, 2022

History and public polling suggest Republicans are likely to take back control of the House, but Democrats see their prospects improving as voting draws near. Can they defy expectations?
With Maya Rupert, campaign manager for Julian Castro’s presidential campaign and later top consultant to Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 campaign.
Maya Rupert is a political strategist, writer, and Distinguished Fellow with Community Change. In 2020, she served as campaign manager for Julián Castro’s presidential campaign and is only the third Black woman to have managed a major presidential campaign. When Secretary Castro exited the race, she joined Elizabeth Warren’s campaign as a Senior Advisor, and she managed Maya Wiley’s mayoral campaign in 2021. Maya is a nationally respected voice on progressive politics and the future of the Democratic party.

An Instant Look at the Results
November 9, 2022

On the day after the election, we take an immediate and in-depth look at the outcome.
With Jackie Calmes, political columnist for the Los Angeles Times, former White House and congressional reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
Jackie Calmes has been a columnist for the Los Angeles Times in Washington since August 2021, after four years as an editor of White House and political coverage. For nearly 30 years prior, she was a correspondent in the Washington bureaus of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, covering the White House, Congress, presidential elections and national politics; she became the chief political correspondent and chief economic correspondent for each paper and in 2004 received the Gerald R. Ford Journalism Prize for Reporting on the Presidency. She has been a fellow at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy and is the author of “Dissent: The Radicalization of the Republican Party and Its Capture of the Court” (2021).

How the Outcome Will Change Washington
November 16, 2022

How will the midterms affect how Washington works, now and through the 2024 presidential election? We explore those questions as the dust settles.
With John Harwood, veteran political journalist, and Lindsay Wise, reporter for the Wall Street Journal.
John Harwood has covered Washington and national politics for four decades, most recently as White House correspondent for CNN. Prior to joining CNN in January 2020, he served as CNBC’s Chief Washington Correspondent from 2006 to 2019. Harwood has offered political analysis for The New York Times, NBC, MSNBC, NPR and PBS. He has covered each of the last nine presidential elections. During the 2008 campaign, Harwood broke the news that Republican nominee John McCain had selected Sarah Palin as his running mate. He received an Emmy nomination for his live CNBC town hall with President Barack Obama in 2010. He also moderated Republican presidential debates on CNBC in 2011 and 2015. He is the co-author, with Gerald F. Seib, of Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power.
Lindsay Wise is on The Wall Street Journal’s Congress reporting team. She came from the Kansas City Star and McClatchy’s Midwest I-Team, where she was first a Washington correspondent and then an investigative reporter. Before McClatchy, she reported for the Houston Chronicle on the military, veterans as well as the city’s Arab and Muslim communities. She has a B.A. in English and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in Modern Middle Eastern Studies from St. Antony’s College, Oxford. Between 2003 and 2006, Ms. Wise worked as a freelance journalist based in Egypt.

Dole Fellow Gerald F. Seib in the Media
Kansas Finds a Path Beyond Partisanship
Seib, G. F. (2022, September 15). Kansas Finds a Path Beyond Partisanship; In a tense election year, voters in a conservative state are showing their independence and avoiding the extremes. The Wall Street Journal. Eastern Edition. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kansas-finds-a-path-beyond-partisanship-11663253693
Will Trump run again? Is Biden finished? The midterm election will answer America’s big questions
Seib, G. F. (2022, November 5). Will Trump run again? Is Biden finished? The midterm election will answer America’s big questions. The Times (London). https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/will-trump-run-again-is-biden-finished-the-midterm-election-will-answer-americas-big-questions-2sr03j2pj
A Midterm ‘Red Wave’ Didn’t Happen; What That Says About 2024
Fertoli, A. (Host). (2022, November 9). A Midterm ‘Red Wave’ Didn’t Happen; What That Says About 2024 [Audio podcast episode]. In WSJ What’s News. The Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/a-midterm-red-wave-didnt-happen-what-that-says-about-2024/45c01580-879d-49da-ba91-0c8412b9cfb8
Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit
Navigating Geopolitical Risk and the Inflation Surge
Schake, K., Seib, G. F. (2022, May 3-4). Navigating Geopolitical Risk and the Inflation Surge [Conference session]. Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit, London, United Kingdom. https://ceocouncil.wsj.com/event/ceo-council-summit-4/
American Politics and Roe v. Wade
Murray, M., Seib, G. F. (2022, May 3-4). American Politics and Roe v. Wade [Conference session]. Wall Street Journal CEO Council Summit, London, United Kingdom. https://ceocouncil.wsj.com/event/ceo-council-summit-4/
The Midterm Elections: Back From the Political Abyss
Seib, G. F. (2022, December 14). The Midterm Elections: Back From the Political Abyss; The real winner this year was America’s democracy, as many of the worst fears failed to materialize. The Wall Street Journal. Eastern Edition. https://www.wsj.com/articles/midterm-elections-democracy-wins-2022-11670867485
Gerald “Jerry” F. Seib’s Appearances on C-SPAN
National Cable Satellite Corporation. (2023). Gerald “Jerry” F. Seib. C-SPAN. Gerald “Jerry” F. Seib | C-SPAN.org
Post-election pundits: Inflation befuddles Republicans, Democrats in 2022 midterm
Carpenter, T. (2022, November 10). Post-election pundits: Inflation befuddles Republicans, Democrats in 2022 midterm; Trump brand suffers as GOP fails to meet high expectations. Kansas Reflector. https://kansasreflector.com/2022/11/10/post-election-pundits-inflation-befuddles-republicans-democrats-in-2022-midterm/

The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

President Juan Manuel Santos
2022-09-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
The Dole Institute of Politics will honor Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia with the 2022 Dole Leadership Prize.
The Dole Leadership Prize is a bipartisan award presented annually to an individual who demonstrates the importance of involvement in political and civic affairs. Santos was identified for recognition by the late Senator Bob Dole in honor of his successful efforts to bring peace to Colombia.
“We are honored to welcome President Santos back to the Dole Institute to present him with the 2022 Dole Leadership Prize,” said Dole Institute director Audrey Coleman. The President’s 2012 visit marked the first time the Dole Institute hosted a sitting head of state.
Santos graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Economics and Administration and completed post-graduate studies at the London School of Economics and Harvard University.
He served two terms as President of Colombia from 2010-2018, with one of the cornerstones of his administration being his work on a peace process with FARC, the Colombian guerilla organization. As a result of his commitment to achieve peace in Colombia, he was the sole recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2016 for “his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end,” according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
The program will take place at the Dole Institute of Politics at 7 p.m. on September 20. A book sale and signing will take place after the program. Attendees can purchase the English translation of Santos’ book, The Battle for Peace: The Long Road to Ending a War with the World’s Oldest Guerrilla Army, published by the University Press of Kansas.

