Presidential Conferences at Hofstra University

Hofstra University has an unprecedented history of hosting presidential conferences. Since Hofstra hosted its first presidential conference in 1982 assessing the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, through the November 2005 conference "The 'New' Democrat from Hope: William Jefferson Clinton," Hofstra University has been renowned for bringing politicians, administration officials, journalists and other political professionals together with scholars and students to provide one of history's first assessments of each president.

• FDR: The Man, The Myth, The Era - 1882-1945
  March 4-6, 1982
• Harry S. Truman: The Man From Independence
  April 14-16, 1983
• Dwight D. Eisenhower: Soldier, President, Statesman
  March 29-31, 1984
• John F. Kennedy: The Promise Revisited
  March 28-30, 1985
• Lyndon Baines Johnson: A Texan in Washington
  April 10-12, 1986
• Richard Nixon: A Retrospective on His Presidency
  November 19-21, 1987
• Gerald R. Ford: Restoring the Presidency
  April 6-8, 1989
• Jimmy Carter: Keeping the Faith
  November 15-17, 1990
• Ronald Reagan: The Fortieth President
  April 22-24, 1993
• George Bush: Leading in a New World
  April 17-19, 1997
• The "New Democrat" From Hope - William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Conference
  November, 10, 11, 12, 2005

In 2005, a generous gift from long-time trustee and alumnus Peter S. Kalikow allowed Hofstra University to establish the Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies, and a few months later, the Kalikow Center for the Study of the Presidency. Dr. Meena Bose was installed as the Kalikow Chair in November 2006.

• Photos from past Presidential Conferences
• Press Clips from Presidential Conferences (click image for full-size)

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