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The U.S. government forecasts that population centers across the planet will soon face alarming gaps between available water and the growing demand for it, significantly impacting food prices, political stability, and the global economy. Author Seth M. Siegel discusses the past, present, and future of the international water crisis and how solutions implemented by Israel can serve as a model for the U.S. and beyond.

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In the Supreme Court’s 226-year history, dissents have played a major role in positing alternative interpretations of judicial decisions—a crucial procedure for a system in which the majority rule does not inevitably remain the right one. Through the exploration of great dissents, author and historian Melvin I. Urofsky reveals the necessity of constitutional dialogue to help reinvent and reinvigorate our democratic society.

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During the Eisenhower presidency, a conflict escalated that was unlike any previous war. The Cold War became a clash on cultural, ideological, and diplomatic fronts. Military historian Jeremy Black reconsiders the traditional Cold War narrative, focusing on President Eisenhower’s involvement.

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Discover the iconic and dramatic moments pivotal to the nation’s fortunes—John Paul Jones’ attacks on the British during the Revolution, the Barbary Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima—and trace the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution.

Craig L. Symonds is professor emeritus of history at the U.S. Naval Academy and the author of The U.S. Navy: A Concise History.

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In an age of constant photo-ops and perpetual press releases, American presidents must cultivate public approval through the channels of ever-changing communication and technology. Experts provide an in-depth look at how the American presidency has evolved over the past century, focusing on how presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama have mastered the media to carefully craft their public image and influence public opinion.

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

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Join Henry Kissinger, legal scholar Philip C. Bobbitt, and historian Niall Ferguson for a compelling conversation with first-hand insight on the pivotal conflict of the late 20th century—the Cold War.

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In a time when patriarchal tradition dictated that women were inferior to their husbands, John and Abigail Adams defied convention with their marriage based on mutual respect, friendship, and love. Experts provide compelling insight into the unique 18th-century couple in a discussion of the numerous letters the Adamses exchanged over years of separation.

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New York’s first Bohemian neighborhood was Greenwich Village in the 1910s, when everyone from Edna St. Vincent Millay to John Sloan made “the Village” their hangout. It became so hip that by the 1920s the Bohemian era was over, due to rising rents and new luxury apartment buildings—until the next disaffected generation took up the Village’s mantra of non-conformism.

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The French were pioneers of iron and glass construction in the 19th century. By first building shopping gallerias in the early 19th century, then Henri Labrouste’s magnificent iron-framed Saint Genevieve and National Libraries in the midcentury, followed by the celebrated Eiffel Tower and the Grand Palais at the century’s end, the French showed us how to “love” metallic construction and embrace its new aesthetic.