2022 Constitution Day program
2022-09-29 19:00 - 20:30 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Constitution Day at KU Memorial Stadium:
(Pre-Game)
Date: September 24, 2022
Time: TBA
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Duke Blue Devils
Kansas University Memorial Stadium
KU fans are invited to recite the Preamble to the Constitution before the Jayhawks face their opponents. This is also Family Weekend. The Preamble will be displayed on the video board in the stadium. Chancellor Douglas Girod will lead the recitation while Elizabeth Berghout, carillonneur, rings the bells from the Campanile. Following the Preamble, the Marching Jayhawks will play the national anthem.

Annual Constitution Day Program at the Dole Institute of Politics
Thursday, September 29, 2022
7:00 p.m.
Hansen Hall, Dole Institute of Politics
The Dole Institute of Politics presents: Recent Constitutional Law and the Impact on Kansas Politics
KU Law Professor Lou Mulligan leads guests through a discussion of recent constitutional law cases from Dobbs to redistricting, focusing upon their political effects here in Kansas.
Guests speakers:
Kannon Shanmugam
Kannon Shanmugam is a partner at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. He is chair of the firm’s Supreme Court and appellate litigation practice and managing partner of the Washington office. Kannon is widely recognized as one of the nation’s top appellate litigators. He has argued 34 cases before the Supreme Court. In all, he has argued over 100 appeals in courts across the country including arguments in all thirteen federal courts of appeals in numerous state courts. Prior to private practice, Kannon served as an Assistant to the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice. He also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and to Judge J. Michael Luttig of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Paul Davis
Paul Davis is a graduate of the University of Kansas and the Washburn University School of Law. He practices law with the Paul Davis Law Firm, LLC here in Lawrence and with the Topeka law firm of Frieden & Forbes, LLP. Davis is a lifelong resident of Lawrence and served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 2003-2015. He served as the House Minority Leader from 2009-2015, where he developed a reputation for building bi-partisan coalitions on numerous issues. In 2014, Davis was the Democratic candidate for Kansas Governor where he was endorsed by over 100 current and former Republican elected officials. Davis ran for the United States Congress in 2018 where he lost by less than one percent in a district that President Trump carried by 19 points in 2016. Davis has been involved in numerous local, statewide, and national organizations, and currently serves as the Co-Chair of Economic Lifelines, which is a statewide transportation advocacy organization.
Ryan Kriegshauser
Ryan Kriegshauser is a partner at the Kriegshauser Ney Law Group. Mr. Kriegshauser has been involved in numerous Kansas election law, campaign finance, and high-profile constitutional cases. Previously, Mr. Kriegshauser served as General Counsel at the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner and, prior, served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Office of Legal Counsel and Policy in Kansas. Before entering public service, Mr. Kriegshauser practiced law in Kansas City, primarily focusing in the areas of complex commercial litigation, securities, and constitutional rights. Mr. Kriegshauser has written scholarly articles on property rights and taught continuing legal education in Kansas. Mr. Kriegshauser spent two years working in Washington, DC, both on and off Capitol Hill. He holds a B.A. and a J.D., graduating from Georgetown University and the University of Missouri at Kansas City. Mr. Kriegshauser also currently serves in the Navy Reserve as a Lieutenant Commander.
Lumen Mulligan (Moderator)
Earl B. Shurtz Research Professor of Law University of Kansas School of Law
Lumen “Lou” Mulligan joined the KU Law faculty in 2010, where he teaches predominantly civil litigation courses. In the ensuing years, KU Law students have recognized Lumen for his teaching several times, including awarding him the Dean Frederick J. Moreau teaching and mentoring award, selecting him to serve as their graduation hooder, and as their commencement marshal. He was named as an Earl B. Shurtz Research Professor in 2019.
Lumen has authored or co-authored four books and treatises on jurisdiction and procedure. He publishes in prominent legal journals as well, including articles in the Michigan, NYU, Northwestern University, Washington University, UCLA, and Vanderbilt Law Reviews. State and federal courts at all levels cite Lumen’s scholarship regularly. He served as a visiting professor at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland in 2014.
Lumen oversees KU Law’s Medical-Legal Partnerships, which aid low-income clients and provide law students with field placement experiences, at both Lawrence Memorial Hospital and the KU Hospital in Kansas City. He formerly served as the director of the Shook, Hardy & Bacon Center for Excellence in Advocacy. He also served as associate dean for faculty from 2016 to 2019.
In addition to his duties at KU Law, Lumen served, or continues to serve, on the Kansas Judicial Council – Civil Rules Advisory Committee, the executive committee of the appellate section of the Kansas Bar Association, the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeal Criminal Justice Act Panel, the board of directors for Kansas Legal Services, and the Kansas Court of Appeals Mediation Study committee. Lumen frequently offers testimony to the Kansas legislature as well. He continues with representation in court, most often in an amicus curia or pro bono capacity.
Prior to coming to KU Law, Lumen was an associate professor at Michigan State University College of Law. He served as a judicial clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.
The Dole Institute’s Constitution Day program is made possible by the support of longtime Friend of the Dole Institute, Mark P. Johnson.

