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.
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2012 Spring Semester Videos
Feb. 7, 2012 "An Evening with Tim Pawlenty"
Former Minnesota Governor and GOP presidential candidate, Tim Pawlenty, talked presidential politics with Dole Institute Director Bill Lacy.
READ the LJWorld coverage
This event was cosponsored with KU College Republicans.
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EMANUEL CLEAVER, II
"Public Service & Contemporary Politics"
,Feb. 22, 2012 at the Dole Institute
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"FRACKING : An Environmental Debate"
Monday, March 5, 2012
7:30 p.m at the Dole Institute
Hydraulic fracturing, a technique to procure oil and natural gas, is consistently in the headlines these days. Join us as the Dole Institute Student Advisory Board presents Joe Spease from the Sierra Club of Kansas and Ed Cross from Kansas Independent Oil & Gas Association (KIOGA) to discuss viewpoints on this hot topic from inside the environmental and drilling industries.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
"The Korean War" - Speaker: Dr. Janet Valentine
The Ft. Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War
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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
A Conversation with JOHN YOO
John Yoo is a former head of the Office of Legal Counsel and advisor to President Bush on various issues involving the war on terror immediately following 9/11. Discussion on presidential power, the war on terror and US foreign affairs in a post 9/11 world. Co-sponsored by the KU School of Law.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
OUR SUPREME TASK: How Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech Defined the Cold War Alliance
PHILIP WHITE
Author, Philip White, discussed his new book, an arresting portrait of an irrepressible man at a pivotal moment in history: when Winston Churchill focused the world’s attention on a frightening new reality—the dangers of Soviet totalitarian Communism.
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
FOODSCAPES: Urban Agriculture, Sustainable Design & Community Health
Foodscapes is an interdisciplinary program where urban agriculture meets sustainable design and city planning to help better feed communities and improve health, community involvement and job opportunities, while working toward an environmentally progressive way to exist and renew urban living. Leaders from Cultivate KC, BNIM architects and Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City will explore the interconnectivity of this growing movement, as well as identify challenges and successful models.
Co-sponsored by
KU ASCE (Amer. Soc. of Civil Engineers)
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012
2012 DOLE LECTURE
GEORGE MITCHELL
Former Senate Majority Leader
George Mitchell is an exemplary public servant with an impressive political career. Mitchell served with Senator Dole in the Senate and was a founder of the Bipartisan Policy Center. After leaving the Senate, he has continued to serve by seeking peace in Northern Ireland and in the Middle East and by studying the effect of doping in professional sports. Don't miss the chance to hear from this fascinating and compelling political figure.
The program is free and open to the public.
Press Release .... About The Dole Lecture
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
World War II: An African-American Oral History
The Dole Institute of Politics and the University of Kansas Libraries invite you to attend an intimate event presenting the personal experiences of African American World War II veterans and how the war impacted their lives. Set against a backdrop of the Dole Institute World War II Memory Wall, a moderated panel discussion will offer a platform for veterans to relate their personal oral history and commemorate Kansans who fought overseas and worked on the war effort at home. This program is part of a series made possible through the generous support of Dr. Sandra Gautt of Lawrence, Kan. The series is dedicated to Dr. Gautt’s father, Thaddeus Whayne, and all African-American WWII veterans.
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Citizen Journalism and Arab Spring
ANDY CARVIN
Andy Carvin of NPR will be interviewed about the use of social media in Arab Spring, a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world since late 2010. This program is sponsored by the University Honors Program, Center for Global and International Studies, Spencer Museum of Art, Hall Center for the Humanities, Religious Studies, Anthropology, and The Commons.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
"SYRIA IN TURMOIL"
Dr. Radwan Ziadeh
Senior Fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace
Dr. Radwan Ziadeh is a Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace and a Fellow at the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding in Washington D.C. Since the Syrian uprising started on March 15, 2011, Dr. Ziadeh has been involved in documenting all the human rights violations and testifying two times at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Dr. Ziadeh also was involved in the opposition activities, where he was elected director of the Foreign Relations Office for the Syrian National Council, the main umbrella for the Syrian Opposition. Co-sponsored by Culturally Speaking. Culturally Speaking: Providing meaningful opportunities for people of different cultures and ethnicities to interact and form bonds of friendship and understanding.
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Thursday, April 19, 2012
The Ft. Leavenworth Series:
A Military History of the Cold War
Military Crises of the Eisenhower Era -- Dr. Jon House
VIDEO on YouTube
April 19, 2012
2012 Presidential Lecture Series
Nixon Presidency
JOHN ANDREWS & LEE HUEBNER
Former Nixon speechwriters
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Monday, April 23, 2012
2012 Presidential Lecture Series
"Indomitable Will:
LBJ in the Presidency"
MARK UPDEGROVE
Director, LBJ Library & Museum; Author
Without Vietnam would the public and historians have seen LBJ differently? Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum director and author, Mark Updegrove, will discuss this question and his new book, Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
"The Craft We Chose: My Life in the CIA"
Author DICK HOLM, former top CIA officer
