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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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April 02, 2020 02:00 PM
Leadership in times of crisis
Allan Stam
William Antholis
April 01, 2020 11:00 AM
Diplomacy on trial: Ambassador William Taylor
Ambassador William Taylor
William Antholis (moderator)
March 26, 2020 10:30 AM
The developing economic crisis and the pandemic
Robert Bruner
David Leblang
David Smith
March 24, 2020 11:00 AM
Trump in 2020: History lessons in an election year
William Antholis
March 04, 2020 07:00 PM
How the rich stay rich: A glimpse behind the velvet curtain
Ruth Mason
Joseph J. Thorndike
March 02, 2020 03:30 PM
Misunderstanding the bomb: How we've learned the wrong lessons about nuclear deterrence and arms control
Brendan Green
Todd Sechser
February 24, 2020 11:00 AM
The Trump impeachment episode: Party wars and the Constitution
Claire Finkelstein
Jonathan Turley
Sidney Milkis (moderator)
February 18, 2020 10:00 AM
Ambassadors unplugged: A hard look at the state of the world
Eric Edelman
Nancy Soderberg
John M. Owen IV (moderator)
February 06, 2020 11:00 AM
Border wars
Julie Hirschfeld Davis
Michael D. Shear
David Leblang (moderator)
David A. Martin (moderator)
February 05, 2020 03:00 PM
The art of public service: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy
Governor Phil D. Murphy
First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy
Dean Ian H. Solomon
Location:
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
235 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
January 31, 2020 11:00 AM
Autonomy limited: Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, and the U.S.
Evan Feigenbaum
Syaru Shirley Lin
Harry Harding (moderator)
January 24, 2020 04:00 PM
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of freedom
David Blight
William Antholis
Larycia Hawkins
January 17, 2020 11:00 AM
Impeachment pop-up roundtable (Rotunda edition)
Deborah Hellman
Kyle Kondik
Chris Lu
Barbara Perry (moderator)
Location:
The Rotunda
1826 University Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22904
January 16, 2020 11:00 AM
How great was the Great Society? A view from 2020
Kevin Gaines
Guian McKee
Julian Zelizer
Melody Barnes (moderator)
December 09, 2019 11:00 AM
POSTPONED: America's reluctant prince
Steven M. Gillon
Barbara A. Perry
December 05, 2019 11:00 AM
The death of politics
Peter Wehner
William Antholis (moderator)
November 21, 2019 11:00 AM
The Lost Soul of the American Presidency
Stephen F. Knott
Russell Riley
November 19, 2019 10:00 AM
Corruption and institutional decay
William Browder
David Gergen
Shan Aman-Rana
Kara Brockmeyer
Michael Gilbert
Daniel W. Gingerich
Deborah Hellman
Philip Keefer
Stephen D. Mull
David Singerman
Sandip Sukhtankar
Sylvia Tidey
Jessica Levy
November 15, 2019 11:00 AM
The American response to China's Belt and Road Initiative
Kathryn C. Kaufman
Rush Doshi
Kerem Cosar
Syaru Shirley Lin (moderator)
November 12, 2019 03:30 PM
“American Creed”: Screening and discussion
David M. Kennedy
John Bridgeland
Melody Barnes
November 01, 2019 02:30 PM
Critical decisions: Insights from the George W. Bush Presidential Oral History Project
John Bellinger
Josh Bolten
John Bridgeland
Eric Edelman
Michael Nelson
Barbara Perry
Russell Riley
Frances Townsend
Margaret Warner
October 24, 2019 06:00 PM
Virginia Film Festival: 'Port of Destiny'
Location:
Newcomb Hall Theater
180 McCormick Rd.
Charlottesville, VA 22903
October 24, 2019 05:30 PM
October 21, 2019 04:00 PM
Impeachment pop-up roundtable
Melody Barnes
Chris Lu
Barbara Perry
Saikrishna Prakash
Philip Zelikow
October 17, 2019 11:00 AM
The problem with the next recession
David Wilcox
David Leblang (moderator)
September 26, 2019 11:00 AM
All the Powers of Earth
Sidney Blumenthal
William Antholis
September 24, 2019 02:00 PM
Cartooning the White House: Celebrating comic artist Patrick Oliphant
Mary Kate Cary
Kent Germany
Ken Hughes
Chris Lu
Chester Pach
Robert Strong
Philip Zelikow
Michael Nelson (moderator)
Location:
Newcomb Hall Theater
180 McCormick Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
September 18, 2019 06:30 PM
'Enrique's Journey': How to fix immigration in a humane way
Sonia Nazario
David Leblang (moderator)
Location:
The Haven at First and Market
112 West Market Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
September 12, 2019 06:00 PM
Condoleezza Rice & Philip Zelikow: To Build a Better World
Condoleezza Rice
Philip Zelikow
Ann Compton (moderator)
Location:
Newcomb Hall Ballroom
180 McCormick Rd.
Charlottesville, VA 22903
September 06, 2019 11:00 AM
The Matriarch: Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
Susan Page
Barbara Perry (moderator)
Presidential Ideas Festival 2019
May 23, 2019 02:00 PM
Rethinking the American presidency • Closing keynote with President Bill Clinton
Location:
Old Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Presidential Ideas Festival 2019
May 23, 2019 09:30 AM
Above the glass ceiling: Women in leadership • Why democracy?
Location:
Old Cabell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22903