2022 | Sherrie Rollins Westin
2022-10-05 19:00 - 20:30
Sherrie Rollins Westin, President of Sesame Workshop, will deliver the fifth Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture, which features women who break barriers, make significant contributions to their fields, and reach positions of leadership.
Sesame Workshop is the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street. Rollins Westin leads the organization’s efforts to serve vulnerable children through mass media and targeted initiatives in the United States and around the world.
Westin has held leadership positions in media, nonprofit, and public service. She was Assistant to the President for Public Liaison and Intergovernmental Affairs for President George H.W. Bush, Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and held senior positions at the ABC Television Network and U.S. News & World Report.
Westin was named a “Leading Global Thinker” by Foreign Policy Magazine, one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business,” was also recognized with the Smithsonian’s “American Ingenuity Award” and the Thomas Jefferson Medal for Citizen Leadership. A staunch advocate for addressing children’s needs, she regularly appears on major media outlets to highlight the value of investing in early childhood development, especially for the most vulnerable children.

Fort Leavenworth: Gates Brown: “Implications of the Korean War on US Policy”
2022-10-06 15:00 - 17:00 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
The Korean War, often described as the Forgotten War, was foundational to the creation of the national defense posture that the United States maintained throughout the Cold War. After World War II, the Truman administration quickly demobilized much of the U.S. military in an effort to return to normalcy and get the United States economy on a peacetime footing. This was similar to previous post-war periods in the United States, where the large military force quickly returned to its peacetime form, which was a fraction of the wartime size. This talk will discuss the implications of the Korean War both domestically and internationally. To meet this conflict, the Truman administration restarted conscription to meet the force needs to fight the war and imposed domestic economic controls, although to a lesser degree than those used in World War II. Internationally, the Korean War served as a catalyst for the increase of the US military contribution to the recently created North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It also established the military character of the Cold War, that the main kinetic aspects of the conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States would be in proxy wars while the nuclear deterrent maintained a tense status quo between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
Gates Brown is currently an associate professor in the Department of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. He received his PhD from the University of Kansas. His research interests include the early Cold War and the evolution of U.S. nuclear strategy in the late 1940s and 1950s.

A Conversation with Kansas County Clerks
2022-10-12 19:00 - 20:30 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Jamie Shew, Moderator and Panelist, will have a conversation about the responsibilities of a County Clerk, including voting and elections.
Jamie Shew, Douglas County
Panelists include:
Karen Madison, Cowley County
Rich Vargo, Riley County
Tina Spencer, Marion County
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.
This program is presented in partnership with the Kansas Chamber of Commerce

A New Cold War? America, China, and Russia after the Ukraine War
2022-10-13 19:00 - 20:30 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Join us at the Dole Institute to hear Professors Ross and Zhang discuss the future of geopolitics after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Is a long-term alignment between Russia and China now inevitable? Is the U.S.-dominated liberal international order giving away to a U.S.-China bipolar order? Should the U.S. work with allies to contain China in the same way it has been doing with sanctions on Russia? What are Ukraine’s lessons for Taiwan?
Robert S. Ross is Professor of Political Science at Boston College and Associate, John King Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Institute for Security Studies, Peking University, a Fulbright Professor at the Chinese Foreign Affairs College, and a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Institute of International Strategic Studies, Qinghua University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Committee for U.S.-China Relations.
Jack Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas and Director of KU’s Trade War Lab. Dr. Zhang has been the recipient of various grants and awards, including a Fulbright U.S. Student Grant, the Minerva Research Initiative DECUR Partnership, the Smith Richardson Foundation World Politics and Statecraft Fellowship, and the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Herb York Dissertation Fellowship.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.
This program is presented in partnership with the KU’s Department of Political Science and the Center for Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Studies (CREES). Robert Ross is the KU Political Science Ketzel Series Speaker in October.

Discover with Dole Fall-ow the Leader
2022-10-14 - 2022-10-23 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Come sit, stay, and play as we kick off our NEW family-friendly activities featuring the Dole family’s first schnauzer, Leader! Make your own Leader headband, learn about wacky political pets, and help tell the story of Leader the dog.
The fun begins October 14 and runs through October 23 during museum hours Tuesday – Sunday, 12:00 – 4:00 p.m.
We can’t wait to see you at this paw-some event!

Fort Leavenworth: Sean Kalic: “Espionage during the Cold War”
2022-11-03 15:00 - 17:00 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
For the duration of the Cold War and even in the aftermath, spies and tales of espionage have captivated the imagination. The fact that the western press occasionally found a “true” story and published its exploits only further fueled the fasciation of the clandestine exploits of the spies on both sides of the Cold War. This public fascination with the “war in the shadows” did not wither as did the Cold War itself. In fact, as the archives of the former Soviet Union opened and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declassified volumes of documents from their Cold War operations, the public finally got a look behind the people, operations, and structure of some of the intelligence operations associated with the Cold War.
Dr. Sean N. Kalic is a Professor in the Department of Military at the US Army Command and General Staff College, where he has taught since 2004. He had published widely and written books on Al Qaeda, the militarization of space, The Russian Revolution, and Cold War espionage.

The Counselors / Resolved: Felons should be allowed to vote after completing their sentence
2022-11-10 18:30 - 20:00 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
On November 10, the Dole Institute of Politics will once again host “The Counselors,” an engaging series featuring two advocates arguing either side of an important national issue. In a cross between a courtroom trial and a debate, the two counselors will present their opposing arguments and call two expert witnesses each to help build their case.
Focusing on criminal justice reform, the debate topic for our November program is “Resolved: Felons should be allowed to vote after completing their sentence.”
The program will feature the return of Edward C. Duckers, partner at Stoel Rives LLP and head of the firm’s Litigation Practice, and Pedro L. Irigonegaray, attorney and partner at Irigonegaray, Turney, & Revenaugh.
There will also be four expert witnesses. Amy Fettig is the Executive Director at The Sentencing Project. Neil Volz is the Deputy Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. Michael A. Smith is a Professor of Political Science and Chair of Social Sciences at Emporia State University. Stephen McAllister is E.S. & Tom W. Hampton Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Kansas School of Law and former U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas.
The Counselors series is made possible through a grant from the Koch Family Foundation.

