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Contemporary Art
Contemporary artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude spoke about the project they have been preparing: assembling and suspending massive silver fabric panels horizontally over 40 miles of the Arkansas River in Colorado, and an art project, "The Mastaba," for the United Arab Emirates.
Type: Media
U.S. Diplomacy
James Glassman spoke to the National Press Club about efforts to improve the image of the U.S. in the Muslim world and elsewhere. Mr. Glassman responded to audience members' questions following his remarks.
Type: Media
National Education Reform
Michelle Rhee, chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools, talked about her professional life, her role in hiring teachers, continued training for teachers, the process of closing schools, and school vouchers among other topics. She answered questions from National Press Club President Sylvia Smith.
Type: Media
Energy Policy Reform Proposals
T. Boone Pickens talked about his alternative energy proposal and the government's plan for stabilizing financial markets. Following his remarks, he responded to questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Future of Colombia
Colombian President H.E. Alvaro Uribe delivered the luncheon keynote speech to the National Press Club. He talked about his country's recent economic progress and security improvements. He also addressed Colombia's future internal and regional goals. He answered questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Combating Terrorism
Secretary Michael Chertoff talked about the strategies for combating terrorism, U.S. security concerns, and the 7th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. He responded to questions submitted by members of the audience.
Type: Media
Future of U.S. Energy Policy
Shirley Ann Jackson, president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, talked about U.S. energy security, programs to stimulate energy innovation and job growth, and protect the environment. She also talked about creating an energy action plan for the next presidential administration and ways to improve workforce development in the energy industries. She responded to questions from the audience.
Type: Media
Presidential Conventions Since 1968
Former Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern, Washington Post columnist David Broder, and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Haynes Johnson talked about presidential conventions since 1968, a year marked by violent protests at the Democratic convention in Chicago. Topics included the news coverage differences between 1968 and 2008 and the panel members' personal recollections of events in 1968. They responded to questions from the audience at the end of their discussion.
Type: Media
Human Rights in China and the Olympics
Mr. Kumar talked about what he sees as the deteriorating human rights situation in China, President Bush's visit to the Olympics opening ceremony, and U.S. policy in dealing with human rights abuses. Mr. Kumar says that despite Chinese promises, the human rights situation in the country has deteriorated since the Olympics were awarded to Beijing. Some of the abuses he points to are secret detention centers, labor camps (where more than a quarter million people are reportedly imprisoned), and executions of political prisoners. He responded to questions from reporters.
Type: Media
Republican Campaign Outreach
Governor Pawlenty talked about the need for the Republican Party to address the concerns of socially-conservative Republicans of modest means in order to achieve electoral success. He responded to questions submitted by members of the audience. This voter group has been called "Sam's Club Republicans" since Governor Pawlenty said in 2002 that Republicans needed "to be the party of Sam's Club, not just the country club." Governor Pawlenty, whose state will host the Republican convention in the next month, recently completed his term as chair of the National Governor's Association.
Type: Media