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Elena Kagan joined the US Supreme Court on August 7, 2010, becoming the fourth female to ever serve on the court. Prior to that, President Obama nominated her to serve as the 45th solicitor general...
Tags: McCloskey Speaker Series, elliot gerson, Elena Kagan Featuring Donna Brazile in Conversation with Aspen Institute President Walter Isaacson. Donna Brazile is a professor, author, columnist, and the Democratic National Committee’s vice chair. She can...
Tags: Obama, Politics, McCloskey Speaker Series, Donna Brazile Peter W. Galbraith was chosen in March 2009 to be the United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan. However, Galbraith abruptly left the country in mid-September 2009 at the request...
Tags: Afghanistan, McCloskey Speaker Series Newsweek columnist and author Jonathan Alter discussed his book, "The Promise" about the first year of the Obama presidency at the Aspen Institute.
Tags: Leadership, Governance, Obama, McCloskey Speaker Series Jonathan Alter is a senior editor at Newsweek, where, since 1991, he has written an acclaimed column on politics, history, media, and society at large. He is also an analyst and contributing...
Tags: McCloskey Speaker Series, Jonathan Alter Peter W. Galbraith was chosen in March 2009 to be the United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan. However, Galbraith abruptly left the country in mid-September 2009 at the request...
Tags: McCloskey Speaker Series, Peter W. Galbraith Moderated by Walter Isaacson, President & CEO of the Aspen Institute. Justice O’Connor became the first woman to serve on the US Supreme Court in 1981 and served on the bench for 24 years before...
Tags: McCloskey Speaker Series, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Featuring Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation. Born in Tabriz, Iran, of Armenian parents, Dr. Gregorian graduated with honors from Stanford University. He was awarded a Ph.D. in...
Tags: Vartan Gregorian, McCloskey Speaker Series Daniel H. Pink, author of several provocative, best-selling books about the changing world of work. His latest is Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, which uses 40 years of...
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