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Black in the White House

Marlon Marshall (MPM’19), who served as Special Assistant to the President during the Barack Obama Administration and a Spring 2017 GU Politics Fellow, talked about what…

March 1, 2021

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How Presidents Deal With Crisis

On Tuesday, students and moderator Mo Elleithee, GU Politics Executive Director, came together for a digital discussion with: Mack McLarty – Chief of Staff to President…

July 28, 2020

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Political Pageturners: David Litt

Georgetown students joined David Litt, a speechwriter under President Obama and member of his senior staff, for a discussion on his new book, Thanks, Obama: My Hopey, Changey…

November 16, 2017

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Political Pageturners: Cornell Belcher

Cornell Belcher, author of A Black Man in the White House, joined Georgetown students for a discussion moderated by Michele Norris, a Peabody Award-winning journalist. Belcher…

April 6, 2017

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Political Pageturners: Alyssa Mastromonaco

Presenting her new book, Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?: And Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House, Alyssa Mastromonaco spoke with…

March 27, 2017

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The Exit Interview: Counterpoint on Health Care

Senator Barrasso (COL ’74) was appointed to the Senate in 2007, and joined Georgetown students for a look at recent government developments in health care under the Obama…

December 5, 2016

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The Exit Interview: Counterpoint on the Economy

Grover Norquist, Founder and President of Americans for Tax Reform, joined students and the Georgetown community to offer a conservative and critical view of the modern economic…

November 30, 2016

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The Exit Interview: Climate Change

U.S. Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, and Senior Advisor to the President, Brian Deese joined students and the Georgetown community in a retrospective on their work and…

November 29, 2016

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The Exit Interview: The Economy

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew joined students and the Georgetown community in a retrospective on White House efforts and an analysis of economic policy in the US. He shared the…

November 17, 2016

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The Exit Interview: The Political Culture in Washington

David Simas, Special Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, joined students and the Georgetown community in a…

November 16, 2016