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 (including Dole (05), Biden (05), Clinton (04)
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December 4 & 5, 2008
2008 Post Election Conference
Session I Video - Thurs., Dec. 4, 2008
...GOP Primary Contenders/Campaigns
...Strategies/Bumps/Analysis
Session II Video - Thurs., Dec. 4, 2008
...Democratic Primary Contenders/Campaigns
...Strategies/Bumps/Analysis
Session III Video Thurs. Evening, Dec. 4, 2008
...Review of campaigns through GOP & Democratic Conventions
Session IV Video - Friday morning, Dec. 5, 2008
...McCain/Obama campaigns, strategies, bumps, analysis -up to Election Day.
program handout
photo journal
Panelist biographies
LJWorld coverage-Thurs. Sessions
Detailed Media Advisory | LJWorld pre-event article |
ABOUT the Institute's Post Election Conferences
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Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008
LINDA ROBINSON, Author
"Tell Me How This Ends...
General David Petraeus and
the Search for a Way Out of Iraq"
Linda Robinson, author and national security issues expert, discussed her newest book, Tell Me How This Ends, which explores the world of Gen. David Petraeus as he searches for a successful resolution to the Iraq War. Robinson, who has over two decades of experience covering wars and insurgencies, gained unsurpassed access to Petraeus, to classified briefings, and to his intimates while writing the book. A book signing followed the program.
LJWorld news article |photo journal | video to be posted soon
NOTE: On April 17, 2006, Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, then Commanding General, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, was the featured speaker for the Institute's program, "Observations from Soldiering in Iraq." | online video | photo documentary
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Wed. Nov. 19, 2008
AL REGNERY
“Upstream: The Ascendance of Conservatism
and its Future”
Alfred S. Regnery, publisher of The American Spectator, discussed his newest book on the history of the conservative movement - Upstream: The Ascendance of Conservatism and its Future
A book signing followed the program.
Video | photo journal
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Tagliabue discussed his time as NFL commissioner (1989 to Sept. 2006) and how globalization is affecting the sports world. Free and open to the public. Press Release
LJWorld coverage of event | Video |
Tues. Oct. 28, 2008 ......."POTUS 44"
Politics & the Law: Ballot Security & Other Roles
Since the Supreme Court's ruling on Bush v. Gore, lawyers and the law have become central players in our nation's presidential politics. This program featured a discussion with two prominent Washington
DC lawyers: Ben Ginsberg, elections and campaign finance expert with the firm of Patton Boggs, and Stanley Brand, former General Counsel to the US House of Representatives under Speaker Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr.
Video | photo documentary.
Wed. Oct. 22, 2008......."POTUS 44"
Media Coverage of Campaign 2008:
Magic or Misguided?
Panelists: Chuck DeFeo, VP and general manager of conservative online community Townhall.com; Terry Michael, executive director, Washington Center for Politics and Journalism and former press secretary for the Democratic National Committee; David Schimke, editor in chief and general manager of Utne Reader, a digest magazine of independent issues and alternative culture.; and, Ellen Schenk, co-anchor of top-ranked Kansas City's Morning News on KMBZ-980. Moderator: Dole Institute Director Bill Lacy.
Video | photo documentary
Monday, October 20
2008 U.S. Elections 2008:
The World Is Watching
Focus: the world's perceptions of the U.S. presidential election. Speakers: Diana Carlin, KU professor of communications studies, and Burdett Loomis, KU professor of political science. Three Fulbright Scholars in journalism--Soleak Seang, Cambodia; Rauf Arif, Pakistan; Uyanga Bazaa, Mongolia--and International Ford Foundation Fellow Denzyl Janneker, South Africa will also offer brief reflections on the state of thinking in their respective countries. Sponsored by KU Office of International Programs and the Dole Institute.
Press Release | Video | photo documentary
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Wed. Oct. 8, 2008......."POTUS 44"
One Month Out:
Strategists Look at Obama-McCain
Jerry Austin, former Dole Fellow and campaign manager for Jesse Jackson, and Republican pollster Whit Ayres will deliver a status report on the campaign as election day nears. Completed and well received.
photo documentary
Video (note - first seven minutes are missing due to tech problem
Mon. October 6, 2008
Congressional Candidates Forum
U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda &
State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins
Contenders for Kansas 2nd District U.S. House Seat
Sponsored by by the Lawrence Voter Education Coalition and The World Company. U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda and State Treasurer Lynn Jenkins, candidates for the state’s 2nd District U.S. House seat, took questions from voters during a public forum at the Dole Institute of Politics. Mike Kautsch, KU professor of Law, moderated the forum.
