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University of Arkansas professor emeritus Elliott West talked about America’s expansion westward from the 1840s to the end of the 19th century. He described how through rails, telegraph wire…

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered remarks in Little Rock, Arkansas as part of a special lecture series hosted by the Clinton Foundation and Clinton School of Public Service…

Betsy Jacoway talked about her book, Turn Away Thy Son: Little Rock, the Crisis that Shocked a Nation, published by Free Press. Ms. Jacoway, a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, recounted the …

Neurosurgeon Jeremy Richman spoke about the epidemic of violence in the U.S, mental health stigmas, and the importance of social and emotional learning. Dr. Richman is the father of six-year…

Former Missouri State Senator Jeff Smith talke about his book, Mr. Smith Goes to Prison: What My Year Behind Bars Taught Me About America’s Prison Crisis, in which he talks about his year in…

Kay Goss recounted the life and career of the late Wilbur Mills, Democratic representative from Arkansas and the longest continuously serving chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. …

Author Lynn Stout talked about her book, The Shareholder Value Myth, in which she argues that corporations placed too much emphasis on increasing their stock price. She said the focus on sha…

David Margolick recounted the lives of Elizabeth Eckford and Hazel Bryan and the photograph of the two women, then both fifteen years old, taken on September 4, 1957. On that date, Ms. Eckfo…

Mayor Kevin Johnson and Michelle Rhee spoke about the state of public education and improving schools at the local level. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Academics discussed their findings on all aspects of the George W. Bush presidency, and compared it to the Clinton and Obama administrations. Among the topics they talked about were the war …

Ari Berman recalls how the Democratic Party won the 2008 presidency and both houses of Congress. The author explores Howard Dean’s decisions as chairman of the party and how Barack Obama’s p…

James Lee Witt talked about his years as the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Clinton administration, the earthquake in Haiti, the BP oil spill, and the u…

Mark Penn, Democratic political strategist and former chief strategist for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign talked about the current political climate in Washington, D.C., headin…

Steve Schmidt spoke about the state of the Republican Party, strategies to rebuild the party in the coming years, the selection of Sarah Palin as the 2008 Republican vice presidential candi…

Historian Richard Norton Smith spoke about Abraham Lincoln’s presidential legacy 200 years after his birth. He compared Lincoln against other presidents, including President Obama. He also t…

Former Governor of Louisiana Kathleen Blanco talked about her time in public office and the challenges she faced when Hurricane Katrina made landfall. The former governor talked about the ho…

Polly Price, a former clerk for Judge Richard S. Arnold, talked about his life and career as a champion of civil rights. Judge Arnold worked closely with the integration of schools in Little…

Jerry Springer spoke about life in America in a lecture titled “The American Dream: Are We Dreaming?” He talked about the possible end of the American dream, which he attributes to the decre…

Presidential chiefs of staff talked about episodes from their careers and how the White House operates. They responded to questions from members of the audience. Kenneth Walsh moderated. …

Erika Falk talked about her book Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns. She examined the campaigns of eight women who have run for president through 2004 and compared them with …