The following McCloskey Speaker Series talks will take place in Aspen, Colorado. These descriptions are subject to change. If changes occur, they will be posted on this website.
This summer series features leaders who have a far-reaching impact on society. The series is made possible by a generous donation from the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation and is open to the public.
Public tickets may be purchased ($10) on the date listed by each talk description by going online at www.aspenshowtickets.com, by calling (970) 920-5770 (Aspen Show Tickets), or by buying in person at the Aspen Show Tickets at the Wheeler Opera House.
Society of Fellows reservations can be made on the date listed by each talk description by contacting (970) 544-7980. Please note: Donors at the $2,500 and $3,500 levels may reserve seats for themselves only (one for Individual Fellows, two for Couple Fellows) for the Speaker Series. Donors at the Aspen Leaf Society level and higher will be able to reserve seats for themselves and two guests.
Summer Dialogues In collaboration with Tomorrow's Voices on the Summer Dialogues, a program for Roaring Fork Valley students and teachers in consort with the McCloskey Speaker Series, participants will engage in a facilitated dialogue preceding each McCloskey Series talk. Information: (970) 925-2521 or piper@tomorrowsvoices.org.
June 24, 2008
"Hiroshima's Shadow: The First Nuclear World and Ours." Martin J. Sherwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Knopf) and Professor of History at George Mason University. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Paepcke Auditorium. Tickets for SOF Donors and public available on June 11. More information on purchasing tickets.
Tuesday, July 15
"Iraq: A Perspective 5 Years Later." Featuring Ambassador Tom Korologos, a former senior counselor with the Coalition Provisional Authority in Baghdad and immediate past US Ambassador to Belgium. Berl Bernhard, partner at DLA Piper Rudnick LLP, chairman of the Middle East investment initiative, and chairman emeritus of the Aspen Institute, will interview Ambassador Korologos. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Paepcke Auditorium. Tickets available to SOF Donors and public on July 2. More information on purchasing tickets.
Tuesday, July 22
"What’s in a Title?" Christopher Buckley, an American political satirist, former chief speechwriter for Vice President George H. W. Bush, and the author of several novels. 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., Paepcke Auditorium; Tickets available to SOF Donors and public available on July 9. More information on purchasing tickets.
Tuesday, July 29
A Conversation with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State, and Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of The Aspen Institute, will discuss issues of the day and her new book, Memo to the President Elect: How We Can Restore America's Reputation and Leadership (HarperCollins). 6:30 p.m. –7:30 p.m., Doerr-Hosier Center. Tickets available to SOF Donors and public available on July 16. More information on purchasing tickets.
Wednesday, July 30
"Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation" (HarperCollins). Cokie Roberts, best-selling author and renowned political commentator, will speak about her book. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Paepcke Auditorium. Tickets available to SOF Donors and public available on July 16. More information on purchasing tickets.
Friday, August 1, 2008 The Great Experiment: The Story of Ancient Empires, Modern States, and the Quest for a Global Nation (Simon & Schuster) Strobe Talbott, president of the Brookings Institution, journalist associated with Time Magazine, and Deputy Secretary of State in the Clinton administration, will speak about his book. 5-6:30pm Paepcke Auditorium. Tickets available to SOF and public on July 16. More information on purchasing tickets.
Tuesday, August 5
"Enduring U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities." John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State, former Director of National Intelligence, Ambassador to Iraq from June 2004 to April 2005. 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Paepcke Auditorium. Tickets available to SOF Donors and public available on July 23. More information on purchasing tickets.
Tuesday, August 12
Anthony Fauci, MD, an immunologist who has made significant contributions to research in the areas of AIDS and other immunodeficiency disorders, both as a scientist and the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Paepcke Auditorium. Tickets available to SOF Donors and public on July 30. More information on purchasing tickets.
Donations to the Aspen Institute make it possible to realize our mission of fostering enlightened leadership and open-minded dialogue. Donors receive benefits and a subscription to the Institute magazine, The Aspen Idea. Please consider supporting us by becoming an Aspen Community Subscriber ($150-$499), an Aspen Community Friend ($500-$2,499), or a Society of Fellows donor ($2,500 and up). More information at www.aspeninstitute.org/donate.
