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Political Pageturners: Carol Leonnig & Philip Rucker

Washington Post national investigative reporter Carol Leonnig and White House bureau chief Philip Rucker came to Georgetown to provide an exclusive look inside the administration…

February 27, 2020

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Political Pageturners: Dan Pfeiffer

Dan Pfeiffer, co-host of the popular political podcast “Pod Save America” and a former Senior Advisor to President Obama, sat down with students to answer questions, talk…

February 20, 2020

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A Conversation on Impeachment

In a conversation moderated by Kate Nocera, DC Bureau Chief for Buzzfeed News and a current GU Politics Fellow, the left and right political perspectives came together to analyze…

January 29, 2020

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To Impeach or Not to Impeach: A Conversation with Tom Steyer

Tom Steyer, founder of NextGen America and Need to Impeach, came to Georgetown for a conversation calling for President Trump’s impeachment. Moderated by GU Politics…

March 26, 2019

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Political Pageturners: Major Garrett

Major Garrett joined Mo Elleithee, Executive Director of GU Politics, on Wednesday for a conversation looking at the Trump White House. His new book, Mr. Trump’s Wild Ride: The…

November 14, 2018

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Political Pageturners: Sean Spicer

Presenting his new book, The Briefing: Politics, the Press, and the President, Sean Spicer detailed his time as the White House Press Secretary at the beginning of the Trump…

September 17, 2018

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Political Pageturners: E.J. Dionne and Norman Ornstein

E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and University Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at Georgetown University. Norman Ornstein is a…

April 23, 2018

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Has the Game Changed? A Conversation with Reince Priebus

Former RNC Chairman and Trump White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus came to Georgetown for a conversation on politics and governing in the Trump era. In a conversation with…

April 10, 2018

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Justice and Law: A Conversation with Sally Yates

Sally Yates, the former acting attorney general who was dismissed by President Trump last year after refusing to defend his first travel ban, joined Pulitzer Prize-winning…

April 4, 2018

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Political Pageturners: David Frum

In an event moderated by Georgetown professor, Michael Kazin, author David Frum sat down with students to discuss his new book, Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American…

March 15, 2018