Dole Institute Program Video Library

Our program video library is a collection of video and presentation material from past lectures and events at the Dole Institute.

2008 | 2007 | 2006 (including Dole (05), Biden (05), Clinton (04)

Whit Ayres and Jerry Austin appeared at the Institute on October 8, 2008.

Wed. Oct. 8, 2008......."POTUS 44"

One Month Out:
Strategists Look at Obama-McCain

Jerry Austin, former Dole Fellow and campaign manager for Jesse Jackson, and Republican pollster Whit Ayres will deliver a status report on the campaign as election day nears. Completed and well received.
photo documentary
Video (note - first seven minutes are missing due to tech problem

Mon. October 6, 2008

Congressional Candidates Forum

U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda &
State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins
Contenders for Kansas 2nd District U.S. House Seat

Sponsored by by the Lawrence Voter Education Coalition and The World Company. U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda and State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, candidates for the state’s 2nd District U.S. House seat, took questions from voters during a public forum at the Dole Institute of Politics. Mike Kautsch, KU professor of Law, moderated the forum.
Video

Bill Press was the guest speaker on October 1, 2008Wed. Oct. 1, 2008....7:30 p.m.

"Train Wreck:
The End of the Conservative Revolution"

Former CNN “Crossfire” host and author Bill Press will explore the nation’s past under conservative Republican administrations and how they have affected the country. Book signing.
Completed and well-received
photo documentary | Video |

Legendary journalist and commentator Jack Germond spoke to the Friends of the Dole Institute in September 2008.
Sept. 24, 2008 ......Friends of the Dole Institute
An Evening with Jack Germond

Friends of the Dole Institute dinners with a featured speaker are held once a year. This year, legendary political columnist and commentator Jack Germond shared his thoughts on Election 2008 with the Friends.
photo documentary | Video


Campaign financing was the focus of the Institute's September 24 program featuring  political fundraisers Wyatt Stewart and Jackie Johnson.

September 23, 2008 ......."POTUS 44"
Campaign Cash 2008: Show Me the Money

Two noted political fundraisers, Wyatt Stewart and Jackie Lovelace Johnson will discuss the campaign cash flow for election 2008. Completed and well-received.
photo documentary | Video

Kevin Willmott

September 15, 2008 ......"POTUS 44"

Top 10 Political Movies You MUST See

Kevin Willmott, KU associate professor of theatre and film at KU, reveals his list of top 10 political movies and provides insights on why they were selected. LJWorld/Niccum article | Willmott's Top Ten List
photo documentary | Video

 
Dole Fellows Ray Strother and Joe Gaylord

Wed. Sept. 10, 2008 ..."POTUS 44"

Obama vs. McCain: Campaign 2008

Featuring our 2008 Dole Fellows: awarding-winning GOP strategist Joe Gaylord and legendary Democratic political consultant Ray Strother. Gaylord and Strother discussed a wide variety of factors affecting this fall's campaigns and their strategies.
LJWorld coverage
|photo documentary | Video

August 24 2008 panel on Iraq. What went wrong? What is next?

August 24, 2008

"IRAQ: What Went Wrong? What's Next?"

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.|Video | photo documentary

BiPartisan Policy Center and Leaders Health Project logos

August 4, 2008

The Leaders' Project Bi Partisan Forum
on the State of American Health Care

Fmr. Senator Bob Dole and panelists


Panelists and Forum details

About BiPartisan Policy Center | About The Leaders' Project

Forum Video: Part One | Part Two |Part Three

May 28, 2008

“Liberty, Property and Eminent Domain: The Impact of Kelo”

Tim Sandefur

Senior staff attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation; lead attorney, Economic Liberty Project lecture bio handout (pdf) |
about Kelo
photo documentary (pdf) | Video |

 
Colonel Billy Don Farris

May 7, 2008

"Leading the Surge: The View from Sadr City"
Colonel Don Farris

Commander of the 2nd "Falcon" Brigade Combat Team of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Sadr City
video | lecture handout bio | photo documentary

