Past events at Dole Institute of Politics

June 6, 2013

2013 Leavenworth Series: At Home & Abroad

June 6, 2013

At Home & Abroad: Selected Topics in World War II

June 6, 2013

"Eisenhower, Operation TORCH & US Military Government Policy"

May 8, 2013

Screening of "Nawang Gombu: Heart of a Tiger"

May 2, 2013

2013 Dole Lecture: "Ike's Legacy"

May 2, 2013

"How the Red Army Defeated Germany: The Three Alibis"

May 2, 2013

2013 Leavenworth Series: At Home & Abroad

April 23, 2013

The Environment & Energy: The Role of Free Enterprise and the Government

April 17, 2013

Gun Control: Freedom vs. Safety

April 17, 2013

"The Waters of Chaos"

April 7, 2013

Free Screening of "Red Tails"

April 4, 2013

2013 Leavenworth Series: At Home & Abroad

March 26, 2013

Empowering and Sustaining Malawi: Africa Windmill Project

March 26, 2013

Empowering & Sustaining Malawi: Africa Windmill Project

March 13, 2013

U.S. Engagement: Political-Military Affairs

March 12, 2013

KPR’s 60th Anniversary: An Evening with Scott Horsley

March 7, 2013

2013 Leavenworth Series: At Home & Abroad

March 5, 2013

Leadership & Globalization in Sports Series: Reinventing the Empire

Feb. 27, 2013

U.S. Engagement: Political-Military Affairs

Feb. 24, 2013

Kansas’ New Tax Policy: Boon or Bust?

Feb. 19, 2013

In the Beginning: Three Men Who Made America

Feb. 18, 2013

In the Beginning: Three Men Who Made America

Feb. 15, 2013

"A Next-Generation Solution for Funding Retirement"

Feb. 13, 2013

US Engagement: Political-Military Affairs

Feb. 12, 2013

In the Beginning: Three Men Who Made America

Feb. 10, 2013

In the Beginning: Three Men Who Made America

Feb. 7, 2013

2013 Leavenworth Series: At Home & Abroad

Feb. 5, 2013

Inspiring MLK: The Mentorship of Benjamin Elijah Mays with KU Professor Randal Maurice Jelks

Nov. 29, 2012

"The Relevance of the Magna Carta to the 21st Century"

Nov. 15, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

Nov. 9, 2012

Marine Corps birthday celebration

Oct. 23, 2012

The Victory Lab: "Moneyball for Politics"

Oct. 18, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

Oct. 14, 2012

Dole Leadership Prize presented to the Wounded Warrior Project

Oct. 4, 2012

2nd District congressional candidate forum

Oct. 2, 2012

America and Race: The Status of Affirmative Action under the U.S. Constitution

Sept. 20, 2012

Read Across Lawrence: Methland: The Death and Life of an American Small Town

Sept. 20, 2012

Behind the Scene at the Dole Institute of Politics

Sept. 20, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

Sept. 20, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

Sept. 12, 2012

Madam President: Presidential Women and the Barriers They Face

Sept. 5, 2012

Book Talk: “Angels at Sunset”

Aug. 16, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

July 26, 2012

Donald Rumsfeld lecture

July 19, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

July 18, 2012

FDR: An Evening with America’s 32nd President

June 21, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

June 14, 2012

Joe Liccar, Editorial Cartoonist

June 7, 2012

D-Day: From the Beaches of Normady to Bedford, VA

June 7, 2012

D-Day: From the Beaches of Normandy to Bedford, VA

May 17, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

April 29, 2012

Leadership & Globalization in Sports Lecture Presents “Secretariat”

April 26, 2012

“The Craft We Chose: My Life in the CIA”