Service Above Self: Women Veterans in American Politics
2022-11-15 14:00 - 15:30 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Erika Cornelius Smith will discuss her book, “Service above Self: Women Veterans in American Politics,” which tells the stories of women who served in or adjacent to the U.S. military and how they translated those experiences into elected office. The book is the first analysis of how women transitioned from national defense to public service–and what they did when they got to Washington, D.C.
Erika Cornelius Smith is Director of Alumni Relations at Marietta College. Previously, she held an appointment as Associate Professor of International Business and Political Science. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and political science from Millikin University, a Master of Arts in political science from Eastern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in history and certificate of advanced study in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies from Purdue University.
A book sale and signing will follow the presentation.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

Fort Leavenworth: Nate Jennings: “Countering Diverse Threats in the Republic of Texas”
2022-12-01 15:00 - 17:00 | https://youtu.be/DScRPsQw4-I
From 1836 to 1845, after gaining independence at the Battle of San Jacinto, the Republic of Texas faced nearly insurmountable security dilemmas as it struggled to both protect and aggrandize territory across the lower Great Plains. While this included constant warfare against a variety of American Indian tribes that excelled in mobile raiding along expansive frontiers, it also featured conventional military threats from a much more powerful and vengeful Mexico to the south.
LTC Nathan Jennings is a US Army officer and Assistant Professor at the US Army Command and General Staff College. He is a graduate of the School of Advanced Military Studies and holds a PhD in History from the University of Kent.

Honoring the first anniversary of Senator Bob Dole's passing
2022-12-05 12:00 - 16:00 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
The Dole Institute will be open on Monday, December 5
On Monday, December 5, the Dole Institute of Politics will mark the first anniversary of Senator Bob Dole’s passing with music and reflection, as well as the debut of a newly renovated permanent exhibit case dedicated to his post-political service and passing. The museum will be open to the public from 12 to 4 p.m.

2022 Kansas Post-Election Conference
2022-12-06 14:00 - 17:00 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Dole Institute Director Emeritus Bill Lacy returns to moderate this comprehensive biennial conference that delves into the key strategies of elections. The Kansas Post-Election Conference follows each Kansas election and features political experts, journalists, and campaign officials who analyze how and why elections were won and lost, and what that will mean for the next two years.
Panelists:
• Katie Bernard: Reporter for the Kansas City Star
• Evan Gates: Executive Director at Kansas Values Institute
• Alexandra Middlewood: Assistant Professor of Political Science at WSU
• Patrick Miller: Associate Professor of Political Science at KU
• Shelbi Dantic: Campaign Manager for Kelly
• CJ Grover: Campaign Manager for Schmidt
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

2022 National Post-Election Conference (Session 1)
2022-12-07 15:00 - 17:30 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Dole Institute Director Emeritus Bill Lacy returns to moderate this comprehensive biennial conference that delves into the key strategies of elections. The National Post-Election Conference follows each national election and features political experts, state and national strategists, pollsters, journalists, and campaign officials who analyze how and why elections were won and lost, and what that will mean for the next two years.
Panelists:
• Bill Lacy: Director Emeritus of the Dole Institute of Politics
• Gerald F. Seib: Former Executive Editor of The Wall Street Journal
• Brendan Buck: Former Aide to Speaker Ryan
• Mike Shields: Founder of Convergence Media
• Molly Murphy: President of Impact Research
• Joshua Jamerson: East Coast Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal
• Jessica Taylor: Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report
• Jeffrey Horwitt: Partner at Hart Research
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

2022 National Post-Election Conference (Session 2)
2022-12-08 09:30 - 12:30 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Dole Institute Director Emeritus Bill Lacy returns to moderate this comprehensive biennial conference that delves into the key strategies of elections. The National Post-Election Conference follows each national election and features political experts, state and national strategists, pollsters, journalists, and campaign officials who analyze how and why elections were won and lost, and what that will mean for the next two years.
Panelists:
• Bill Lacy: Director Emeritus of the Dole Institute of Politics
• Gerald F. Seib: Former Executive Editor of The Wall Street Journal
• Brendan Buck: Former Aide to Speaker Ryan
• Mike Shields: Founder of Convergence Media
• Molly Murphy: President of Impact Research
• Joshua Jamerson: East Coast Bureau Chief for The Wall Street Journal
• Jessica Taylor: Senate and Governors Editor for The Cook Political Report
• Jeffrey Horwitt: Partner at Hart Research
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation, as well as civil discourse, in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

Discover with Dole – Kansas Day Celebrations
2023-01-24 12:00 - 2023-02-05 16:00 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Celebrate Kansas Day all week long at the Dole Institute! Join us Tuesday, January 24 – Sunday February 5, with special emphasis on Jan. 29 for Discover with Dole! View our beautiful field of outdoor sunflowers, make your own special Kansas postcard using historical examples from the Dole Archives, and explore the state seal and other Kansas symbols with coloring and crafts. Discover with Dole is the Dole Institute’s interactive, kid-friendly themed program in the museum. All programs and events at the Dole Institute are free and open to the public.
This event will run from Tuesday, January 24 to Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, during our regular museum hours, noon to 4pm.
Please note the museum is closed on Mondays.

