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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 12, 1989 08:00 PM

French Constitution

  • Dean Alexander Sedgwick

  • James MacGregor Burns and Francis Heller

April 11, 1989 08:00 PM

Discussion on Human Rights

  • Unknown

April 10, 1989 08:00 PM

Human Rights Session and Discussion on Poland

  • Unknown

April 09, 1989 08:00 PM

French Constitutionalism

  • Prof. Michael Brint

  • Discussion Panel

April 02, 1989 08:00 PM

Of Arms and Men

March 31, 1989 07:00 PM

Arms Control

  • Hon. Max M. Kampelman

March 29, 1989 07:00 PM

The Rhetoric and Reality of Contemporary Diplomacy

  • Ambassador George Vest

March 23, 1989 07:00 PM

Presidency and Education

  • Dean Patricia Albjerg Graham

March 20, 1989 07:00 PM

Presidential Rhetoric from Kennedy to Reagan

  • Prof. Ted Windt

March 19, 1989 07:00 PM

The Rhetoric of Student Dissent in the 1960s

  • Prof. Ted Windt

March 16, 1989 07:00 PM

The Political and Legal Theory of the Constitution

  • Prof. Calvin Woodard

March 14, 1989 07:00 PM

Science Advising in the Time of the Founding Fathers, in Particular John Quincy Adams

  • Prof. Hunter Dupree

March 12, 1989 07:00 PM

The Rhetoric and Reality of Change in the U.S.S.R.

  • Gen. George M. Seignious

February 28, 1989 07:00 PM

The Presidency and the Management of Hostage Crises

  • Dr. Ernest Evans

February 26, 1989 07:00 PM

The Constitution, the Courts and the Press

  • Jack W. Fuller

February 20, 1989 07:00 PM

The First Lady

  • First Lady Rosalynn S. Carter

February 20, 1989 07:00 PM

Burkett Miller Award Address

  • David S Broder

February 19, 1989 07:00 PM

The Rhetoric of U.S.-Third World Relations and What U.S. Policy Should be Toward the Non-aligned Mov

  • J.J.G. Syatauw

February 17, 1989 07:00 PM

Questions and Answers

  • Sen. John Warner

February 12, 1989 07:00 PM

Arms Control

  • Sidney Graybeal

February 09, 1989 07:00 PM

Political Theories and the Constitution

  • Prof. Daniel Lang

January 26, 1989 07:00 PM

President Carter's Political Rhetoric

  • Prof. Gaddis Smith

January 24, 1989 07:00 PM

Anti-essentialism vs. Literature Workshop: Two Cheers for the Cultural Lift

  • Prof. Richard E. Rorty

January 23, 1989 07:00 PM

Anti-essentialism vs. Science Workshop: Can Science Correct Our Self-Image?

  • Prof. Richard E. Rorty

January 22, 1989 07:00 PM

Anti-essentialism in General: the Number Seventeen as a Model for Reality

  • Prof. Richard E. Rorty

January 15, 1989 07:00 PM

The Impact of U.S. Constitutionalism in Africa: A Gambian Case Study

  • Prof. Sulayman S. Nyang

January 11, 1989 07:00 PM

Constitutionalism: The Influence of the U.S. Constitution Abroad

  • Prof. Roberto J. Toniatti

January 10, 1989 07:00 PM

Arms Control

  • Dr. Tom Edsell

January 04, 1989 07:00 PM

The Constitution and the Bill of Rights

  • Prof. Robert Rutland

January 03, 1989 07:00 PM

The American Constitution and the Liberal Option in Africa: Myth and Reality

  • Prof. Ali Mazrui

January 02, 1989 07:00 PM

Ideas of the Founders and Foreign Policy

  • Prof. Norman A Graebner

December 13, 1988 07:00 PM

Slavery and the Constitution

  • William Lee Miller