April 23, 2012

2012 Presidential Lecture Series: Why Presidents Succeed. Why They Fail.

April 19, 2012

2012 Presidential Lecture Series: Why Presidents Succeed. Why They Fail.

April 19, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

April 17, 2012

Lecture: Syria in Turmoil featuring Dr. Radwan Ziadeh

April 11, 2012

Andy Carvin, NPR, interview on social media in Arab Spring

April 5, 2012

World War II: An African-American Oral History

April 4, 2012

2012 Dole Lecture with Senator George Mitchell

March 29, 2012

Foodscapes: Urban Agriculture, Sustainable Design & Community Health

March 29, 2012

Foodscapes: Urban Agriculture, Sustainable Design and Community Health

March 27, 2012

A Conversation with John Yoo

March 15, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

March 5, 2012

Fracking: An Environmental Debate

Feb. 29, 2012

Book Talk with Author Philip White

Feb. 22, 2012

Public Service & Contemporary Politics with Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II

Feb. 16, 2012

The Leavenworth Series: A Military History of the Cold War

Feb. 7, 2012

An Evening with Tim Pawlenty

Jan. 24, 2012

A Dialogue on Intercollegiate Athletics in Higher Education

Nov. 10, 2011

U. S. Marine Corps Birthday

Nov. 8, 2011

Southern Politics Study Group

Nov. 7, 2011

A Run for the White House Study Group

Nov. 3, 2011

Book talk by author Bryan Welch, "Beautiful and Abundant"

Oct. 26, 2011

An Evening with Dr. Akbar Ahmed

Oct. 26, 2011

A Run for the White House Study Group

Oct. 25, 2011

Southern Politics Study Group

Sept. 27, 2011

The Civility Project with Consensus KC

Sept. 11, 2011

From Fear to Hope: Commemorating 9-11

Sept. 8, 2011

KDWP meeting on deer population

Aug. 31, 2011

“The Fall of the Soviet Union: 20 Years Later – The Soviet Collapse & Legacy”

Aug. 18, 2011

Summer Documentary Film Series - Discussion with filmmaker Kevin Willmott

Aug. 12, 2011

'Food and Freedom Ride'; Brown Bag Lunch Presentation

Aug. 11, 2011

Summer Documentary Film Series - Separate to Equal: The Creation of the Truman Medical Centers

Aug. 4, 2011

Summer Documentary Film Series - Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin

July 21, 2011

Summer Documentary Film Series - The Freedom Riders

July 13, 2011

John Adams Comes to the Dole Institute

July 12, 2011

Boots on the Ground: Soldier looks at Iraq, world hot spots, state of army after 10 years of war

June 15, 2011

Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis - Suez and the Brink of War

June 14, 2011

Boots on the Ground: A Soldier Looks at Iraq, World Hot Spots and the State of the Army

May 15, 2011

Journalist Bob Woodward to give 2011 Dole Lecture

May 12, 2011

World War II: The African-American Experience.

May 11, 2011

"The Long Road to Freedom: Escaping Slavery in Little Dixie"

April 20, 2011

"The Eyes of Willie McGee: A Tragedy of Race, Sex and Secrets in the Jim Crow South"

April 20, 2011

Read Across Lawrence: Forum with Alex Heard at the Dole Institute

April 13, 2011

Political Advertising with Jim Margolis

April 6, 2011

"Leadership and Globalization in Sports" by Brenda Tinnen

March 31, 2011

The Conflict Records Research Center and New Research on Saddam’s Iraq

Feb. 24, 2011

Presidential Lecture Series: Wilson

Feb. 23, 2011

Presidential Lecture Series: Eisenhower

Feb. 18, 2011

Book Event: “Reagan at Westminster"

Feb. 16, 2011

Presidential Lecture Series: FDR

Feb. 10, 2011

Book Event: Between War and Peace: How America Ends Its Wars

Feb. 9, 2011

Dr. Jack A. Kaye, NASA, at the Dole Institute

Feb. 3, 2011

Boots on the Ground: An Inside Look at Afghanistan

Jan. 30, 2011

Presidential Lecture Series: Reagan.

