CSP Honors Senator John Warner and the 85 Presidential Fellows
Concurrent with the Presidential Fellows Spring Conference, the Center held its 41st Annual Awards Dinner at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington. At the event, Senator John Warner was presented with the Publius Award, which recognizes bipartisan leadership in the federal government. Evan Thomas, Editor at Large at Newsweek, served as Master of Ceremonies. More>>
At the dinner, Fellows Jason Bello of Columbia University and Sara Del Nido of Dartmouth College received special recognition for the quality of their original research papers on the American Presidency.
For more information, please contact Mary O'Connor, Director of Outreach, at 202-872-9800.
Presidential Fellows Return to Washington, DC
The 2007-2008 Presidential Fellows gathered in Washington for the Spring Leadership Conference on March 27-29, 2008. The second of two annual events, the Spring Conference serves as an opportunity for the Fellows to meet leading policy-makers and experts in the Washington community and to share the first drafts of their original research papers. During panel sessions, Fellows discussed the upcoming Presidential election with: Center Trustees Wayne Berman and Thomas "Mack" McLarty; Dr. Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution, a leading expert on Congress; and Dr. Sarah Brewer of the Women in Politics Institute at American University and Dr. Danielle Prendergast of the Women Under Forty Political Action Committee (WUFPAC). The Fellows also met with Ambassador Kenton Keith and Susan Cabiatti, who administers the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program, at the Meridian International Center. The highlight of the Spring Conference was the Fellows' participation in the Center's 41st Annual Awards Dinner honoring Senator John Warner, after which the Fellows had the opportunity to engage in a private discussion with the Senator, during which they asked questions about his storied career in public service. More>>
For more information, please contact Julie Manus, Project Director, at 202-872-9800.
New CSP Newsletter Available
The new edition of the CSP newsletter is available for download. More>>
Center Holds Discussion Asking "Can the Next President Rise Above the Partisanship?"
As part of its Agenda 2008 initiative, on February 20, 2008, the Center for the Study of the Presidency hosted a panel discussion at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, to focus attention on the upcoming Presidential election and the need for inclusive leadership and strategic organization for effective governing. Following the model set by former Senators David Boren and Sam Nunn during their January forum on bipartisanship at University of Oklahoma, the Center's panel addressed the current landscape and asked the question: "Can the next President rise above partisan posturing and organize for effective leadership?" Moderated by Center President David M. Abshire, Ph.D., the panel featured: The Honorable Bill Brock, former Senator and Chairman of the Republican National Committee; Norman Ornstein, Ph.D., Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute; and The Honorable Leon Panetta, former Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton.
View the February 20, 2008, discussion
Press Release about the discussion
More information about Agenda 2008
For more details, please contact John Boyer, Congressional Liaison, at 202-872-9800.
Center Releases Afghanistan Study Group Report
The Afghanistan Study Group report was released on Wednesday, January 30, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. EST. The report was released jointly with reports by the Strategic Advisors Group of the Atlantic Council of the United States and a paper written by Dr. Harlan Ullman and others. The Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs Senator John Kerry (D-MA) and Ranking Member Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN) hosted the release in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419.
Afghanistan Study Group Final Report, January 30, 2008
Highlights from Afghanistan Study Group Final Report
Media Advisory regarding publication of Afghanistan Study Group Final Report
View the January 30, 2008, Press Conference
More about Afghanistan Study Group
For more information, please contact Thomas M. Kirlin, Vice President for Operations, at 202-872-9800.
CSP Publishes A Call to Greatness: Challenging Our Next President
A Call to Greatness: Challenging Our Next President, Center President David M. Abshire's new book, seeks to present an insightful combination of past leadership and future innovative policy for the next President of the United States. A cornerstone of the Center's Agenda 2008 initiative, A Call to Greatness seeks to develop a strategic agenda for all Presidential candidates that responds to the challenges facing the country and draws on history to identify the leadership traits and organizational skills needed by the next President to effectively lead the nation. "A Call to Greatness is not about winning a primary. It is about leading, organizing and governing in a way that brings our nation to higher ground," Abshire noted. As the campaign narrows and on into the transition to a new Administration, the challenge of effective Presidential leadership will become increasingly important.
On January 3, 2008, the day of the Iowa Presidential caucuses, Dr. Abshire discussed A Call to Greatness: Challenging Our Next President with The Exchange on Iowa Public Radio. Click here to listen.
A Call to Greatness: Challenging Our Next President has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers and is available online and in bookstores as of January 2008. More>>
For more information, please contact Margot Connor, Special Assistant to the President, at 202-872-9800.
Center President Attends University of Oklahoma Bipartisan Forum
On January 7, 2008, Center President David M. Abshire attended the University of Oklahoma Bipartisan Forum on confronting political polarization during this election year. The event was hosted by former Senator and current University of Oklahoma President David Boren and former Senator Sam Nunn. Video and a transcript from the conference are available on the University's website.
National Consortium Holds Conference at Georgetown University
On February 1-2, 2008, the National Consortium for Character-Based Leadership held its second conference at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. This conference convened professional leaders and educators from throughout the country to discuss how to best prepare the next generation of leaders for the ethical dilemmas they will face as they grow older and enter careers. Building off the success of its inaugural conference in 2006, the National Consortium seeks to promote best practices in character and leadership education. The two-day event featured panels with distinguished speakers such as Senator Chuck Hagel and Norman Augustine, former Chairman of Lockheed Martin, as well as roundtable sessions and interactive workshops.
Egil “Bud” Krogh delivered the final address at CSP’s second conference for the National Consortium for Character-Based Leadership, which CSPAN has aired several times since the event first took place on February 2, 2008. Krogh is the author of Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices and Life Lessons from the White House, which describes his experience in the Nixon administration serving as co-director of the Special Investigations Unit later known as "The Plumbers." Please click here to see the CSPAN video footage. More>>
For more information, please contact Melanie D'Evelyn, Project Director, at 202-872-9800.
Center Announces National Council of Advisors
The Center will convene its reinvigorated National Council of Advisors on November 15, 2007, and January 24, 2008, where they will be provided with an orientation and meeting with Center project directors. This distinguished group of 40 experts—who work in critical public policy and education arenas in both the public and private sectors—will provide additional insight as the Center’s staff works on Agenda 2008 and other programs. More>>
For more information, please contact Mary O'Connor, Director of Outreach, at 202-872-9800.
CSP Partners with Meridian International Center
To advance the Center's initiative to create and capitalize the Foundation for International Understanding (FIU), CSP has joined forces with the Meridian International Center, a leader in promoting international understanding through the exchange of people, ideas, and the arts. Together, we are working to build the FIU as a leading-edge organization able to take full advantage of the global communications revolution and the expansion of digital media technologies to engage and connect people around the world. More>>
