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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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September 28, 2018 03:30 PM
Nixon: The post-Bretton Woods world
Thomas W. Zeiler
David Leblang
Road to PrezFest 2019
September 14, 2018 04:00 PM
September 11, 2018 05:00 PM
SCOTUS forecasting: A new justice and the dynamics of the Supreme Court
Barbara Perry
Saikrishna Prakash
Micah Schwartzman
September 06, 2018 11:00 AM
Separate and Unequal: The Kerner Commission and the unraveling of American liberalism
Steven M. Gillon
Douglas Blackmon
August 06, 2018 03:30 PM
June 23, 2018 04:00 PM
The promise of Southern history
Edward L. Ayers
June 06, 2018 11:00 AM
Is social media destroying democracy?
Siva Vaidhyanathan
Nicole Hemmer
May 15, 2018 03:30 PM
Tea with the Kennedys
Evan Thomas
Barbara Perry
May 10, 2018 10:30 AM
Conservatism reimagined
Mary Kate Cary
Ron Christie
Mollie Hemingway
Nicole Hemmer
May 07, 2018 11:00 AM
Bobby Kennedy: A raging spirit
Chris Matthews
May 03, 2018 11:00 AM
Thomas Jefferson and John Adams: The partnership that helped birth a nation
Gordon S. Wood
Barbara A. Perry
April 26, 2018 08:15 AM
America First: The past and future of an idea
Jefferson Cowie
Darren Dochuk
David Farber
Michael Froman
Beverly Gage
Maria Cristina Garcia
Nicole Hemmer
William Hitchcock
Geoffrey Kabaservice
Robert Kagan
Melvyn Leffler
David Milne
Christopher Nichols
Andrew Preston
April 13, 2018 02:00 PM
Make your impact on American democracy
Levar Stoney
William Antholis
April 11, 2018 06:00 PM
Tom Tom Founders Festival: The Presidency at a Crossroads
John Negroponte
William Kristol
Neera Tanden
William Antholis
Nicole Hemmer
Douglas Blackmon
Location:
Paramount Theater
215 E. Main St.
Charlottesville, VA 22902
April 10, 2018 03:30 PM
Crossroads of liberal internationalism: Harry Truman and the 1946 elections
Melvyn P. Leffler
William I. Hitchcock
March 28, 2018 10:00 AM
Political Islam and U.S. foreign policy
Peter Mandaville
John M. Owen
March 27, 2018 03:30 PM
Is the United States governed by laws or norms?
E.J. Dionne
Peter Wehner
Brian Balogh
March 24, 2018 12:00 PM
American politics: Left, right, and center
Nicole Hemmer
Location:
Charlottesville City Council Chambers
605 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
March 23, 2018 02:00 PM
American Studies: Dick, Ike & DARPA
Will Hitchcock
John Farrell
Sharon Weinberger
Location:
City Council Chambers
605 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
March 23, 2018 12:00 PM
China's rise: International relations
Brantly Womack
Location:
UVA Harrison Institute/Small Special Collections
UVA Central Grounds, 160 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22904
March 22, 2018 08:00 PM
Hope & Sacrifice: A conversation with Khizr Khan
Khizr Khan
Douglas A. Blackmon
Location:
Martin Luther King Jr. Performing Arts Center
1400 Melbourne Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
March 22, 2018 04:00 PM
Both sides now: Taking diplomacy seriously
Todd Sechser
Location:
Charlottesville City Council Chambers
605 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
March 16, 2018 11:00 AM
A conversation on the new localism: Power in the age of populism
Bruce Katz
Richard C. Schragger
Guian McKee
American Forum
February 20, 2018 11:00 AM
The Age of Eisenhower
William Hitchcock
American Forum
February 12, 2018 03:30 PM
The future of American conservatism
Chris Christie
Presidency at a Crossroads
February 05, 2018 05:00 PM
Introducing the Presidency at a Crossroads
Bill Antholis
Barbara Perry
Jim Lehrer
American Forum
February 01, 2018 05:00 PM
Why presidents need poetry
Rita Dove
January 30, 2018 03:30 PM
Woodrow Wilson and the American Internationalist Experiment
Trygve Throntveit
Presidency at a Crossroads
January 29, 2018 01:00 PM
Eyewitness to history: Former Chief White House Photographer Pete Souza
Pete Souza
Location:
Newcomb Hall Theater
180 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, VA 22903
First Year Project
January 25, 2018 03:30 PM
Assessing Donald Trump’s first year
Mike Nelson
Guian McKee
Mary Kate Cary
Mel Leffler
January 23, 2018 06:30 PM
A keynote address with Joy Reid
Joy Reid
Location:
The Paramount Theater
215 East Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
First Year Project
January 18, 2018 01:15 PM
President Donald Trump at one year
Nicholas Calio
Mary Kate Cary
Ron Christie
Ann Compton
Katie Beirne Fallon
Michael Froman
William Hitchcock
Chris Lu
John Negroponte
Marc Short
Location:
Decatur House
1610 H Street
Washington DC