Jan. 13, 2011

Legislative forum

Dec. 8, 2010

Free market author to discuss new book

Dec. 8, 2010

Tim Sandefur: The Right to Earn a Living

Nov. 14, 2010

A Tribute to Veterans: USO Style

Oct. 18, 2010

The Muncy Journalism and Politics Lecture

Oct. 6, 2010

Election 2010

Sept. 22, 2010

Annual Mid-Autumn Moon-Viewing Festival

Sept. 21, 2010

"W.E.B. Dubois’ and Booker T. Washington’s influence on black conservatism"

Sept. 13, 2010

"Civility in a Fractured Society"

Sept. 8, 2010

“Fort Leavenworth’s Academic Contribution to Allied Victory in Europe in World War II"

Aug. 31, 2010

"Neutral Ground: Congress Should Enact Cap and Trade Legislation"

July 6, 2010

Energy efficiency public hearing

June 11, 2010

Changing the Face of Power: Women in the U.S. Senate Opening Reception

May 22, 2010

Democratic candidates event

May 13, 2010

Deputy Chief of Staff at Dole Institute

April 28, 2010

“Words from the Heart: Gender, Justice and Advocacy”

April 23, 2010

Conference: "Culture and Security in Central Asia"

April 14, 2010

"Surviving in 2010: Blue Incumbents in Red Districts"

April 13, 2010

"Leadership & Globalization in Sports," with KU Athletic Director Lew Perkins

April 7, 2010

"Surviving in 2010: Blue Incumbents in Red Districts"

March 31, 2010

"Surviving in 2010: Blue Incumbents in Red Districts"

March 30, 2010

"Help Wanted: Landing that Job in Washington"

March 26, 2010

Dole Institute to discuss U.S. Senate

March 25, 2010

Dole Institute to discuss U.S. Senate

March 24, 2010

"Surviving in 2010: Blue Incumbents in Red Districts"

March 23, 2010

"Help Wanted: Landing that Job in Washington"

March 10, 2010

"Conversation with a Colleague: Sen. Jack Danforth"

March 10, 2010

"Surviving in 2010: Blue Incumbents in Red Districts"

March 9, 2010

"Help Wanted: Landing that Job in Washington"

March 3, 2010

"Surviving in 2010: Blue Incumbents in Red Districts"

March 2, 2010

"The World’s Greatest Deliberative Body?" featuring former Senate Historian Richard Baker

March 2, 2010

"Help Wanted: Landing that Job in Washington"

Feb. 24, 2010

"Surviving in 2010: Blue Incumbents in Red Districts"

Feb. 23, 2010

"Mr. Speaker, Mr. Mayor" with Willie Brown

Feb. 23, 2010

"Help Wanted: Landing that Job in Washington"

Feb. 17, 2010

Lecture: "How to Win a Cosmic War" by Reza Aslan

Feb. 16, 2010

"Legislation that Changed America"

Feb. 16, 2010

"Help Wanted: Landing that Job in Washington"

Feb. 13, 2010

White Glove Tour

Feb. 9, 2010

"Writing the Life of a Leader"

Feb. 9, 2010

"Help Wanted: Landing that Job in Washington"

Jan. 14, 2010

Douglas County Legislative Forum

Nov. 18, 2009

Leadership and Globalization in Sports with Everest Summitter Robert Link

Nov. 11, 2009

“You Be the Mayor” with Kay Barnes

Nov. 4, 2009

Newt Gingrich

Nov. 3, 2009

“We’ve Got Issues” with Michael McKenna

Oct. 31, 2009

“Campaign Finance Reform — Issue Ads and Robo Calls”

Oct. 30, 2009

"Children & Armed Conflict"

Oct. 28, 2009

"2010 and Beyond"

Oct. 28, 2009

“You Be the Mayor” with Kay Barnes

Oct. 27, 2009

“We’ve Got Issues” with Michael McKenna

Oct. 26, 2009

"Afghanistan at a Crossroads"

Oct. 24, 2009

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archive

Oct. 21, 2009

"2008: Obama’s Victory"

Oct. 21, 2009

“You Be the Mayor” with Kay Barnes

Oct. 20, 2009

“We’ve Got Issues” with Michael McKenna

Oct. 7, 2009

"The Top 10 Myths About Health Care Reform"