Tom Brokaw

April 10, 2008 | The Dole Lecture 08
"An Afternoon Visit with Tom Brokaw"

Tom Brokaw, former NBC Nightly News anchor; author of BOOM, Voices of the Sixties, Personal Reflections on the 60's and Today; and.The Greatest Generation.
video | lecture handout pdf | photo documentary

Jennifer Sanford

April 3, 2008

"First Spouses: Changing Roles & Expectations"

Jennifer Sanford

First Lady of South Carolina alongside Gov. Mark Sanford
video | lecture handout pdf | photo documentary
Bill Lacy

April 1, 2008
An Evening with Bill Lacy

Bill Lacy, Dole Institute Director; former Presidential campaign manager for former Senator Fred Thompson's bid
video | lecture handout bio | photo documentary

Winona LaDuke

March 31, 2008

Indigenous Thinking in a Time of Climate Change

Winona LaDuke, political, environmental activist; former Green Party vice-presidential candidate; director of Honor the Earth.
video | lecture handout bio | photo documentary

Adam Clymer

March 25 , 2008
Muncy Journalism & Politics Lecture

Adam Clymer

Noted political reporter for the New York Times; author, "Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch: The Panama Canal Treaties and the Rise of the Right."
video | lecture handout bio | photo documentary

Kasey S. Pipes

March 11 , 2008 | Presidential Lecture Series

"Ike's Final Battle: The Road to Little Rock and the Challenge of Equality"

Kasey S. Pipes

Political historian; former speech writer for the Bush White House.
video | lecture handout
Leon F. Litwack

March 10, 2008

"Fight the Power"

Leon F. Litwack

Distinguished historian of African American history. This event was the Inaugural Tuttle Lecture in honor of retiring
KU Professor Bill Tuttle.
video | lecture handout

Geoff Earle and Tom Beaumont

March 6, 2008 | Presidential Lecture Series

Straight From the Campaign Trail: Part II

Lynn Sweet

Chicago Sun-Times. Washington Bureau (Obama)

Geoff Earle

New York Post political reporter (Clinton)

Tom Beaumont

Des Moines Register political reporter
 
video | handout bio |
Roderick Bremby

March 5, 2008

"An Evening with Roderick Bremby"

Roderick L. Bremby

State Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. This event was a part of the KU Commons Lecture Series.
video | lecture handout pdf

Lou and Carl Cannon

February 28, 2008 | Presidential Lecture Series

"Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy"

Lou Cannon & son, Carl Cannon

Lou Cannon, foremost Reagan biographer; award-winning Washington Post White House correspondent.
Carl Cannon, author; National Journal White House correspondent.
video | lecture handout pdf | Washington Post Article: Reaching for a Place in History

Kraske Zuckman Mathis

February 26, 2008 | Presidential Lecture Series

"Straight From the Campaign Trail: Part I"

Jill Zuckman

Chicago Tribune, chief of Washington bureau

Steve Kraske

Kansas City Star political columnist

Joel Mathis

RedBlueAmerica.com; blue moderator/blogger.
video | lecture handout pdf
Dr. Troy Duster

February 21, 2008 | Black History Month

"What Does DNA Tell Us About Race?"

Dr. Troy Duster

Author; noted medical sociologist
video | lecture handout pdf
Randal Jelks

February 19, 2008 | Black History Month

"Rediscovering the Life of a Black Religious Intellectual: Benjamin Elijah Mays ..."

Randal Jelks, Langston Hughes Visiting Professor of American Studies. This event was sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor.
video | lecture handout pdf

Military Bloggers

January 29, 2008

"Military Bloggers and America's Wars"
Panel Discussion

Charles J. "Jack" Holt

DOD Chief of New Media Operations

Ward Carroll

Author; editor of military.com and wardcarroll.com

John Donovan

Milblogger, thedonovan.com

David Perlmutter (Moderator)

KU School of Journalism professor; blog specialist; author.
video | lecture handout pdf