Dubya discussion
For students and faculty who have burning questions about the new president's administration, the Miller Center of Public Affairs is holding a forum titled "Bush's First One Hundred Days," which began two weeks ago and will continue into the fall.
As part of the forum, Evan Thomas, author, television commentator and current assistant managing editor of Newsweek magazine will speak today at the Miller Center at 11 a.m. He is one of several media professionals slated to speak about the Bush administration as part of the forum.
Other scheduled speakers are Newsweek columnist Howard Feynman, Washington Post vice president Robert Kaiser and syndicated columnist Jack Germond from The Baltimore Sun.
In addition, last Friday, Jim Lehrer, co-host of PBS's nightly show "NewsHour," spoke at the Miller Center about his role as moderator of the 2000 presidential debates.
"We're trying to get a cross-section of some of the most quoted and most interesting people," said Forum director Kenneth Thompson, a government professor.
He added that he also hopes to bring in top members of the Bush administration such as Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfield.
The "One Hundred Days" forum will continue into next fall, with one or two of the invited luminaries speaking each month.
The purpose of the Miller Center is "to study national and international policymaking with a focus on the role of the American presidency," Thompson said.
"We're trying to see what the [Bush] administration is up to and what it's trying to do," he added.
-Sam Bresnahan
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