Oct. 7, 2009

“You Be the Mayor” with Kay Barnes

Oct. 6, 2009

“We’ve Got Issues” with Michael McKenna

Sept. 26, 2009

Dole Family Day

Sept. 23, 2009

"You Be the Mayor" study group

Sept. 22, 2009

Lecture: "The Loyal Opposition"

Sept. 22, 2009

Dole Institute to host journalists

Sept. 22, 2009

"We've Got Issues" study group

Sept. 21, 2009

KU Law Professor Emeritus Francis Heller book talk and signing

Sept. 15, 2009

“Global Solutions for Global Poverty,” with John Page, former chief economist for the World Bank

Sept. 1, 2009

Lynn Jenkins Town Hall Forum

Aug. 19, 2009

KU Hawk Week — Roll with Dole

Aug. 19, 2009

Hawk Week: Roll with Dole

July 28, 2009

"Everything’s Jacques"

July 21, 2009

"Everything’s Jacques"

July 15, 2009

President Abraham Lincoln, as interpreted by Fritz Klein

July 14, 2009

"Everything’s Jacques"

June 30, 2009

"A Matter of Justice," with David Nichols

June 27, 2009

LMH doctor to talk about national health care

June 16, 2009

Richard E. Wood discusses “Survival of Rural America: Small Victories and Bitter Harvests”

May 3, 2009

2009 Dole Lecture: "Unlimited Partners" with Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole

May 1, 2009

Lynn Jenkins to speak to Lawrence Chamber

April 25, 2009

Kansas House Minority Leader Paul Davis discusses the current legislative session

April 21, 2009

"Politics, Pop Culture, and Polling" with Pat Caddell, strategist and "West Wing" writer

April 21, 2009

"Obama’s First 100 days in office"

April 15, 2009

"The Equity Imperative: Why it Matters to Talk About Women"

April 14, 2009

"Obama’s First 100 days in office"

April 11, 2009

“Paraguay After 60 Years of One-Party Rule: Political and Economic Perspectives,”

April 8, 2009

Pickens Plan Town Hall

April 7, 2009

"Obama’s First 100 days in office"

April 5, 2009

"Iraq: What's Next?"

April 5, 2009

"Iraq: What's Next?"

April 1, 2009

Kansas Federalist Leadership School

March 31, 2009

"Obama’s First 100 days in office"

March 31, 2009

"Long-term Care Financing Solutions"

March 24, 2009

"Obama’s First 100 days in office"

March 12, 2009

Abraham Lincoln Lecture Series: Jennifer Weber

March 10, 2009

"Spirit of 1976: Why the Presidential Campaign is a Classic"

March 10, 2009

"Obama’s First 100 days in office"

March 5, 2009

Eisenhower To Speak on Energy

March 3, 2009

Abraham Lincoln Lecture Series: Ron White

March 3, 2009

"Obama’s First 100 days in office"

March 1, 2009

"Arguing the Government's Case: The Solicitor General in the Supreme Court"

Feb. 24, 2009

"Obama’s First 100 days in office"

Feb. 17, 2009

Abraham Lincoln Lecture Series: Michael Burlingame

Feb. 17, 2009

"Obama’s First 100 days in office"

Feb. 8, 2009

“Lincoln at 200: The Measure of a President,” a lecture by Richard Norton Smith

Feb. 3, 2009

"Barbara Jordan: Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder," a lecture by Max Sherman

Jan. 29, 2009

Lecture: “Overcoming Advocacy”

Jan. 8, 2009

Legislative forum

Dec. 13, 2008

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archives

Dec. 2, 2008

"Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq"

Nov. 19, 2008

"Upstream: The Ascendance of Conservatism and Its Future"

Nov. 16, 2008

Women Running for Office Series

Nov. 13, 2008

"Leadership and Globalization in Sports" with former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue

Nov. 13, 2008

"Biolaw 2.0: Law at the Frontiers of Biology"

Nov. 9, 2008

"A Tribute to Veterans USO Style"

