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At the Miller Center, we believe that opposing positions can both have merit; that we can investigate questions of fact and discuss questions of opinion; that we can be open to changing our minds; and that our political system benefits from compromise. That’s why every year we bring together Republicans and Democrats, liberals and conservatives. We convene dozens of events fostering civil and intellectual dialogue among scholars, politicians, journalists, and citizens.
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October 21, 2013 09:00 AM
Historical Presidency
October 16, 2013 11:30 AM
James Knox Polk and the War with Mexico
Daniel Walker Howe
October 16, 2013 07:00 AM
JFK and the Vietnam Escalation
Marc Selverstone
October 11, 2013 09:45 AM
October 11, 2013 08:30 AM
October 11, 2013 06:45 AM
October 11, 2013 05:00 AM
October 11, 2013 04:30 AM
October 10, 2013 01:00 PM
October 10, 2013 05:00 AM
October 07, 2013 07:00 AM
Escape from the Quagmire? The Way Ahead in Syria, Egypt and the Middle East
Ryan Crocker
David Rohde
Shibley Telhami
October 04, 2013 09:00 AM
Lead Wars, Panel 2: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children
James Childress
Merlin Chowkwanyun
Patricia King
Guian McKee
Jack Schwartz
October 04, 2013 06:00 AM
Lead Wars, Panel 1: The Politics of Science and the Fate of America's Children
Gerald Markowitz
David Rosner
October 02, 2013 02:00 PM
A Town Hall Meeting on the Middle Class and State of the American Dream
Martin Baron
Jennifer Marsico
Thomas A. Hirschl
September 27, 2013 07:15 AM
Explaining the Iraq War: Counterfactual Theory, Logic, and Evidence
Frank Harvey
Melvyn P. Leffler
John M. Owen
William B Quandt
Philip Zelikow
September 25, 2013 07:00 AM
JFK and the Anger of the 1960s
Steven L. Davis
Bill Minutaglio
Historical Presidency
September 18, 2013 01:00 PM
Lincoln and Davis: War Presidents
Gary W. Gallagher
James M. McPherson
September 17, 2013 07:00 AM
The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America
George Packer
September 11, 2013 07:00 AM
JFK and the Breakthrough for Civil Rights
William P. Jones
September 05, 2013 01:30 PM
A Conversation with Doug Blackmon
Douglas Blackmon
September 04, 2013 07:00 AM
August 28, 2013 07:00 AM
June 03, 2013 06:25 AM
Congress and Policy Making in the 21st Century
Jeffery Jenkins
Eric M. Patashnik
May 10, 2013 08:00 AM
Manuscript Review, "One Nation Under God," by Kevin Kruse
Prof. Darren Dochuk
Prof. Kevin Kruse
Prof. Michael Lienesch
Reihan Salam
May 02, 2013 01:30 PM
A Conversation with Ryan Crocker and James Schlesinger
Gerald L Baliles
Ryan Crocker
James R Schlesinger
May 01, 2013 08:00 AM
Special Conversations with Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. and Former Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Ryan Crocker
Eric Holder
War, Warfare, and Violence
April 29, 2013 07:00 AM
Lincoln’s Code: The Laws of War in American History
John Fabian Witt
April 19, 2013 07:00 AM
The End of the American Century?
Andrew J. Bacevich
War, Warfare, and Violence
April 15, 2013 07:00 AM
April 12, 2013 11:00 AM
April 11, 2013 11:30 AM
The U.S.-Israeli Relationship in a World of Change and Volatility
Ambassador Michael Oren
April 04, 2013 02:00 PM
Who Stole the American Dream
Hedrick Smith