Mitch Daniels, Lee Hamilton and Brian Lamb discuss 'The Future of Democracy'
October 6, 2015
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(From left) President Mitch Daniels, Lee H. Hamilton and Brian Lamb at the "Future of Democracy" event. (Purdue University photo/Charles Jischke) |
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels and Lee H. Hamilton discussed "The Future of Democracy" in a conversation moderated by C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb on Monday (Oct. 5) in Stewart Center's Fowler Hall.
The event was sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts, C-SPAN Education Foundation and the C-SPAN Archives. This conversation was part of the archives' annual research conference, which also is supported by the Brian Lamb School of Communication, the Department of Political Science and the C-SPAN Archives.
Hamilton is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana and vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission. He represented the 9th congressional district of Indiana from 1965-1999 in the U.S. House of Representatives. He founded the Center on Congress at Indiana University in 1999, and he also served as president and director of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., from 1999-2010. Hamilton is considered a leading figure on foreign policy, intelligence and national security, and in addition to serving as vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, he also served as co-chairman of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group.
Daniels became the 12th president of Purdue in January 2013, at the conclusion of his second term as Indiana governor. He also served as an adviser to President Ronald Reagan, director of the Office of Management and Budget for President George W. Bush, and chief of staff for Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar. Daniels was widely viewed in 2011 as a possible candidate for the U.S. presidency before choosing not to run.
In 2011 Purdue named its School of Communication after Lamb, who founded C-SPAN - Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network in 1977. The network's initial telecasts of the U.S. House of Representatives commenced in 1979, and today there are three C-SPAN networks offering around-the-clock coverage of the political process.
The C-SPAN Archives records, indexes and archives C-SPAN programming. Established in 1987 for historical, educational and research uses, the archives is located at the Purdue Research Park and operated and funded by C-SPAN. All programs are digital and can be viewed for free at http://www.c-spanvideo.org/videoLibrary/
The College of Liberal Arts is home to the departments of Anthropology, English, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology, as well as the Brian Lamb School of Communication; the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts; and the schools of Interdisciplinary Studies and Languages and Cultures.