Nov. 5, 2008

"Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art"

Nov. 2, 2008

Women Running for Office Series

Oct. 29, 2008

"Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art"

Oct. 28, 2008

"Politics and the Law: Ballot Security and Other Roles"

Oct. 28, 2008

Study group with Joe Gaylord, targeting voters, with Ben Ginsberg

Oct. 28, 2008

"Recipes for Success: The Habits and Skills of a Winning Campaign"

Oct. 26, 2008

Women Running for Office Series

Oct. 22, 2008

"Media Coverage of Campaign 2008: Magic or Misguided"

Oct. 22, 2008

"Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art"

Oct. 21, 2008

"Recipes for Success: The Habits and Skills of a Winning Campaign"

Oct. 20, 2008

"U.S. Elections 2008: The World is Watching"

Oct. 15, 2008

"The Final Debate: What Do the Undecideds Think?"

Oct. 14, 2008

"Recipes for Success: The Habits and Skills of a Winning Campaign"

Oct. 14, 2008

Study group: "Habits & Skills of Winning a Campaign"

Oct. 12, 2008

Women Running for Office Series

Oct. 11, 2008

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archives

Oct. 8, 2008

Dole Institute: One Month Out

Oct. 8, 2008

"Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art"

Oct. 7, 2008

"Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art"

Oct. 7, 2008

Study group: "Habits & Skills of Winning a Campaign"

Oct. 7, 2008

"Recipes for Success: The Habits and Skills of a Winning Campaign"

Oct. 6, 2008

Congressional candidate forum: U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda and State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins

Oct. 1, 2008

Dole Institute: Former CNN Crossfire host Bill Press

Oct. 1, 2008

"Train Wreck: The End of the Conservative Revolution"

Oct. 1, 2008

Dole study group with Ray Strother: "Opinions, Media and Politics," with Bill Press

Oct. 1, 2008

"Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art"

Sept. 30, 2008

"Recipes for Success: The Habits and Skills of a Winning Campaign"

Sept. 30, 2008

Dole study group with Joe Gaylord: "Has Paid Advertising on TV and Radio Run Its Course?"

Sept. 29, 2008

The Dole Institute presents: "Neutral Ground"

Sept. 27, 2008

Thomas Frank

Sept. 24, 2008

"Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art"

Sept. 24, 2008

"Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art"

Sept. 23, 2008

Lecture: "Campaign Cash 2008: Show Me the Money"

Sept. 23, 2008

"Recipes for Success: The Habits and Skills of a Winning Campaign"

Sept. 22, 2008

Dole Institute: Media Coverage of Campaign 2008: Magic or Misguided?

Sept. 20, 2008

Family Day at the Dole Institute

Sept. 17, 2008

Dole Institute: The Electoral College: Historical, Political and Constitutional

Sept. 17, 2008

Dole study group: "Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art?"

Sept. 17, 2008

"Political Communications: The Art of the Science or the Science of the Art"

Sept. 16, 2008

Study group: "Habits & Skills of Winning a Campaign"

Sept. 16, 2008

"Recipes for Success: The Habits and Skills of a Winning Campaign"

Sept. 15, 2008

Annual Mid-Autumn Festival moon-viewing party

Sept. 15, 2008

Dole Institute: The Final Debate: What Do the Undecideds Think?

Sept. 15, 2008

Dole Institute: Top Political Movies

Sept. 10, 2008

Dole Institute: Obama vs. McCain: Campaign 2008

Sept. 10, 2008

Obama vs. McCain: Campaign 2008

Aug. 24, 2008

Program: "Iraq: What Went Wrong/What's Next?"

