Bush Conference Schedule - Hofstra University

TUESDAY, MARCH 24

8 a.m.-7 p.m.	CONFERENCE REGISTRATION and COFFEE
	Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.	OPENING CEREMONIES Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Stuart Rabinowitz President and Andrew M. Boas and Mark L. Claster Distinguished Professor of Law Hofstra University Peter S. Kalikow Founder, Hofstra’s Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Member, Hofstra University Board of Trustees Meena Bose Director, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University Conference Director
9:30-11 a.m.	PLENARY FORUM: UNDERSTANDING THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Peter Baker White House Correspondent, The New York Times Contributing Writer, The New York Times Magazine Author, Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House (2013) Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar Alan C. Lowe Director, George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Michael Nelson Fulmer Professor of Political Science, Rhodes College Moderator: Meena Bose, Conference Director
11:10 a.m.-12:35 p.m.	CONCURRENT PANELS
PANEL I-A	ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL LEADERSHIP East Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “The 2000 and 2004 Bush Campaigns and Their Potential Impact on the 2008 Election and on the Long-Term Legacy of the George W. Bush Administration” Jean-Philippe Faletta, University of St. Thomas “Thwarted Realignment: George W. Bush, the Republican Party, and the Elections of 2000-2008” Michael Nelson, Rhodes College “John McCain’s Political Identity and the Specter of George W. Bush in the 2008 Presidential Campaign” Michael J. Steudeman, University of Maryland, and Trevor Parry-Giles, National Communication Association Discussant Bradley A. Blakeman Principal, The 1600 Group Deputy Assistant to the President for Appointments and Scheduling, Vetting and Research, Correspondence and Surrogate Scheduling, 2001-2004 Moderator Michael D’Innocenzo Professor of History and the Harry H. Wachtel Distinguished Teaching Professor for the Study of Nonviolent Social Change Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
PANEL I-B	POLITICAL COMMUNICATION IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Theater, North Campus “Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: How George W. Bush Plays the ‘Blame Game’” Philip R. Abbott, Wayne State University “Communicating a Rationale for War: George W. Bush and the Rhetoric of Imperial Righteousness” Ann E. Burnette and Wayne L. Kraemer, Texas State University “President Bush's Rhetoric and Policy against Genocide” Ben Voth, Southern Methodist University Discussant Peter Baker Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times Author, Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House (2013) Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar Moderator Philip Dalton, Chair and Associate Professor of Rhetoric The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Hofstra University
PANEL I-C	POLICY MAKING AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION ON CHINA AND KOREA IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY Plaza Rooms Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “Beyond the Standard Interpretation of George W. Bush’s National Security Policy: Decision Making on North Korea” Bill Newmann, Virginia Commonwealth University “Tracing Rhetorical Shifts in U.S.-Sino Relations: George W. Bush's Discourse Regarding Taiwan and the PRC” Michelle M. Yang, University of Maryland Discussant Dane S. Egli Senior Adviser for National Security Strategies, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Director for Counterterrorism, Drugs, and Latin America, National Security Council, 2004-2006 Moderator Takashi Kanatsu, Associate Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
PANEL I-D	Student Panel: A DISCUSSION ON THE SUCCESSES AND FAILURES OF THE U.S. CONFLICT IN AFGHANISTAN Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
12:45-2:10 p.m.	CONCURRENT PANELS
PANEL II-A	EDUCATION POLICY IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY Plaza Rooms Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “Strange Bedfellows: How President George Bush and Senator Edward Kennedy Bridged the Partisan Divide” Barbara A. Perry, University of Virginia “Many Children Left Behind: A Critical Examination of Educational Policy During the George W. Bush Administrations” Alan J. Singer, Hofstra University Discussants Anne-Imelda Radice Executive Director, American Folk Art Museum Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2006-2010 Deputy Chairman for Programs, The National Endowment for Humanities, 2005-2006 Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, 2003-2005 Edward J. Rollins Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra University Chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee, 1989-1991 National Campaign Director for Ronald Reagan, 1984 Assistant to the President, 1981-1983; 1985 Moderator Andrea Libresco, Professor of Teacher Education School of Education Hofstra University
