Established in 1984, the Presidential Academic Seminar Series consists of four separate seminars covering the potential presidential candidates to the inauguration of our next president. Inside Washington ’08 kicked off the series in Washington, D.C. on January 6-18, 2008. Nearly 200 students representing 47 universities from across the United States immersed themselves in the exiting world of presidential nomination politics, learning first-hand from academics, Washington insiders, political operatives and seasoned journalists.
Dr. Ross K. Baker, Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, led the first week of the seminar, In Pursuit of the Presidency, where students examined how presidential hopefuls pursue the nation’s most prominent elected office. Steve Bell, Professor of Telecommunications at Ball State University, directed the second week of the seminar, Politics and the media.
- Steve Bell
Professor of Telecommunications
Ball State University
Faculty Director: Inside Washington ’08 – Politics and the Media
- Dr. Ross K. Baker
Professor of Political Science
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
Faculty Director, Inside Washington ’08 – In Pursuit of the Presidency
- Sam Donaldson
Correspondent
ABC News
- The Honorable Mickey Edwards
Director
Aspen Institute
- David Eichenbaum
Partner
Struble Eichenbaum
- Frank Farenkopf Jr.
Co-Chair
Commission on Presidential Debates
- Al From
Founder and CEO
Democratic Leadership Council
- Former Members of Congress Panel
- Hon. Beverly Byron
- Hon. Ken Kramer
- Hon. Ron Sarasin
- Hon. Bill Zeliff
The United States Association of Former Members of Congress
- Senator Chuck Hagel (R- NE)
Member of United States Senate
- Ted Koppel
Former ABC News Anchor
- Brian Lamb
President
C-Span
- Mike McCurry
Partner
Public Strategies Inc.
- Ralph Nader
Author
Consumer Advocate Lawyer
- Clarence Page
Columnist
Chicago Tribune
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- Representative Mike Pence (R- IN)
Member of House of Representative
- Ellen Ratner
Columnist
Talk Radio
- The Honorable Tim Roemer
President
Center for National Policy
- Cal Thomas & Bob Beckel
Syndicated Columnists and Authors
- Dr. Stephen Wayne
Chairman of American Government
Georgetown University
- Fritz Wenzel
Director of Communications
Zogby International
Reporting from New Hampshire:
- David Lightman
White House Correspondent
McClatchy Newspapers
- Dr. Dan Hofrenning
Dept. of Political Science
St. Olaf College
- Dr. Scott McLean
Dept. of Political Science
Quinnipiac University
- Dr. Ann Camissa
Dept. of Politics
St. Anselm College
- Dr. Jennifer Lucas
Dept. of Politics
St. Anselm College
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- Accuracy in Media
- Amnesty International
- American Enterprise Institute
- Arab American Institute
- American Association of Retired Persons (Divided we Fail)
- Brookings Institute
- Business & Professional Women
- Congressional Quarterly
- Democracy Matters
- Democratic National Committee
- Downey McGrath Group
- Federal Election Commission
- Federation for American Immigration Reform
- Fleishman Hillard Government Relations
- Public Affairs Council
- Libertarian Party
- Republican National Committee
- Reuters America
- Embassy of The Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- U.S Customs and Border Patrol
- Greenberg Research
- Green Party of the United States
- Heritage Foundation
- Libertarian Party
- Mellman Group
- Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism
- U.S. Department of Education
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- National Governors Association
- National Health Council
- Washington Times
- Woodrow Wilson International Center
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