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2009 INSTITUTE EVENTS

	Author Series Event: Reihan Salam Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 5:30 PM at the Eisenhower Institute, Washington DC A Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation, Reihan Salam writes on politics, culture, and technology, and was previously an associate editor at The Atlantic, a producer for NBC News, a junior editor and editorial researcher at The New York Times, a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a reporter-researcher at The New Republic. He is the co-author of Grand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream.
	Blavatt Lecture: Howard Fineman, "Obama: A Progress Report" Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the Gettysburg College Union Building Ballroom Fineman is Newsweek's senior Washington correspondent and columnist. An award-winning writer, Fineman is also an NBC news analyst and his work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the New Republic. Fineman's most recent book is entitled The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates that Inspire and Define Our Country. In this book, he shows that every debate from our nation's founding to the Age of Obama, is rooted in one of the thirteen arguments that, thankfully, defy solution.
	Khrushchev and Eisenhower Weekend September 25-26 at Gettysburg College Events commemorating the 50th anniversary of Nikita Khrushchev and Dwight Eisenhower's meeting in Gettysburg during Khrushchev's 1959 visit to the US. Friday, September 25, 2009 at 8:00 PM in CUB room 260: Opening lecture featuring William Taubman; Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 9:00 AM in CUB 260: The Cold War, Khrushchev & Eisenhower. A panel discussion featuring Richard Immerman, Irwin Gellman and Timothy Naftali, moderated by Dan Holt, former Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library; 11:00 AM in CUB 260: Recognition of the Eisenhower Administration; 1:30 PM in CUB 260: Russian-American Relations: Looking Forward. A panel discussion including Jack Matlock, James F. Collins, and Roald Sagdeev, moderated by Louis Galambos, co-editor of the Eisenhower Papers; 8:00 PM at the Majestic Theater: A Conversation with Susan Eisenhower and Sergei Khrushchev, moderated by Daun van Ee, co-editor of the Eisenhower Papers.
	Bob Herbert: "Wounded Colossus: Bringing America Back from the Brink" Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 7:30 PM in the College Union Building Room 260, Gettysburg College Bob Herbert is an American print and broadcast journalist. He joined the New York Times as an Op-Ed columnist in 1993. Prior to joining the Times, Herbert was a national correspondent for NBC from 1991 to 1993, reporting regularly on The Today Show and NBC Nightly News. The first event in the Eisenhower Institute's 2009 Fall Speaker Series.
	Author Series Book Event: Senator Jim Webb Wednesday, May 6, 2009, 6:00 p.m., The Army and Navy Club, Washington D.C. Senator Jim Webb is the senior senator from Virginia and served as Secretary of the Navy under President Ronald Reagan. The author of several books-both fiction and non-fiction-Webb's most recent is A Time to Fight: Reclaiming a Fair and Just America.
	Author Series Event: Shirley Anne Warshaw Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 7:00 p.m., The Washington Club Gettysburg College political science professor Shirley Anne Warshaw is an authority on the American presidency, the president's Cabinet, and organizational decision structures for presidential policy making. Her most recent book is "The Co-Presidency of Bush and Cheney."
	Bill McKibben Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., Gettysburg College Union Building Ballroom Environmental activist and best-selling author Bill McKibben will speak about his book Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. Part of Musselman Library's Read Green series.
	Joe Postell: The Proper Role of Government in American Society Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. A discussion organized by Eisenhower Institute Undergraduate Fellow Justin Oliveira that will feature a speaker from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute or the Heritage Foundation. The discussion will consider the various functions of government in this modern American society, and provide perspectives on the legitimacy of modern governmental institutions.
	James Todd: "Presidential Power in War and Emergencies: How much is too much?" Monday, March 30, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., Gettysburg College Lyceum (Penn Hall, 3rd floor) Dr. James Todd, a 1965 Gettysburg alumnus, has taught courses in American government and constitutional law and history for the past twenty-two years, primarily at the University of Arizona where he received their top teaching award in 2002. He recently taught a course on the presidency, civil liberties, and the war on terror at his PhD alma mater, the University of Virginia. Before going back to school for his PhD, he spent eleven years practicing law in Washington, DC.
	Dr. Evan Offstein, Leadership Symposium Friday March 27-Saturday March 28, 2009, Gettysburg College Former Military Intelligence Officer Dr. Evan Offstein is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and has written the bestselling book, "Stand Your Ground: Building Honorable Leaders the West Point Way." Offstein will meet with Gettysburg student leaders to discuss methods of leading with integrity.
	R. Thomas DeLoe: “Heroes and Villains: The Battle Against Big Tobacco” Wednesday, March, 25, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., Gettysburg College Lyceum (Penn Hall, 3rd floor) DeLoe, a Gettysburg College alum, has worked for 10 years as a Senior Public Health Advisor with the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, an agency under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He formerly served as director of Public Health Programs for the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

	Barry Lynn and Jay Sekulow: "Interpreting the First Amendment Religion Clause" Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., Gettysburg College Ballroom Rev. Barry Lynn and Jay Sekulow are leading voices in the debate over the role of faith and religion in American politics and government. Lynn is the Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, an organization that defends religious liberty by opposing government interference in religion and religion's interference in government. Sekulow is Chief Counsel for the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) a law firm and educational organization focused on protecting religious freedom.
	"Speak Up; Write Out" Media Summit Saturday, February 28, 2009 from 9:00 a.m-5:00 p.m., Gettysburg College Science Center Speak Up, Write Out is a day-long conference featuring panels and speakers on the world of professional media. Speechwriter, journalist, and historian Kasey Pipes will deliver the keynote lecture titled "Cross Training: How Journalism and Politics Interact in the Real World." Click here for more information. Visit the conference's website.
	Jameel Jaffer: "Security's Province in a Democratic Society" Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at 7:30 p.m., Gettysburg College Union Building room 260 Jameel Jaffer is Director of the National Security Project at the American Civil Liberties Union. Jaffer leads a team litigating major constitutional cases on the ACLU's national security docket. He is also a director of Equitas: The International Center for Human Rights Education. A human rights monitor for the military tribunals at Guantánamo Bay, he co-authored the 2007 book, Administration of Torture: A Documentary Record from Washington to Abu Ghraib and Beyond. View photos from this event (coming soon)
	John Kiser: Author Series Event Thursday, February 12, 2009 at 5:30 p.m., Eisenhower Institute DC Office John Kiser spoke about his critically acclaimed book, Commander of the Faithful: The Life and Times of Emir Abd El-Kader. This event was part of the Eisenhower Institute's ongoing program "Islam and Pluralism." Click here for more information. View photos from this Author Series Event Visit the website for Kiser’s book.
	Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch: “The Importance of Promoting US-China Relations through Education & Exchange” Thursday, January 29, 2009, 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Gettysburg College Ballroom Ambassador Bloch was the first Asian American to hold the rank of ambassador and the first president of US-China Education Trust—an organization that promotes US-China relations by educating China’s future leaders. Click here for more information. View photos from this event. Read Gettysburg College's news story about Amb. Bloch.