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Gay Talese, one of the great storytellers of our time, is a pioneer in literary journalism. His prolific body of work encompasses a rich cast of characters, including the late boxing legend Muhammad Ali. In an intimate conversation focusing on his relationship with the heavyweight champion, Talese reflects upon the memorable experiences and personalities throughout his decades-long career—including his journey to Havana with Ali to meet with Fidel Castro—as well as the great boxing moments of the 20th century.

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Best known for his role in preserving the Union and destroying slavery, Abraham Lincoln also had both opportunities and obligations to confront, cure, or temper seething resentment against new immigrants to America. The Civil War President’s response, Harold Holzer suggests, may provide inspiration in the furious contemporary debate on immigration.

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9–9:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30–11 am: Program

On the morning following the Friday, October 28 screening of Network, preeminent legal scholars return to discuss the American media’s unmatched ability to capitalize on public sentiment, highlighting Americans’ fierce opinions and emotions regarding our democratic system and political elections.

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The United States has emerged as the world’s dominant superpower, but how will this role continue to evolve? On the eve of our country’s polarizing 2016 presidential elections, political scientist Ian Bremmer explores how the elections will shape America’s place in a world increasingly confronted by the dangers of global geopolitical instability.

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​​​​Barely a month after the Declaration of Independence was signed, General George Washington and his troops were on the brink of defeat, outmanned and outmaneuvered in Brooklyn. Experts bring to life the Battle of Brooklyn and reveal how, thanks to the heroism of a small group known as the “Immortal 400,” the Continental Army lived to fight another day.

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Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Brandeis was among the most influential and prophetic constitutional philosophers in American history. Judicial experts Jeffrey Rosen and Akhil Reed Amar discuss the pioneering Justice’s lasting impact on the right to privacy, corporate regulation, and freedom of speech—issues that have endured as major tenets of American politics and law.

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9–9:30 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30–11 am: Program

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Generations of leaders from Abraham Lincoln to John F. Kennedy have been inspired by the political courage of one of our nation’s most complex presidents, John Quincy Adams. Author James Traub and historian Robert Kagan debate the legacy of America’s sixth president, a leader with steadfast moral principles that led paradoxically to both his political collapse and widespread veneration.

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Twenty-first century America—particularly in light of the heated 2016 election—has become a discontented nation, wrought with culture wars and paralyzed governing institutions. Join political analysts Yuval Levin and William Kristol as they uncover the cause of American disorder and pose solutions for a better functioning model of civil society.