Evolution of the Modern First Lady - How We Got from Lady Washington to Dr. Biden
2023-02-01 19:00 - 20:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Since 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.
Moderated by Diana Carlin, featuring Michel LaRosa and Anita McBride.
Anita McBride currently serves as Executive-in-Residence at the School of Public Affairs at American University, where she directs programming on the historical influence of America’s first ladies. She is a co-founder of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) and has co-authored a forthcoming textbook on the legacies of U.S. first ladies. McBride’s public service spans more than 30 years during three presidential administrations, culminating as Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush. She also serves on a number of boards and councils, including the White House Historical Association; is the recipient of many awards and commendations; and is a frequent speaker, print source contributor and news commentator on the operations and history of the White House and its occupants.
Michael LaRosa served as Press Secretary to First Lady Jill Biden and Special Assistant to President Joseph R. Biden. Michael planned all media/press strategy and was the chief advocate for the needs of the traveling press corps on the First Lady’s historic surprise visit to a war zone in western Ukraine and her events at the NATO, G-7, and G-20 Summits and the Summit of the Americas. He traveled with the First Lady to over 75 cities, 40 states, and 18 countries. He is currently director at Penta (formerly Hamilton Place Strategies), where he provides strategic communications counsel to clients based on his over 15 years of experience working at the intersection of media, government, and politics. Michael is also an ABC News Political Contributor, where he provides analysis of Congress, campaigns, elections, and news of the day on ABC News platforms.
Diana B. Carlin is professor emerita of communication at Saint Louis University and a retired professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, where she taught a course on women in politics that included first ladies. In fall 2022, she taught courses on first ladies at Saint Louis University and American University. She has authored book chapters on Martha Washington, Lady Bird Johnson, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle Obama, and she is currently writing one of Julia Grant. She is the co-author of the first textbook on first ladies, U.S. First Ladies: Making History and Leaving Legacies due for publication later in 2023. She is a founding member of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE).
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.
The First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) was founded on June 21, 2021, through a collaboration with American University’s School of Public Affairs and its First Ladies Institute. Its mission to create and sustain a network of promote and publicize research and education relevant to the contributions, lives, impacts, and lasting legacies of U.S. first ladies.
A booksale and signing will follow the program.
This program is presented in partnership with FLARE as well as KU’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Political Science departments.

2023 | First Ladies as Presidential Partners
2023-02-02 - 2023-10-19
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.
The 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.

This series is presented in partnership with the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE).

Evolution of the Modern First Lady: How We Got from Lady Washington to Dr. Biden
February 1, 2023 | Featuring Michel LaRosa and Anita McBride
Since 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.

First Ladies and Power: Influential First Ladies You Might Not Know Much About
February 9, 2023 | Featuring Rebecca Roberts, Katherine Sibley, and Teri Finneman
Anyone 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.

First Ladies, Women’s Rights and Suffrage
March 9, 2023 | Featuring Nancy Kegan Smith and Stacy Cordery
Abigail 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.

First Ladies, the ERA and Beyond
March 23, 2023 | Moderated by Director Audrey Coleman, and featuring Bob Bostock and Diana Carlin
While 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.

10 Defining Moments in the History of the American First Lady, 1900-2023
October 19, 2023 | Featuring Myra Gutin
The 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).

Dr. Bill Nance: "Brittany to the Elbe: 9th Army's Invasion of Europe in World War II"
2023-02-02 15:00 - 16:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
“Brittany to the Elbe: 9th Army’s Invasion of Europe in World War II”
Dr. Bill Nance
Thursday, February 2, 2023 | 3 p.m.
While the 1944-45 campaign to liberate France is well known in general detail, many of the specifics are unclear. In this talk, we will explore the liberation of Western Europe through the eyes of a lesser-known American Army that played a large, but mostly unheralded, role in this effort. From its activation in Brittany in September of 1944 to its final limit of advance on the Elbe River, the US Ninth Army ground through some of the fiercest fighting of the war, while establishing a reputation for not only good teamwork, but doing things in a calm, thoughtful manner. By the end of the war, Omar Bradley would state that “unlike the noisy and bumptious Third, or the temperamental First, the Ninth Army remained uncommonly normal.”
Dr. William (Bill) Nance recently retired from the United States Army, having served in Iraq and Saudi Arabia. He has taught history at the United States Military Academy and at the Command and General Staff College (CGSC). He is currently serving as a civilian Associate Professor of History at CGSC.
The Ft. Leavenworth Series
The 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.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

First Ladies and Power - Influential First Ladies You Might Not Know Much About
2023-02-09 19:00 - 20:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Anyone 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.
Moderated by Diana Carlin, featuring Rebecca Roberts, Katherine Sibley, and Teri Finneman.
Rebecca Roberts is an award-winning educator, author, and speaker, and is a leading historian of American women’s suffrage and civic participation. Her new biography of Edith Wilson, Untold Power, will be published by Viking in March 2023. She is currently deputy director of events at the Library of Congress, and has previously worked as a journalist, producer, tour guide, forensic anthropologist, event planner, political consultant, jazz singer, and radio talk show host. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband, their three sons, and a long-eared hound dog.
Katherine A. S. Sibley is the editor of both Southern First Ladies: Culture and Place in White House History (University Press of Kansas, 2021), as well as A Companion to First Ladies (Wiley, 2016). Her current project is Michelle Obama: First Lady and “Mom-in-Chief,” also with Kansas, and an earlier book with that press, First Lady Florence Harding: Beyond the Tragedy and Controversy, appeared in 2009, and led her to write and perform a musical play on Florence Harding’s life; she also has appeared on CSPAN’s First Ladies program to discuss Florence. Presently, she is launching a new first ladies book series, also with Kansas (co-edited with Nancy Beck Young), which will explore thematic and interdisciplinary aspects of those in the office. She is also a founding member of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE).
Teri Finneman is an associate professor of journalism in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at KU. She is the author of Press Portrayals of Women Politicians, 1870s-2000s and co-editor of Social Justice, Activism, and Diversity in U.S. Media History, which releases later this spring. She is executive producer of the Journalism History podcast.
Diana B. Carlin is professor emerita of communication at Saint Louis University and a retired professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, where she taught a course on women in politics that included first ladies. In fall 2022, she taught courses on first ladies at Saint Louis University and American University. She has authored book chapters on Martha Washington, Lady Bird Johnson, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle Obama, and she is currently writing one of Julia Grant. She is the co-author of the first textbook on first ladies, U.S. First Ladies: Making History and Leaving Legacies due for publication later in 2023. She is a founding member of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE).
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.
The First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) was founded on June 21, 2021, through a collaboration with American University’s School of Public Affairs and its First Ladies Institute. Its mission to create and sustain a network of promote and publicize research and education relevant to the contributions, lives, impacts, and lasting legacies of U.S. first ladies.
A booksale and signing will follow the program.
This program is presented in partnership with FLARE as well as KU’s department of School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

2023 SPRING | Building Democracy in the 21st Century
2023-02-15 - 2023-04-19
“Building Democracy in the 21st Century” is led by Qëndrim Gashi, Ambassador of Kosovo to France (2016 – 2021).
Qëndrim Gashi is an associate professor at the University of Prishtina and was Kosovo’s Ambassador to France from 2016 until 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.
Dole Fellow Qëndrim Gashi
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Discussion Group programs are made possible by Newman’s Own Foundation.
This spring’s series is presented in partnership with the Kosovo American Education Fund.
Gashi’s residency is made possible with support by the Xhema Opportunity Fund.

