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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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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
April 01, 2013 07:00 AM
The King years
Taylor Branch
March 29, 2013 08:30 AM
March 28, 2013 10:00 AM
Beyond the Triangle: Asia and Washington-Beijing-Taipei
Hao Yufan
Dr Harry Harding
Takashi Sekiyama
March 28, 2013 07:00 AM
Rethinking the Triangle: Washington-Beijing-Taipei
Brantly Womack
Leng Tse-Kang
Admiral Joseph W. Prueher
Ren Xiao
March 27, 2013 07:00 AM
Don't Stop the Party
Matt Kibbe
March 25, 2013 07:00 AM
March 21, 2013 02:00 PM
Ike's Bluff
Evan Thomas
War, Warfare, and Violence
March 18, 2013 07:00 AM
Origins of the Era of Unconventional War
Fredrik Logevall
March 08, 2013 07:30 AM
War, Warfare, and Violence
March 04, 2013 06:00 AM
Sources of Terror
Clark McCauley
March 01, 2013 07:30 AM
War, Warfare, and Violence
February 25, 2013 01:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Restraining the Toll of War and Violence
Severine Autessere
Geoffrey S. Corn
Andrew Gilbert
Ambassador David Scheffer
February 18, 2013 06:00 AM
The Elections of 2012
Marian Currinder
David Mayhew
Nicole Mellow
Sidney M. Milkis
Michael Nelson
February 11, 2013 01:00 PM
February 08, 2013 07:30 AM
February 04, 2013 01:00 PM
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War
Madeleine K. Albright