- At KU, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty says candidate needs to unite, excite GOP base
- February 8, 2012
- Mitt Romney had a rough Tuesday night in Minnesota and Missouri, but former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty spent much of his evening in Lawrence defending the front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination.
- The politics of being president: Richard Norton Smith reflects on White House successes, failures
- January 29, 2012
- Success as president has eluded some very honorable men — William Howard Taft and Herbert Hoover — because they were politically inept once they took over the most political job in the world.
- Former governor and Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty to speak at the Dole Institute
- January 17, 2012
- “An Evening With Tim Pawlenty” is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive. Bill Lacy, director of the institute, will interview the former governor to get his take on presidential politics and the nation’s big problems.
- Richard Norton Smith to speak at Dole Institute
- January 12, 2012
- Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith will kick off the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics’ 2012 Presidential Lecture Series on Jan. 29.
- Expert blames economic crisis on erosion of U.S. middle class
- November 15, 2011
- If there is a Kansas University alumnus out there who knows how to fix what ails Wall Street, it may be Robert Kaplan, the former vice chairman of the Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs. But there’s one problem: Kaplan isn’t sure that fixing Wall Street is where America should be spending most of its time.
- Event in Washington, D.C., to honor Dole, benefit institute
- October 10, 2011
- Two former U.S. presidents will serve as honorary chairmen of an event in Washington, D.C., honoring former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan.
- Constitutionality of health care reform mandate debated at Dole Institute event
- October 6, 2011
- A one-sentence question was posed by Dole Institute of Politics Associate Director Barbara Ballard: Is the federal government’s 2014 insurance mandate under the new health care law constitutional?
- Bob Dole honored with first plaque on the Kansas Walk of Honor
- 12:23 p.m., September 30, 2011 Updated 02:45 p.m.
- Prior to unveiling of the bronze plaque, Dole was praised by leaders for his public service, self-sacrifice, honesty, and sense of duty.
- Group’s findings on political talk: Louder isn’t better
- K.C. firm discusses results from focus groups at Dole Institute of Politics
- September 28, 2011
- If you’ve ever been to a school board meeting, you might not remember the quiet, sensible-sounding person who spoke for the allotted two minutes. But the person who ranted, raved and made a scene probably left an impression. That’s a problem, say members of Kansas City’s Consensus consulting firm, who spoke Tuesday night at the Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish Drive.
- Viktor Yushchenko, former Ukrainian president, accepts 2011 Dole Leadership Prize
- September 20, 2011
- Viktor Yushchenko’s answer was partly diplomatic and partly sarcastic Monday night. Bill Lacy, director of the Dole Institute of Politics, asked the former Ukrainian president about the argument that the United States and other nations from the outside were responsible for 2004 Ukrainian protests that became known as the Orange Revolution, which ultimately got the pro-Western Yushchenko elected.
- 99 people from 44 countries officially become Americans
- September 17, 2011
- Honglian William Shi smiled proudly minutes after he and 98 other people took the oath to become a U.S. citizen administered by U.S. District Judge John Lungstrum.
- In Lawrence, 9/11 commemoration a time for looking back, moving forward
- September 12, 2011
- As the nation reflected on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, local community and religious leaders honored the victims and urged Lawrence residents to overcome their fears inflicted by the tragedy.
- Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko to speak at Dole Institute of Politics at KU
- September 7, 2011
- The Dole Institute of Politics has announced that it will award the 2011 Dole Leadership Prize to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko, who was poisoned during a 2004 presidential campaign in the country amid protests that became known as the Orange Revolution.
- Army planner during Iraq invasion discusses logistics of military operations
- June 14, 2011
- The best-laid military plans can go awry, especially when they’re buffeted by sandstorms, political winds and unexpected twists of fate.
- Bob Woodward shares highlights of storied career at Dole Institute of Politics lecture
- May 16, 2011
- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward just couldn’t help himself. He’s a reporter, and he asks questions. And after just a couple of minutes of being interviewed by moderator and Dole Institute of Politics Director Bill Lacy in front of a packed Dole Institute Sunday, Woodward was grilling the veteran political strategist.
- Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post editor set to deliver annual Dole Lecture
- April 1, 2011
- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward is scheduled to speak at Kansas University May 15.
- Heard on the Hill: Walt Riker tells his story about meeting the pope; some conservatives actually do graduate from KU; reader suggests good spot for ink refills
- February 28, 2011
- Your daily dose of news, notes and links from around Kansas University.
- Former Dole press secretary now a fellow at institute
- February 27, 2011
- Walt Riker has made a career out of telling stories.
- Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith: Woodrow Wilson succeeded, failed on historic scale
- Wilson is Smith’s fourth pick for 20th century Mount Rushmore
- February 25, 2011
- Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith put a face with a name Thursday evening, selecting Woodrow Wilson as the fourth and final former president to earn a place on his 20th century Mount Rushmore.
- Presidential historian Richard Norton Smith makes case for Kansan Dwight D. Eisenhower to be on 20th century Mount Rushmore
- February 24, 2011
- By the time Kansan Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected in 1952, he had accomplished so much in his career the presidency could almost be considered an epilogue, presidential historian Richard Norton Smith told a packed house Wednesday night at the Dole Institute of Politics.
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