Kosovo’s Path to Independence and Democracy
February 15, 2023

As democracy undergoes significant challenges around the globe, we examine democracy building in the youngest country in Europe, Kosovo, together with its facets of peace-building, reconciliation and state-building.
With Dr. Pëllumb Kelmendi, political scientist and board member for the Society for Albanian Studies.
Pëllumb Kelmendi is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Auburn University. Previously he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Michigan’s Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies and a Predoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. Dr. Kelmendi’s research focuses on international security, conflict resolution, and democratization. He has published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Security Studies and Nationalities Papers, among others. He has received research awards from the United States Institute of Peace, the Smith Richardson Foundation, the Open Society Foundations, and Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs. Dr. Kelmendi serves as a board member for the Society for Albanian Studies and the Prishtina Institute for Political Studies. He received his PhD in Political Science from Brown University, an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Chicago.

Inclusiveness in Forming a Democracy
February 22, 2023

Democracy beyond elections and plurality or majority rules. We discuss how to include minority and marginalized groups in decision making democratic processes, by looking at the example of Kosovo.
With Atifete Jahjaga, former President of the Republic of Kosovo (2011-2016).
Atifete Jahjaga was the first woman President of the Republic of Kosovo, the first female head of state in modern Balkans, and the youngest female world leader to be elected to the highest office. President Jahjaga is active in initiatives aimed at empowering women and supporting the survivors of sexual violence during the war, and in particular through the Jahjaga Foundation she focuses on youth and women to achieve social change in Kosovo. She continues to be resolute in her fight against violent extremism and radicalization and a staunch promoter of peace and prosperity for the Balkans and beyond, which have garnered her numerous honors and awards.

The Road Ahead to Maintaining a Democracy
March 1, 2023

What are the main obstacles to maintaining a democracy? Is a sound legal system sufficient? We examine Kosovo and the Balkan region one year after the start of the aggression against Ukraine.
With Dr. Enver Hasani, former President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo (2011-2016).
Dr. Enver Hasani was the first President of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Kosovo (2009-2015). He was a member of the Venice Commission representing Kosovo. He is a Professor of International Law and International Relations at the University of Prishtina, where he previously served as its rector. From 1992 to 1997 Dr. Hasani was a Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania. He participated in the Rambouillet Conference on Kosovo (1999) as part of the Kosovo delegation. He has published four books and numerous academic articles regarding different aspects of civil law, constitutional law, public international law and international relations and has given talks at many universities. He was a Fulbright Scholar at Northwestern University. He has studied at the University of Prishtina (Civil and Economic Law) and at Bilkent University in Ankara (MA and PhD in International Law and Relations). Dr. Hasani also holds the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University Kocaeli in Turkey.

Bipartisanship in Action
April 12, 2023

The Kansas Future Caucus convenes young and innovative legislators in the Kansas state legislature to work on the issues facing Gen Z, Millennials, and future generations. Future Caucus members are committed to pragmatically working towards a culture of political cooperation.
Moderated by Katie Bernard, reporter for the Kansas City Star and Wichita Eagle and former Student Advisory Board member.
Representative Tory Marie Blew (Arnberger) represents House District 112 in Barton County. She is in her fourth term and is the Vice-Chair of Higher Education Budget Committee. She also serves on Financial Institutions and Pensions and Insurance committees.
Representative Rui Xu represents House District 25 in Northeast Johnson County. He’s in his 3rd term and serves as the Ranking Democrat on Financial Institutions and Pensions, as well as on the Commerce and Agriculture Committees. He also serves as the co-chair of the Kansas Future Caucus, along with Rep. Blew, which is comprised of all the legislators under 45 years old and seeks to solve problems along generational lines rather than fighting across party ones.
Katie Bernard covers politics and government in Kansas for the Kansas City Star. She led the Star’s
coverage of Kansas’ historic August 2nd vote on abortion rights and was part of the team covering the 2022 governor’s race, attorney general’s race, and 3rd District congressional contest. Katie joined The Star as a breaking news and crime reporter in 2019. She studied journalism and political science at the University of Kansas where she spent four years on the Dole Institute’s Student Advisory Board.
The Millennial Action Project works directly with our nation’s leading young policymakers on both a national and state level to bridge the partisan divide and lead a new era of collaborative governance. As a national, nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to activating millennial and Gen Z policymakers, MAP gives our nation’s young leaders the resources and support to develop and pass innovative policy solutions — and forge productive partnerships on the issues affecting the youngest generations of Americans.
This program is presented in partnership with the Millennial Action Project.

