Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Election 2008: The Scene from Washington

Tom DeFrank
Charles B. Goddard Center

As Washington Bureau Chief for the New York Daily News, Tom DeFrank is at the frontlines of political news. In candid discussions based on over 25 years spent covering the White House, DeFrank dissects the upcoming 2008 presidential race, parsing the candidates and their campaign strategies, and showing audiences what's really happening behind the scenes.

Profiles and Prespectives: Dr. J. Rufus Fears

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Abraham Lincoln: Leadership in the Time of Crisis

Dr. Rufus Fears
Charles B. Goddard Center

Back by popular demand, J. Rufus Fears, Ph.D. is the David Ross Boyd Professor of Classics at the University of Oklahoma, where he holds the G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty. He is an internationally distinguished scholar and has published numerous books and articles in classical studies and the history of liberty. In this program, Dr. Fears will bring Abraham Lincoln to life as he examines the leadership Lincoln gave our country during a time of crisis and the lessons learned for the leadership we need today.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Beyond Cowboy Ethics: A Wake-Up Call for America About National Character

Jim Owen
Charles B. Goddard Center

Americans are known for being optimists. In today's world, you don't have to be a cynic to believe the country has been pervaded by a culture of materialism and self-gratification. Today's culture is training us to have a "What's in it for me?" mentality. Many people yearn for simpler times - a time when civility was the norm and a handshake was enough to seal a deal. Jim Owen, founder and president of the Cowboy Ethics and Leadership and Managing Director of Austin Capital Management, will share the Code of the West and how Americans can rediscover the values that built this country and regain a sense of unity and standing in the world community.

Profiles and Prespectives: Dr. Steven Squyres

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet

Dr. Steven Squyres
Washington Theater

Dr. Steven Squyres is the face and voice of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission. Squyres dreamed up the mission in 1987, saw it through from conception in 1995 to a successful landing in 2004, and serves as the principal scientist of its $400 million payload. He has gained a rare inside look at what it took for rovers Spirit and Opportunity to land on the red planet in January 2004 – and knows firsthand their findings. Combining the journey of a young scientist with the history of NASA's Mars space program, Roving Mars offers a dramatic account of one of the most amazing adventures of our time.