Hofstra University Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency and the Hofstra Cultural Center & policy pride, politics
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A Symposium
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Change in the White House? Comparing the Presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama
Free Admission
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Director’s Message In his 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised major departures from the George W. Bush administration’s approach to political negotiations and policies. But in the White House, several, though certainly not all, of Obama’s actions have suggested more continuity with his predecessor than change. What is the Bush (43) presidency’s legacy in American politics and the world? How has that legacy shaped the policies of President Obama? This assessment of both presidencies provides a timely discussion of their leadership successes and challenges in the White House, with attention to immediate results as well as long-term effects. The first scholarly panel will examine each president’s ability to mobilize public support and exercise political leadership, both within his own political party and more broadly. The second scholarly panel will compare foreign policy in the two administrations, focusing on Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Middle East. The symposium will conclude with a keynote panel that will evaluate the two presidencies and the implications for the 2012 presidential race. The panel will feature Kalikow Center Senior Presidential Fellows Howard B. Dean III and Edward J. Rollins, as well as Lord Stewart Wood of Anfield, Shadow Cabinet minister and Labour member of the House of Lords, and former senior policy adviser to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (2007-2010)
Symposium Director: Meena Bose Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies Director, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Professor of Political Science Hofstra University
Symposium Coordinator: Athelene A. Collins Senior Associate Director Hofstra Cultural Center
FREE ADMISSION (reservations suggested)
For more information, please visit hofstra.edu/kalikow041912 or contact the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669.
Hofstra University Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency and the Hofstra Cultural Center present
Change in the White House? Comparing the Presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama Thursday, April 19, 2012 9 a.m.-Noon REGISTRATION AND COFFEE Lobby, Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center North Campus
9:35-11 a.m. PANEL I: COMPARING THE DOMESTIC POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF BUSH (43) AND OBAMA Chair
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WELCOME Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center North Campus
“Comparing the Constitutional Presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama: War Powers, Signing Statements, Vetoes” Robert J. Spitzer, SUNY-Cortland
Bernard J. Firestone Dean, Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Professor of Political Science Hofstra University Meena Bose Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies Director, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Professor of Political Science Hofstra University Symposium Director
Rosanna Perotti, Hofstra University
“A Uniter or a Divider?” Richard Himelfarb, Hofstra University “Presidential Policy Making in a Polarized Era: Comparing the George W. Bush and Obama Administrations” John Graham, Indiana University Veronica Stidvent, University of Texas at Austin Discussant
Gary Jacobson University of California at San Diego
11:10 a.m.- PANEL II: CHANGES IN THE 12:35 p.m. WHITE HOUSE AND THE WORLD? Chair
Howard B. Dean III Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 2005-2009 Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Hofstra University
“Comparing the National Security Organization and Decision Making of George W. Bush and Barack Obama” John Burke, University of Vermont “Redeeming American Foreign Policy: The Obama Doctrine and the Legacy of George W. Bush” Stanley Renshon, City University of New York Discussant
KEYNOTE PANEL: DECISION 2012: HOW HAVE THE BUSH AND OBAMA PRESIDENCIES SHAPED THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE?”
Paul Fritz, Hofstra University “Evaluating Iraq and Afghanistan in the George W. Bush and Obama Presidencies” Carolyn Eisenberg, Hofstra University
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Edward J. Rollins Commentator, Fox News Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Hofstra University
The Honorable Dov S. Zakheim Senior Fellow, CNA Analysis & Solutions; Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Lord Stewart Wood of Anfield Shadow Cabinet Minister and Labour Member of the House of Lords Former Senior Policy Adviser to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown United Kingdom
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