Video
Wed. Oct. 1, 2008......."POTUS 44"
"Train Wreck:
The End of the Conservative Revolution"
Former CNN “Crossfire” host and author Bill Press will explore the nation’s past under conservative Republican administrations and how they have affected the country. Book signing.
Completed and well-received
photo documentary | Video |
Sept. 24, 2008 ......Friends of the Dole Institute
An Evening with Jack Germond
Friends of the Dole Institute dinners with a featured speaker are held once a year. This year, legendary political columnist and commentator Jack Germond shared his thoughts on Election 2008 with the Friends.
photo documentary | Video
September 23, 2008 ......."POTUS 44"
Campaign Cash 2008: Show Me the Money
Two noted political fundraisers, Wyatt Stewart and Jackie Lovelace Johnson will discuss the campaign cash flow for election 2008. Completed and well-received.
photo documentary | Video
September 15, 2008 ......"POTUS 44"
Top 10 Political Movies You MUST See
Kevin Willmott, KU associate professor of theatre and film at KU, reveals his list of top 10 political movies and provides insights on why they were selected. LJWorld/Niccum article | Willmott's Top Ten List
photo documentary | Video
September 12, 2008
Kansas Lewis and Clark Symposium on
American Indian Tribes and the U.S. Govt.
The final stop in a three-year series of symposia focusing on diplomatic relations between American Indian tribes and the U.S. government took place Friday, Sept. 12, at the Dole Institute of Politics. KU Press Release | LJWorld Article | photo documentary
Video I | Video II |
Available soon:
Video III
Video IV - Wes Studi interviewed by Kevin Willmott
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Wed. Sept. 10, 2008 ..."POTUS 44"
Obama vs. McCain: Campaign 2008
Featuring our 2008 Dole Fellows: awarding-winning GOP strategist Joe Gaylord and legendary Democratic political consultant Ray Strother. Gaylord and Strother discussed a wide variety of factors affecting this fall's campaigns and their strategies.
LJWorld coverage |photo documentary | Video
August 24, 2008
"IRAQ: What Went Wrong? What's Next?"
Panelists:
Don Wright, author, On Point II, the Army's official history of the war in Iraq. Retired Army Col. Kevin Benson, who planned the Iraqi invasion and provided the Dole Institute's first Iraq update in fall 2004. Adrian Lewis, professor of history and KU's Fort Leavenworth liaison. Lewis is author of The American Culture of War: A History of American Military Force from World War II to Operation Iraqi Freedom.|Video | photo documentary
August 4, 2008
The Leaders' Project Bi Partisan Forum
on the State of American Health Care
Fmr. Senator Bob Dole and panelists
Panelists and Forum details
About BiPartisan Policy Center | About The Leaders' Project
Forum Video: Part One | Part Two |Part Three
May 28, 2008
“Liberty, Property and Eminent Domain: The Impact of Kelo”
Tim Sandefur
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Senior staff attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation; lead attorney, Economic Liberty Project lecture bio handout (pdf) |
about Kelo photo documentary (pdf) | Video |
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May 7, 2008
"Leading the Surge: The View from Sadr City"
Colonel Don Farris
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Commander of the 2nd "Falcon" Brigade Combat Team of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Sadr City
video | lecture handout bio | photo documentary
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 | photo documentary
April 3, 2008
"First Spouses: Changing Roles & Expectations"
Jennifer Sanford
- First Lady of South Carolina alongside Gov. Mark Sanford
- video | lecture handout pdf | photo documentary
April 1, 2008
An Evening with Bill Lacy
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Bill Lacy, Dole Institute Director; former Presidential campaign manager for former Senator Fred Thompson's bid
video | lecture handout bio | photo documentary
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 | lecture handout bio | photo documentary
Adam Clymer
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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 | lecture handout bio | photo documentary
"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
March 10, 2008
"Fight the Power"
Leon F. Litwack
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Distinguished historian of African American history. This event was the Inaugural Tuttle Lecture in honor of retiring
KU Professor Bill Tuttle.
video | lecture handout
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
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- video | handout bio |
March 5, 2008
"An Evening with Roderick Bremby"
Roderick L. Bremby
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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
"Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy"
Lou Cannon & son, Carl Cannon
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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
"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
February 21, 2008 | Black History Month
"What Does DNA Tell Us About Race?"
Dr. Troy Duster
- Author; noted medical sociologist
- video | lecture handout pdf
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
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
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John Donovan
- Milblogger, thedonovan.com
David Perlmutter (Moderator)
- KU School of Journalism professor; blog specialist; author.
- video | lecture handout pdf