Common Ground for Trusted Elections
April 19, 2023

Join us for the 5th and final program in our Discussion Group series “Building Democracy in the 21st Century” for a conversation with Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and New Mexico’s Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, who have both signed The Carter Center’s Candidate Principles for Trusted Elections. Veteran journalist and Fall 2022 Dole Fellow Jerry Seib will return to the Institute to moderate. Seib will focus the discussion on The Carter Center’s Candidate Principles for Trusted Elections, and how they can help candidates, parties, and citizens promote election integrity and confidence in the voting process more broadly.
The Carter Center launched the Candidate Principles for Trusted Elections initiative in 2022. The bipartisan effort encourages candidates, political parties, and voters to uphold five core doctrines of democratic elections: integrity, nonviolence, security, oversight, and the peaceful transfer of power. Anyone — candidates, organizations, community leaders, and voters — can pledge their support for the Candidate Principles at principledcandidates.org.
Sec. Brad Raffensperger has served as Georgia’s Secretary of State since 2019. In that time, he has overseen Georgia public records and Georgia elections, including the highly publicized U.S. Senate runoff elections in 2020 and 2021. Raffensperger won reelection in 2022 following a contentious Republican primary. Raffensperger is also the owner of Tendon Systems, LLC, a specialty contracting and engineering design firm with nearly 150 employees.
Sec. Maggie Toulouse Oliver has served as New Mexico’s Secretary of State since 2016. As Secretary of State, Oliver has modernized New Mexico elections and advocated for reforms to increase transparency. Oliver is the former President of the National Association of Secretaries of State and serves on a number of government commissions & civic boards.
Gerald F. Seib is a graduate of the University of Kansas and was a journalist with The Wall Street Journal for almost 45 years. He served as the Journal’s Executive Washington Editor and wrote the weekly “Capital Journal” column for 29 years. He has also reported from the Middle East for the Journal in the mid-1980s, covered the White House, moderated three presidential debates, and interviewed every president since Ronald Reagan.
This program is presented in partnership with The Carter Center.

The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

An Evening with NPR's Juana Summers
2023-02-21 19:00 - 20:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Join NPR’s All Things Considered Host Juana Summers for a discussion on her remarkable career, her experiences covering race and politics in today’s climate, and the future of journalism.
Juana Summers is a co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered, alongside Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro and Mary Louise Kelly. She joined All Things Considered in June 2022. Summers previously spent more than a decade covering national politics, most recently as NPR’s political correspondent covering race, justice and politics. She covered the 2012, 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, and has also previously covered Congress for NPR. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications across multiple platforms, including Politico, CNN, Mashable and The Associated Press.
In 2016, Summers was a fellow at the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service.
She got her start in public radio at KBIA in Columbia on the campus of the University of Missouri. She is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, and is originally from Kansas City, Missouri.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.
This event is co-sponsored with Kansas Public Radio.

Celebrating Black History Month: A Conversation on Race
2023-02-27 19:00 - 20:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Join us for A Conversation on Race with panelists Maryemma Graham, KU Distinguished Professor of English, and Shawn Alexander, Chair of African and African American Studies.
The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Barbara Ballard, senior associate director of the Dole Institute.
Maryemma Graham, University Distinguished Professor of English in the Department of English and founding director of the History of Black Writing, a dedicated archive and research center. Her twelfth book, The House Where My Soul Lives: The Life of Margaret Walker was published by Oxford University Press in December.
Shawn Leigh Alexander, Professor and Chair of African and African American Studies, and the director of the Langston Hughes Center at the University of Kansas. His area of research concentration is African American social and intellectual history of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

Dr. Angela Riotto: "The Union Invasion of Mississippi in 1863"
2023-03-02 15:00 - 16:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
“The Union Invasion of Mississippi in 1863”
Dr. Angela Riotto
Thursday, March 2, 2023 | 3 p.m.
Dr. Angela Riotto will discuss the Union invasion of Mississippi as part of the Vicksburg Campaign. The city of Vicksburg was the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. After several failed attempts to capture the city from the west, Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and attacked Vicksburg from the east. This invasion eventually led to the city’s surrender on 4 July 1863.
Angela M. Riotto is an assistant professor of military history at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, who specializes in the American Civil War, prisoners of war, and memory studies. She received her PhD in American History at the University of Akron. Before joining the faculty at DMH in 2021, she worked as a historian on Army University Press’s Films Team, making documentaries to teach military history and current U.S. Army doctrine. Some of her more recent publications include “‘As Happy a Man as Ever Wore ‘Confederate Grey’’: Confederate Ex-Prisoners of War and Their Narratives of Imprisonment, 1877-1890” in Useful Captives: The Role of POWs in American Military Conflicts with University Press of Kansas was published in February 2021 and “Teaching the Army: Virtual Training Tools to Train and Educate Twenty-First Century Soldiers” in Military Review.
The Ft. Leavenworth Series
The 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.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

First Ladies, Women's Rights and Suffrage
2023-03-09 19:00 - 20:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Abigail 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.
Moderated by Diana Carlin, featuring Nancy Kegan Smith and Stacy Cordery
Nancy Kegan Smith was an archivist at the National Archives and Records Administration from 1973 until 2012. She started her career at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library as an archivist in Austin, Texas and retired as Director of the Presidential Materials Division in Washington D.C. She currently is Vice President of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education, and lectures and writes on First Ladies including Lady Bird Johnson and Michelle Obama. She is co-authoring the first college textbook on first ladies US First Ladies: Making History and Leaving Legacies with Dr. Diana B. Carlin and Anita B. McBride.
Stacy A. Cordery, Iowa State University historian, is the author of four books, including the New York Times bestselling biography Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth, from White House Princess to Washington Power Broker, and the authoritative biography of Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low. Former National First Ladies Library bibliographer and current board member of FLARE, Cordery’s public appearances include NPR’s Weekend Edition, CNN, Smithsonian TV, the History Channel, and C-SPAN. Her biography of cosmetics entrepreneur Elizabeth Arden will be published by Viking/Penguin in 2024.
Diana B. Carlin is professor emerita of communication at Saint Louis University and a retired professor of communication studies at the University of Kansas, where she taught a course on women in politics that included first ladies. In fall 2022, she taught courses on first ladies at Saint Louis University and American University. She has authored book chapters on Martha Washington, Lady Bird Johnson, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle Obama, and she is currently writing one of Julia Grant. She is the co-author of the first textbook on first ladies, U.S. First Ladies: Making History and Leaving Legacies due for publication later in 2023. She is a founding member of the First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE).
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.
The First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) was founded on June 21, 2021, through a collaboration with American University’s School of Public Affairs and its First Ladies Institute. Its mission to create and sustain a network of promote and publicize research and education relevant to the contributions, lives, impacts, and lasting legacies of U.S. first ladies.
A booksale and signing will follow the program.
This program is presented in partnership with FLARE as well as KU’s History and American Studies departments.

