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The Weidenbaum Center Program is a series of speeches and other programs addressing current economic and political issues. For further information about Weidenbaum Center public policy programs, contact Ms. Gloria Lucy.

Recent Programs

The Politics of Judicial Nomination
On March 15, Sarah Binder, Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, will give a breakfast talk.  For further information, please contact 

Weidenbaum Center Public Policy Breakfast Meeting
On November 6, Thomas Remington, professor and chair of the Political Science Department at Emory University, spoke on Putin's Russia.  Contact Gloria Lucy for more information.  
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Weidenbaum Center Public Policy Breakfast Meeting
On October 2, Robert Dilenschneider, founder and president of the public relations firm The Dilenschneider Group, spoke on Corporate Reputation and Ethics.  Please contact Gloria Lucy for more information.
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Weidenbaum Center Public Policy Breakfast Meeting
On September 12, Steven Smith, Director of the Center, spoke on Polarization in American Politics.  For more information, please contact Gloria Lucy.

2007 Annual Dinner
The Center hosted its annual dinner on May 14.  Ernesto Zedillo, former president of Mexico and currently Director of the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, spoke on "More, Not Less, Globalization is the Answer."  Please contact Gloria Lucy for information.

Poverty and Income Distribution
On April 18, 2007, Gary Hoover, University of Alabama and Weidenbaum Center Visiting Professor, gave a breakfast talk.  Please contact Gloria Lucy for information.

Women and Negotiation
Linda Babcock spoke on March 6, 2007, at a public policy breakfast meeting.  Contact Gloria Lucy for information.

Securing America's Energy Future
On February 22, 2007, Red Cavaney, President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, gave a breakfast talk.  For more information, please contact Gloria Lucy.
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Federal Science Policy and the Future
On January 30, 2007, Mark Wrighton, Chancellor of Washington University, gave a breakfast talk.  For more information, please contact Gloria Lucy.                       Transcript
      

Principle Versus Pragmatism in American Foreign Policy:  Reflections from Hungary
On January 17, 2007, János Horváth, Member of the Hungarian Parliament, will give a breakfast talk.  Please contact Gloria Lucy for details.
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The Future of the Electric Utility Industry and Its Upcoming Challenges
On December 12, 2006, Gary Rainwater,  Chairman and CEO of Ameren Corporation, gave a breakfast talk.  Please contact Gloria Lucy for more information.     
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2006 Elections
On November 14, 2006, Steven Smith, Director of the Weidenbaum Center and Professor of Political Science, gave a breakfast talk.  For information, please contact Gloria Lucy.           Transcript

What I Learned in Three Years in Hungary
On October 18, 2006, George H. "Bert" Walker III, Chairman Emeritus of Stifel Nicolaus, gave a breakfast talk about his experience as U.S. Ambassador to Hungary.  For information, please contact Gloria Lucy.
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U.S. Energy Security
On September 7, 2006, John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil Company, gave a breakfast talk.  For further information, please contact Gloria Lucy.          Transcript               Speaker bio

 New Approaches/New Innovations to Environmental Protection
On May 16, 2006, Don Coursey of the University of Chicago gave a breakfast talk.  Please contact Gloria Lucy for further information.
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The Federal Deficit and Its Future Consequences
On April 12, 2006, Tim Penny, co-director of the Humphrey Institute Policy Forum at the University of Minnesota and former congressman of Minnesota, gave a breakfast talk.  Please contact Gloria Lucy for further information.           Transcript

 Technological Challenges for Homeland Security
On March 21, 2006, Ron Indeck, Director of the Center for Security Technologies at Washington University, gave a breakfast talk.  Please contact Gloria Lucy for further information.

2006 Annual Dinner
On March 7, the Weidenbaum Center held its annual dinner.  William Kristol, editor and publisher of The Weekly Standard, spoke on "American Politics After 9/11."  For more information, please contact Gloria Lucy.                Transcript
 
Solar Energy:  Poised for a Takeoff
On February 20, 2006, Anders Carlsson of Washington University gave a breakfast talk.  For further information, contact Gloria Lucy.

Lessons from My Years at Edward Jones
On January 18, 2006, Robert Virgil of Edward Jones gave a breakfast talk.  For further information, contact Gloria Lucy.             Transcript

Reality Isn't Optional:  The Role of Economic Education in Public Policy
On December 5, 2005, Russell Roberts, Professor of Economics at George Mason University, gave a breakfast talk.  For more information, contact Gloria Lucy

Biotech in St. Louis
On November 21, 2005, William Danforth, Chancellor Emeritus of Washington University, gave a breakfast talk.  For more information, please contact Gloria Lucy.                      Transcript

The Use and Abuse of Statistics
On November 8, 2005, Don Cox of Boston University gave a breakfast talk.  For more information, contact Gloria Lucy.

The Supreme Court Nomination and Partisanship in Congress
On September 19, 2005, the Weidenbaum Center hosted a breakfast talk.  The speaker was Jill Zuckman, National Correspondent of The Chicago Tribune.  For information, please contact Gloria Lucy.              Transcript

2005 Annual Dinner
On May 10, Fred Barnes, Executive Editor of The Weekly Standard, will be the dinner speaker at the Weidenbaum Center's Annual Dinner.  For more information, contact Gloria Lucy.                Transcript                             Speaker Information                  

Future of Health Care
On April 26, 2005, Dr. William Peck, Director of Washington University's Center for Health Policy, gave a breakfast talk.  For further information, please contact Gloria Lucy.       Speaker Information
The Politics of Judicial Nomination
On March 15, 2005, Sarah Binder, Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, gave a breakfast talk.  For further information, please contact Gloria Lucy.              Transcript

Election Reform
On February 8, 2005, Stephen Ansolabehere, Professor of Political Science at MIT, gave a breakfast talk.  For further information, please contact Gloria Lucy.           Transcript

Staffing the Bush Presidency:  Second Term Challenges and Opportunities
On Wednesday, January 19, 2005, a breakfast talk was given by Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, Visiting Fellow at the Center.  She is also a non-resident Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution and an Associate Director with the Washington Semester Program at the University of Pennsylvania.  For more information, contact Gloria Lucy.

Future of the Space Program
On Wednesday, December 8, 2004, Roger Phillips, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Washington University, gave a breakfast talk.  For further information, contact Gloria Lucy.          Transcript

American Politics After the 2004 Elections
On Tuesday, November 9, 2004, Steven Smith gave a breakfast talk on the results of the election.  For more information, contact Gloria Lucy.

Voter Turnout and Participation 
On Monday, October 4, 2004, Curtis Gans, Director of the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, gave a breakfast talk.  For more information, contact Gloria Lucy.       Transcript

Confessions of a Nuts-and-Bolts Economist
On September 14, 2004, Murray Weidenbaum gave a breakfast talk on his new book, One-Armed Economist:  On the Intersection of Business and Government.   Transcript