Dole Institute Program Video Library

Our program video library is a collection of video and presentation material from past lectures, and events at the Dole Institute.

2008 | 2007 | 2006

May 28, 2008

“Liberty, Property and Eminent Domain: The Impact of Kelo”

Tim Sadefur

Senior staff attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation; lead attorney, Economic Liberty Project.
video | about Kelo
Colonel Billy Don Farris

May 7, 2008

"Leading the Surge: The View from Sadr City"

Colonel Don Farris

Commander of the 2nd "Falcon" Brigade Combat Team of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Sadr City
video | handout bio |
Tom Brokaw

April 10, 2008 | The Dole Lecture 08

"An Afternoon Visit with Tom Brokaw"

Tom Brokaw

Former NBC Nightly News anchor; author of BOOM, Voices of the Sixties, Personal Reflections on the 60's and Today; and.The Greatest Generation.
video | lecture handout pdf
Jennifer Sanford

April 3, 2008

"First Spouses: Changing Roles & Expectations"

Jennifer Sanford

First Lady of South Carolina alongside Gov. Mark Sanford
video | lecture handout pdf
Bill Lacy

April 1, 2008

An Evening with Bill Lacy

Bill Lacy

Dole Institute Director; former Presidential campaign manager for former Senator Fred Thompson's bid.
video | handout bio
Winona LaDuke

March 31, 2008

Indigenous Thinking in a Time of Climate Change

Winona LaDuke

Political, environmental activist; former Green Party vice-presidential candidate; director of Honor the Earth.
video | handout bio |
Adam Clymer

March 25 , 2008
Muncy Journalism & Politics Lecture

Adam Clymer

Noted political reporter for the New York Times; author, "Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch: The Panama Canal Treaties and the Rise of the Right."
video | handout bio |
Kasey S. Pipes

March 11 , 2008 | Presidential Lecture Series

"Ike's Final Battle: The Road to Little Rock and the Challenge of Equality"

Kasey S. Pipes

Political historian; former speech writer for the Bush White House.
video | lecture handout
Leon F. Litwack

March 10, 2008

"Fight the Power"

Leon F. Litwack

Distinguished historian of African American history. This event was the Inaugural Tuttle Lecture in honor of retiring KU Professor Bill Tuttle.
video | lecture handout
Geoff Earle and Tom Beaumont

March 6, 2008 | Presidential Lecture Series

Straight From the Campaign Trail: Part II

Lynn Sweet

Chicago Sun-Times. Washington Bureau (Obama)

Geoff Earle

New York Post political reporter (Clinton)

Tom Beaumont

Des Moines Register political reporter
 
video | handout bio |
Roderick Bremby

March 5, 2008

"An Evening with Roderick Bremby"

Roderick L. Bremby

State Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. This event was a part of the KU Commons Lecture Series.
video | lecture handout pdf
Lou and Carl Cannon

February 28, 2008 | Presidential Lecture Series

"Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy"

Lou Cannon

Foremost Reagan biographer; award-winning Washington Post White House correspondent.

Carl Cannon

Author; National Journal White House correspondent.
video | lecture handout pdf | Washington Post Article: Reaching for a Place in History
Kraske Zuckman Mathis

February 26, 2008 | Presidential Lecture Series

"Straight From the Campaign Trail: Part I"

Jill Zuckman

Chicago Tribune, chief of Washington bureau

Steve Kraske

Kansas City Star political columnist

Joel Mathis

RedBlueAmerica.com; blue moderator/blogger.
video | lecture handout pdf
Dr. Troy Duster

February 21, 2008 | Black History Month

"What Does DNA Tell Us About Race?"

Dr. Troy Duster

Author; noted medical sociologist
video | lecture handout pdf
Randal Jelks

February 19, 2008 | Black History Month

"Rediscovering the Life of a Black Religious Intellectual: Benjamin Elijah Mays ..."

Randal Jelks

Langston Hughes Visiting Professor of American Studies. This event was sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor.
video | lecture handout pdf
Military Bloggers

January 29, 2008

"Military Bloggers and America's Wars"
Panel Discussion

Charles J. "Jack" Holt

DOD Chief of New Media Operations

Ward Carroll

Author; editor of military.com and wardcarroll.com

John Donovan

Milblogger, thedonovan.com

David Perlmutter (Moderator)

KU School of Journalism professor; blog specialist; author.
video | lecture handout pdf