Aug. 20, 2008

Roll with Dole (Hawk Week)

Aug. 16, 2008

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archives

Aug. 4, 2008

Health care forum

Aug. 4, 2008

"Reforming the U.S. Health Care System: Supporting the Role of Individuals"

July 29, 2008

Q&A with County Commission Candidates

July 26, 2008

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archives

July 16, 2008

"Words to the Wise from Harry S. Truman"

June 21, 2008

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archives

April 28, 2008

CANCELED: "Denver Showdown? Clinton, Obama and the 2008 Conventions"

April 12, 2008

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archives

April 10, 2008

Dole Lecture by Tom Brokaw

April 8, 2008

Dole Study Group, with Bill Lacy, former campaign manager for Fred Thompson

April 3, 2008

"First Spouses: Changing Roles and Expectations"

April 1, 2008

An Evening with Bill Lacy

April 1, 2008

Juliana Horowitz, Pew Research Center for People and the Press

March 31, 2008

Winona LaDuke Lecture

March 15, 2008

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archives

March 11, 2008

"Ike's Final Battle"

March 10, 2008

Program: "Fight the Power"

March 6, 2008

Presidential Lecture Series: "Straight from the Trail: Part II"

March 5, 2008

"An Evening with Roderick Bremby"

March 3, 2008

"Votes for Women!: The Birth of a Modern, Middle-Class & Female Politics in London"

Feb. 28, 2008

"Reagan's Disciple: Has George W. Bush Advanced the Reagan Revolution - Or Derailed It?"

Feb. 26, 2008

Presidential Lecture Series: "Straight from the Trail: Part I"

Feb. 21, 2008

"What Does DNA Tell Us About Race?"

Feb. 19, 2008

CANCELLED: "Gender, Race and Religion in Politics" with Jill Zuckman

Feb. 16, 2008

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archives

Jan. 31, 2008

Panel discussion: "Focus the Nation"

Jan. 29, 2008

Panel: "Military Bloggers and America's Wars"

Jan. 10, 2008

Legislative Forum

Dec. 15, 2007

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archive

Dec. 11, 2007

Presidential Politics from the Inside Study Group

Dec. 9, 2007

Toys for Tots Drive for 500

Dec. 4, 2007

Presidential Politics from the Inside Study Group

Nov. 29, 2007

"An Evening with Michael Dukakis"

Nov. 27, 2007

Presidential Politics from the Inside Study Group

Nov. 17, 2007

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archive

Nov. 14, 2007

Dole Forum with General William B. Caldwell, Fort Leavenworth

Nov. 13, 2007

Presidential Politics from the Inside Study Group

Nov. 13, 2007

Dole Study Group: "Presidential Politics from the Inside"

Nov. 11, 2007

"A Tribute to Veterans"

Nov. 11, 2007

"A Tribute to Veterans"

Nov. 9, 2007

CANCELLED: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House

Nov. 5, 2007

Lecture and book-signing: "The Navy Cross," with Capt. James Wise

Nov. 1, 2007

Public Service Career Fair

Oct. 30, 2007

Lecture: Robert D. Novak

Oct. 30, 2007

Study group: "Presidential Politics from the Inside"

Oct. 25, 2007

"Third Parties in Two Party America"

Oct. 24, 2007

Women in Politics: Career Stories Study Group

Oct. 23, 2007

Study group: "Presidential Politics from the Inside"

Oct. 21, 2007

Congressman John Lewis

Oct. 17, 2007

Women in Politics: Career Stories Study Group

Oct. 16, 2007

Study group: "Presidential Politics from the Inside"

Oct. 13, 2007

White Glove Tour of the Dole Archive

Oct. 3, 2007

Women in Politics: Career Stories Study Group

Sept. 26, 2007

"Observations from Iraq: Implications for the Future"

Sept. 26, 2007

Women in Politics: Career Stories Study Group

Sept. 20, 2007

"World Hot Spots: What Google Earth and Geography Tells Us About War, Peace and the Environment"

Sept. 19, 2007

Women in Politics: Kansas Elected Officials

Sept. 18, 2007

Discussion on Roberts Supreme Court

Sept. 6, 2007

Former U.S. ambassadors Robert Beecroft and Edward Brynn

Sept. 5, 2007

Seminar: "Women Chiefs of Staff"

June 16, 2007

White Glove Tour of Dole Archive

Dec. 9, 2006

Drive for 500 Toys for Tots collection