PANEL II-B	PRESIDENTIAL LEADERSHIP AND THE BUSH DOCTRINE Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus “‘The Evil Soil of Poverty and Strife’: Similarities and Differences between the Bush Doctrine and Truman Doctrine” Dane J. Cash, Carroll College “The ‘Imperial Presidency’ Revisited: Lessons from the Administration of George W. Bush” Byron W. Daynes, Brigham Young University, and Glen Sussman, Old Dominion University “Doing Well vs. Being Great: Comparing the Bush and Obama Doctrines” Stanley A. Renshon, City University of New York Discussant Elliott Abrams Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy, 2005-2009; National Security Council Senior Director for Near East and North African Affairs, 2002-2005 National Security Council Senior Director for Democracy, Human Rights, and International Operations, 2001-2002 Moderator Leslie D. Feldman, Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
PANEL II-C	INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY East Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “George W. Bush and Iran” Kristen Blake, Molloy College “Cause or Effect? Anti-Americanism and U.S. Foreign Policy Under George W. Bush” Max Paul Friedman, American University “George W. Bush and the United Nations: Idealism’s Departure from Collective Security” Jerry Pubantz, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Discussants Porter J. Goss Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2004-2006 Director, Central Intelligence, 2004-2005 Chairman, U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, 1997-2004; U.S. Congressman, FL 13th District, 1989-1993; 14th District, 1993-2004 John D. Negroponte Vice Chairman, McLarty Associates Brady-Johnson Distinguished Fellow in Grand Strategy and Senior Lecturer in International Affairs, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, 2007-2009 Director of National Intelligence, 2005-2007 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, 2004 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2001-2004 Moderator Paul B. Fritz, Associate Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
FORUM I	HOMELAND SECURITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “‘We Must Work Every Day to Improve’: The Creation and Evolution of a Homeland Security Infrastructure in the George W. Bush White House” David B. Cohen, University of Akron, Dane S. Egli, Johns Hopkins University, and Terrence M. O’Sullivan, University of Akron “Strategic Staffing after 9/11: George W. Bush’s National Security Czars” Justin S. Vaughn, Boise State University Discussants Dane S. Egli, Director for Combating Terrorism, National Security Council, 2004-2006 Stephen F. Knott, United States Naval War College Moderator Robert Brinkmann, Director of Sustainability Studies, Hofstra University
2:20-4:20 p.m. PLENARY FORUM	THE BUSH DOCTRINE AND COMBATING TERRORISM Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Part I: Perspectives From Administration Officials Porter J. Goss Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2004-2006 Director, Central Intelligence, 2004-2005 Chairman, U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, 1997-2004; U.S. Congressman, FL 13th District, 1989-1993; 14th District, 1993-2004 John D. Negroponte Vice Chairman, McLarty Associates Brady-Johnson Distinguished Fellow in Grand Strategy and Senior Lecturer in International Affairs, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, 2007-2009 Director of National Intelligence, 2005-2007 U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, 2004 U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2001-2004 Part II: Perspectives From Journalists and Scholars Carolyn Eisenberg Professor of History Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University Amy Goodman Host and Executive Producer Democracy Now! Stephen F. Knott Professor of National Security Affairs United States Naval War College Moderator Bernard J. Firestone, Dean Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Professor of Political Science Hofstra University
4:30-6 p.m.	CONCURRENT PANELS
PANEL III-A	DECISION MAKING ON IRAQ Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Theater, North Campus “Occupying Iraq: A Tragedy Foretold” Carolyn Eisenberg, Hofstra University “Presidential Decision Making in Iraq: Bush vs. Bush/Phronesis vs. Faith” Michael A. Genovese, Loyola Marymount University “‘Distancing Acts’: Private Mercenaries and the War on Terror in American Foreign Policy” Jeremy Kuzmarov, University of Tulsa Discussant R. James Nicholson Senior Counsel, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2005-2009 U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, 2001-2005 Moderator David M. Green, Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
PANEL III-B	COMBATING TERRORISM IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY East Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “George W. Bush and the War on Terror: Toward the Realm of Unchecked Executive Power” David G. Adler, Boise State University “‘American Empire: Get Used to It’: How Deeply Did the Neocon Fantasy Penetrate the Bush Administration” Peter Kuznick, American University “9/11 Families as Peace Emissaries and Opponents of the Bush War on Terror” Terry Kay Rockefeller, Filmmaker “Leadership, Foreign Policy, and Torture Since 9/11: The Bush Administration and Its Decade” Itai Sneh, John Jay College, CUNY Discussant Lawrence B. Wilkerson Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy The College of William & Mary Chief of Staff for U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, 2002-2005 Associate Director, State Department Policy Planning Staff, 2001-2002 United States Army, 1966-1997 Moderator Richard Himelfarb Associate Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University Conference Associate Director
