George Shultz featured in spring's final Presidential Lecture Series event

President Mitch Daniels and George Shultz, former secretary of state and labor. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons) Download Photo

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — George Shultz, former secretary of state and labor, was featured Tuesday (April 19) at Stewart Center's Fowler Hall during the final event of the spring 2016 Presidential Lecture Series.

Purdue President Mitch Daniels led the hourlong discussion, which also included an audience question-and-answer session.

Shultz, an economist, served in President Richard M. Nixon's administration as secretary of labor in 1969-70, director of the Office of Management and Budget in 1970-72 and as treasury secretary in 1972-74. He also served in President Ronald Reagan's administration as secretary of state in 1982-89.

Before entering government service, Shultz was professor of economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago. From 1974 to 1982, he was an executive at Bechtel, becoming the firm's first president. He is the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. 

The Presidential Lecture Series is a diverse series of lectures on policy, leadership, culture and society. The series features prominent experts and practitioners from various fields of interest for both the academics and the community at large. Connected with each public presentation, speakers will be integrated into relevant curricular activities on the West Lafayette campus during their visits. 

Writer: Greg McClure, 765-491-9751, gmcclure@purdue.edu 

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