Heralded on the cover of The New Republic as the man who “reinvented campaigning,” Joe Trippi has been at the forefront of movement politics for nearly 30 years. In 2004, as the National Campaign Manager for Howard Dean’s presidential campaign, Trippi pioneered the use of online technology to organize what became the largest grassroots movement in presidential politics. In 2010, Trippi was a senior strategist and media consultant in Jerry Brown’s successful run for California Governor.

Faculty Dining Room
Littauer Building 
Harvard Kennedy School 

Join the Institute of Politics alongside the Karvard Kennedy Healthcare Policy Program for a conversation with FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, Tuesday, November 1, 2016 - 4:00pm in the Malkin Penthouse

Chuck Hagel
Joint Visiting Fellow, Institute of Politics and Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School
United States Secretary of Defense (2013 - 2015)
United States Senator from Nebraska (1997 -2009)

Chuck Hagel, the former Senator for Nebraska, and the US Defense Secretary from 2013 to 2015, spoke at the JFK Jr Forum at the beginning of November 2016 about his career and his prospects of the election to come. Speaking about his time in the Pentagon, the Obama administration, and the challenges of being a Senator, he offered ideas of the future of the Democrat Party and where the future problems in defense and the military may lie. On a resounding note, he also offered his advice to students about how to involve themselves within Defense.

This seminar will be given by Dr. Robert Califf, Commissioner, US Food & Drug Administration in the Malkin Penthouse (4th Fl. Littauer Building, HKS) on 11/1 at 4PM. It will be moderated by Amitabh Chandra, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy at HKS. The seminar is co-sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School Healthcare Policy Program, the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government and The Institute of Politics. 

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
New York Times Best-Selling Author, "Writings on the Wall"- Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Moderator)
Alphonse Fletcher University Professor
Director, Hutchins Center for African & African American Research

***Harvard ID Only***
Seating is first-come, first-served. Doors will close when venue is full. 

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined moderator Henry Louis Gates, Jr., for a discussion of race relations in the United States. The speakers discussed social and political activism, their personal experiences, and the social responsibility of respected athlete-celebrities. The speakers then fielded questions from the audience.

A discussion with IOP Fellow David Kochel

Institute of Politics
Harvard Kennedy School
Littauer Building, Room 166