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Each year, the IOP hosts dozens of public Speaker Series events, providing students and the general public direct contact with elected officials, activists, authors, journalists, and other key practitioners in politics and public service.

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How Chicago Shaped Barack and Michelle Obama

David Axelrod, Susan Sher, Adam Green, Alicia Sams

May 09, 2024

  • Chicago/Illinois
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All the President's Words: White House Speechwriters Reflect

Terry Edmonds, Sarah Hurwitz, John McConnell, Alicia Sams

April 08, 2019

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Active Measures: Putin's Covert Political Warfare

Jack Bryan, Marley Clements, Evan McMullin, Alicia Sams

October 17, 2018

  • international
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Former National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice

Susan Rice, Alicia Sams

October 31, 2017

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By the People: The Election of Barack Obama

David Axelrod, Alicia Sams

January 29, 2017

  • electoral politics
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President Obama's Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications & Speechwriting Ben Rhodes

Ben Rhodes, Alicia Sams

April 15, 2016

  • national security
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