Past Events Dole Forum - Fall 2008

Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008

"Tell Me How This Ends...
General David Petraeus and
the Search for a Way Out of Iraq"
LINDA ROBINSON, Author

Linda Robinson, author and national security issues expert, discussed her newest book, Tell Me How This Ends, which explores the world of Gen. David Petraeus as he searches for a successful resolution to the Iraq War. Robinson, who has over two decades of experience covering wars and insurgencies, gained unsurpassed access to Petraeus, to classified briefings, and to his intimates while writing the book. A book signing followed the program.
LJWorld news article |
Photo Journal | video to be posted soon

NOTE: On April 17, 2006, Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, then Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, was the featured speaker for the Institute's program, "Observations from Soldiering in Iraq." | online video | photo documentary

Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008
AL REGNERY
“Upstream: The Ascendance of Conservatism and its Future”

Alfred S. Regnery, publisher of The American Spectator, discussed his newest book on the history of the conservative movement - Upstream: The Ascendance of Conservatism and its Future
A book signing followed the program.
Photo Journal | Video

"Leadership & Globalization in Sports Series" Begins

Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008
Former NFL Commissioner
PAUL TAGLIABUE

Tagliabue discussed his time as NFL commissioner (1989 to Sept. 2006) and how globalization is affecting the sports world. About Paul Tagliabue
photo journal | video

Thurs. Oct. 23, 2008
Broadcast LIVE from the Institute
5:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m

Top-ranked Kansas City's Morning News on KMBZ-980 with EJ & Ellen broadcast live from the Institute - with news, interviews with political experts, Community Town Hall Forum (7am-8am) and a Student Town Hall Forum (8am-9am). photo documentary

Sept. 10 - Oct. 28, 2008
The many facets of electing our 44th President of the United States (P.O.T.U.S.) was the main focus of the Dole Institute's early fall programming.
Full review and videos of the nine "POTUS 44" programs (Sept. 10 - Oct. 28, 2008)

Monday, October 20, 2008
U.S. Elections 2008: The World Is Watching
Focus: the world's perceptions of the U.S. presidential election. Speakers: Diana Carlin, KU professor of communications studies, and Burdett Loomis, KU professor of political science. Three Fulbright Scholars in journalism--Soleak Seang, Cambodia; Rauf Arif, Pakistan; Uyanga Bazaa, Mongolia--and International Ford Foundation Fellow Denzyl Janneker, South Africa will also offer brief reflections on the state of thinking in their respective countries. Press Release
Sponsored by KU Office of International Programs and the Dole Institute.
Video | photo documentary

Sat. Sept. 6, 2008 - KU Union"Post Conventions: What’s Next in Election 2008?"

Editors Day 2008*. Panelists: Bill Lacy, director, Dole Institute of Politics,and former campaign manager for Fred Thompson's presidential campaign; Walter Shapiro, Washington bureau chief for Salon.com; and Raymond D. Strother, author, political consultant and television political commentator. Journalism Associate Dean David Guth will moderate. Editors Day is hosted annually by the KU William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications. This year the Dole Institute was pleased to be a co-sponsor. NOTE: KU/Louisiana Football game kicked off at 6:00p.m. LJWorld coverage

Sunday, August 24, 2008
"IRAQ: What Went Wrong?
What's Next?"

Expert panelists: Don Wright, author, On Point II, the Army's official history of the war in Iraq. Retired Army Col. Kevin Benson, who planned the Iraqi invasion and provided the Dole Institute's first Iraq update in fall 2004. Adrian Lewis, professor of history and KU's Fort Leavenworth liaison. Lewis is author of The American Culture of War: A History of American Military Force from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom.| Press Release |University Daily Kansan article. LJWorld coverage | Video | photo documentary