First Ladies, the ERA and Beyond
2023-03-23 19:00 - 20:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
While 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.
Moderated by Dole Institute Director Audrey Coleman, featuring Myra Gutin and Bob Bostock.
Myra G. Gutin is Professor Emerita of Communication at Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ. For the past 40 years, her research has focused on American first ladies. She is the author of The President’s Partner: The First Lady in the Twentieth Century and Barbara Bush: Presidential Matriarch. She has authored book chapters, articles, and op. eds. about first ladies and is currently at work on a biography of Betty Ford. A frequent media commentator, she is the president of FLARE, the First Ladies Association for Research and Education.
Bob Bostock is a consultant to the Richard Nixon Presidential Library Foundation. He has curated and authored numerous special exhibits for the Nixon Library, including the Pat Nixon Centennial Exhibit: People Were Her Project. He has also written about Mrs. Nixon’s tenure as First Lady for the White House Historical Association.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.
The First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) was founded on June 21, 2021, through a collaboration with American University’s School of Public Affairs and its First Ladies Institute. Its mission to create and sustain a network of promote and publicize research and education relevant to the contributions, lives, impacts, and lasting legacies of U.S. first ladies.
A booksale and signing will follow the program.
This program is presented in partnership with FLARE and KU’s Honors program.

2023 SAB Program: National Security in the Age of Surveillance
2023-03-28 19:00 - 20:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
In the wake of events like September 11 and January 6, the United States government has fortified its system of surveillance for counterterrorism purposes. Questions of legality, privacy, and constitutional rights have swirled around the topic of national security for decades, especially in recent years. Laws such as the Patriot Act have become synonymous with controversial law enforcement surveillance of American citizens.
Join us for a discussion on the evolution of national security practices, domestic terrorism, and the future of government surveillance.
Tom Crawford is a retired special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He served 23 years in the FBI’s Kansas City Division and then worked on the Joint Terrorism Task Force on international terrorism investigations. He later worked for the FBI’s counterintelligence program, and now teaches in the KU law school and political science department.
Michael German is a fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice’s Liberty & National Security Program, which seeks to ensure that the U.S. government respects human rights and fundamental freedoms in conducting the fight against terrorism. A former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, his work focuses on law enforcement and intelligence oversight and reform. He joined the Brennan Center in 2014.
Moderated by SAB Student Coordinator, Catherine Magaña.
Held annually, the Dole Institute’s Student Advisory Board (SAB) program is typically a balanced discussion of a timely issue that is important to students. SAB members, with the help of Dole Institute staff, carry out the functions of planning the event from development to promotion and execution.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

Dr. Lou DiMarco "Incheon 1950: The US Amphibious Invasion in the Korean War"
2023-04-06 15:00 - 16:15 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
“Incheon 1950: The US Amphibious Invasion in the Korean War”
Dr. Lou DiMarco
Thursday, April 6, 2023 | 3 p.m.
The Inchon landings in September 1950 turned the first months of the Korean War from a national disaster in US national security policy into a great military victory of the West over Communism. It was a brilliant feat of military strategy and operations and arguably General MacArthur’s finest hour in his long career as a military commander. The Inchon operation demonstrated the incredible US military technical expertise at performing one of the most complex of all military operations: amphibious invasion.
Dr. Louis A. DiMarco retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army in 2005 after more than 24 years of active service as an armored cavalry officer. Dr. DiMarco’s civilian education includes a bachelor’s from West Point, a master’s in military art and Science from the US Army Command and Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, a master’s in International Relations from Salve Regina University, Rhode Island, and a Ph.D. in History from Kansas State University. Dr. DiMarco has authored several important Army doctrinal manuals, including FM 3-06, Urban Operations (2002). He was a contributing author to FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency (2006). His work has been published in numerous professional journals, and he is the author of three books: War Horse: A History of the Military Horse and Rider (Westholme, 2008); Concrete Hell: Modern Urban Operations from Stalingrad to Iraq (Osprey, 2012); and Fighting Cavalry: The Tactical Evolution of the US Army’s Mechanized Cavalry in World War II (2021).
The Ft. Leavenworth Series
The 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.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics is dedicated to promoting political and civic participation as well as civil discourse in a bipartisan, philosophically balanced manner. It is located on KU’s West Campus and houses the Dole Archive and Special Collections. Through its robust public programming, congressional archive, and museum, the Dole Institute strives to celebrate public service and the legacies of US Senators Bob Dole and Elizabeth Dole.

Easter Egg Roll with Dole
2023-04-08 10:00 - 13:00 | The Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive, Lawrence, KS, 66045, United States
Come one, come all, for the Dole Institute’s Easter Egg Roll with Dole! Join us for a morning of family fun, including a White House-style egg roll race, egg hunt, games, crafts, and more. The event is free (no RSVP or tickets needed) and open to the public and will go on rain or shine.
Activities:
Egg Roll, Easter Egg Hunt, story time and special crafts with the Lawrence Public Library, egg corral (littlest visitors), games, community tile project, live bunnies and an Easter-themed photo area.
Prizes:
All children will receive a special gift when departing the event, including candy from the egg hunt!
Schedule of Events:
10 a.m. – Event begins
10:15 a.m. – Story time with the Lawrence Public Library
10:30 a.m. – Egg Hunt #1
11 a.m. – Egg Hunt #2
11:15 a.m. – Story time with the Lawrence Public Library
11:30 a.m. – Egg Hunt #3
12:00 p.m. – Egg Hunt #4
12:30 p.m. – Egg Hunt #5
What is an Easter Egg Roll?
An Easter Egg Roll is a race for children to push an egg (hard-boiled or wooden) through the grass with a long handled spoon. The fastest to the finish line wins!
The Dole Institute’s Easter Egg Roll is inspired by the White House Easter Egg Roll, held every year on the White House South Lawn. This festive tradition began in 1878 under the administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes, and successive Presidents have carried it on to present day.
Questions? Call the Dole Institute (785) 864-4900 or email us at doleinstitute@ku.edu.
