Miller Center Presents

New public events series

Continuing the Miller Center’s 40-year tradition of hosting prominent voices on national and global issues

Featured events

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1968: The year that changed America

Seminar on the pivotal year 1968 led by Guian McKee and Marc Selverstone, associate professors at the Miller Center.
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Sen. Tim Kaine on Presidential War Powers

Sen. Tim Kaine visited the historic Rotunda at the University of Virginia to talk about his legislative efforts to define the limits of both presidents and Congress to declare and prosecute wars.
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A conversation on the new localism: Power in the age of populism

Bruce Katz was formerly the Centennial Scholar at the Brookings Institution. While there he focused on the challenges and opportunities of global urbanization.
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What happens when a president shatters norms?

The unprecedented nature of the Trump presidency has focused attention on the importance of traditions and norms in presidential leadership. Discussion with E. J. Dionne, Peter Wehner.
Topic
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The Presidency
Rethinking the American Presidency
John Dickerson, Max Stier, Mona Sutphen, Robert Bruner (moderator)
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Trade
Commerce, security, and the new global (dis)order
Yiorgos Allayannis, Dale Copeland, Amanda Sloat, John Owen (moderator)
Bill Clinton
The Presidency
Closing Keynote: President Bill Clinton
Jim Ryan
President Bill Clinton
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Founding and Shaping of the Nation
Is the Constitution really for us, by us?
Kristen Cavallo, Levar Stoney, Kat Imhoff (moderator)
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The Presidency
Translating presidential ideas into words: Speechwriters in the White House
John McConnell, Sarada Peri, Kyle O’Connor (moderator)
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Leadership
Above the glass ceiling: Women in leadership
Margaret Brennan, Jennifer Lawless, Anita McBride, Barbara Perry (moderator)
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Political Parties and Movements
Defending democracy: Social movements and ‘people power’
Srdja Popovic, Stephen Mull (moderator)
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Governance
Why democracy?
Risa Goluboff, Susan Rice, Peter Wehner, Melody Barnes (moderator)
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Elections
Crystal Ball live: Politics, big ideas, and election 2020
Jamelle Bouie, Chris Matthews, Karl Rove, Amy Walter, Larry Sabato (moderator)
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Religion
Religion and democracy
Jamelle Bouie, Kathleen Flake, Sylvester Johnson, Jalane Schmidt, Nichole Flores (moderator)