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Walter P. Paepcke, Aspen Institute Co-Founder
Aspen Institute
The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans
Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.
Wed Feb 6, 2013
Aspen, CO 81611
Date
Wed Feb 6, 2013 12:30pm EST
Location
Aspen, CO 81611, United States
McNulty Room
Doerr-Hosier Center, Aspen Meadows
The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans Featuring Mickey Edwards, Vice President of the Aspen Institute. Mr. Edwards was a member of Congress for 16 years and later taught at Harvard and Princeton before joining the Aspen Institute where he directs the Institute’s Rodel Fellowships for elected public officials. Mr. Edwards has been a weekly columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and the Boston Globe, and currently writes for The Atlantic. For several years he also broadcast a weekly political commentary on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered”. He has chaired task forces for the Brookings Institution and The Council on Foreign Relations and has served as an advisor to the State Department. His latest book is “The Parties Versus the People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans”, published by Yale University Press (2012). For tickets, call (970) 920-5770.
Doerr-Hosier Center, Aspen Meadows.
Tickets in advance $10; $15 day of the event at www.aspenshowtix.com or (970) 920-5770.