If you are interested in volunteering, especially this summer, please fill out and submit the volunteer form.
The 2007 McCloskey Speaker Series began June 26 and ran through August 23. Unless otherwise noted, each session was from 6:30 to 7:30 PM at the Walter Paepcke Memorial Auditorium on the Institute's Aspen Meadows campus in Aspen, CO. The series was made possible by a gift from the McCloskey Family Charitable Foundation.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Dr. Louann Brizendine, MD, "The Female Brain." Dr. Brizendine is the recently appointed Lynne and Marc Benioff Endowned Chair in Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco.
Tuesday, July 10, 2007 "Globalization, Terrorism and the Human Imagination," with Shashi Tharoor, award–winning author, former United Nations undersecretary-general for Communications and Public Information, and official candidate of India for the succession to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2006. Tickets are sold out, but overflow seating will be available, and unclaimed tickets may be available at the door. Lecture will be broadcast live on Aspen Public Radio and will be re-aired on Grassroots TV Channel 12.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
"Einstein: His Life and Universe," with Walter Isaacson, President and CEO of The Aspen Institute, who will discuss his latest book, Einstein: His Life and Universe (Simon & Schuster; April, 2007). Tickets are sold out, but overflow seating will be available, and unclaimed tickets may be available at the door. Lecture will be broadcast live on Aspen Public Radio and will be re-aired on Grassroots TV Channel 12.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
"A Country That Works: Putting America Back on Track," with Andrew L. Stern, international president of Service Employees International Union, the nation’s largest and fastest growing union. Mr. Stern will discuss his recent book by the same title (Free Press, 2006).
Friday, August 3, 2007 (4:30 p.m.*), McNulty Room of the Doerr-Hosier Center "The Coming Transformation of Government," with Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and well-known as architect of the “Contract with America” that led the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the US House for the first time in 40 years.
*Please note new time. Tickets are sold out, but overflow seating will be available, and unclaimed tickets may be available at the door. Lecture will be broadcast live on Aspen Public Radio and will be re-aired on Grassroots TV Channel 12.
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
"Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World," with Ambassador Dennis Ross, counselor and Ziegler Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former US emissary to the Middle East peace process during both the George H. W. Bush and Clinton administrations. Ambassador Ross will discuss his new book by the same title (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, June 2007). Tickets are sold out, but overflow seating will be available, and unclaimed tickets may be available at the door. Lecture will be broadcast live on Aspen Public Radio and will be re-aired on Grassroots TV Channel 12.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards. 12:00 Noon at the Greenwald Pavilion on the Institute’s Aspen Meadows campus Tickets can be purchased for $10 each and are on sale through the Aspen Music Festival Box Offices starting on Monday, July 30 or by calling 970-925-9042. Other box office locations include Aspen Gondola Office, Harris Hall, and Wheeler Opera House. Aspen Institute Society of Fellows donors should call 970-544-7912. As a full-capacity audience is expected for this program, early ticket purchasing is encouraged. Ticket sales proceeds are intended to cover the costs of the event, not to support this or any political campaign.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Republican Presidential candidate John McCain. 3:00 pm at the Greenwald Pavilion on the Institute’s Aspen Meadows campus. Tickets can be purchased for $10 each and are on sale through the Aspen Music Festival Box Offices starting on Monday, July 30 or by calling 970-925-9042. Other box office locations include Aspen Gondola Office, Harris Hall, and Wheeler Opera House. Aspen Institute Society of Fellows donors should call 970-544-7912. Aspen Institute Society of Fellows donors should call 970-544-7912. As a full-capacity audience is expected for this program, early ticket purchasing is encouraged. Ticket sales proceeds are intended to cover the costs of the event, not to support this or any political campaign.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
"Policing Terrorism," with William J. Bratton, chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, the third largest police department in the US. Formerly the chief executive of both the LAPD and the NYPD, Chief Bratton established an international reputation for reengineering police departments and fighting crime in the 1990s.