6-7p.m.	DINNER (on your own)
6-7 p.m.	HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM EXHIBITION: CONFERENCE VIEWING From Portraits to Tweets:Imagery, Technology and the U.S. Presidency Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus
6:15 p.m.	Greetings Beth Levinthal Executive Director Hofstra University Museum Meena Bose Director, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University Conference Director
7-9 p.m. PLENARY FORUM	WAGING WAR IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Part I: Perspectives From Administration Officials Thomas J. Basile National Political Commentator President, Empire Solutions LLC Senior Press Advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, U.S. Department of Defense, 2003-2004 Consultant to the Republican National Committee 2004 Presidential Campaign; Director of Communications, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2001-2003; Bush-Cheney 2000, 2000 R. James Nicholson Senior Counsel, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 2005-2009 U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, 2001-2005 Lawrence B. Wilkerson Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Government and Public Policy The College of William & Mary Chief of Staff for U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, 2002-2005 Associate Director, State Department Policy Planning Staff, 2001-2002 United States Army, 1966-1997 Part II: Perspectives From Journalists and Scholars Anand Gopal Journalist Author, No Good Men Among the Living: America, The Taliban, and the War Through Afghan Eyes (2014) Peter Baker Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times Author, Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House (2013) Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar Phyllis Bennis Director, New Internationalism Project Institute for Policy Studies Before & After: US Foreign Policy and the War on Terror (2003) Challenging Empire: How People, Governments & the UN Defy U.S. Power (2005) Moderator Paul B. Fritz, Associate Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25

8 a.m.-7 p.m.	CONFERENCE REGISTRATION and COFFEE Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
9-10:30 a.m.	CONCURRENT PANELS
PANEL IV-A	INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS AND STRATEGES Plaza Rooms Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “Self Defense that Wasn’t: Unilateralism, Illegal War, Afghanistan and George W. Bush” Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies “Time to Stop Worrying and Learn to Like Executive Agreements: Arms Control, Senate Treaty Prerogatives, and the 2002 Biden-Helms Standard” Thomas Karako, Kenyon University “Bush-Putin Bratislava Summit: Using Cooperation to Stem Nuclear Terrorism” Joseph P. Harahan, U.S. Department of Defense (Ret.) Discussant Peter Baker Chief White House Correspondent, The New York Times Author, Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House (2013) Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar Moderator Carolyn Eisenberg, Professor of History Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
PANEL IV-B	ECONOMIC AND TRADE POLICY IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY East Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “The Unquiet Times of United States –Canada Relations in the Era of George W. Bush Presidency” Stephen Azzi, Carleton University, and Norman Hillmer, Carleton University “International Trade Policy Under President George W. Bush” Shahruz Mohtadi, Suffolk University “George W. Bush’s Fiscal Policy and the Reagan Tradition” Michael Zweig, Stony Brook University, SUNY Discussant Dov S. Zakheim Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 2001-2004 Moderator Anthony Basile, Associate Professor of Accounting, Taxation and Legal Studies in Business Frank G. Zarb School of Business Hofstra University
FORUM II	THE LEADERSHIP OF FIRST LADY LAURA BUSH Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “Laura’s Legacy: Traditional Conservative Woman or International Activist First Lady?” Dana Cooper, Stephen F. Austin State University “The Continuing Leadership of President and Mrs. Bush in Arts and Culture” Adair Margo, Founder and President, Tom Lea Institute Chairman, President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, 2001-2008 Anne-Imelda Radice, Executive Director, American Folk Art Museum Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2006-2010 Deputy Chairman for Programs, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2005-2006; Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, 2003-2005 “Dancing With the First Lady: Her Societal Waltz in the Shadow and the Spotlight” Patricia A. Rossi, Attorney Discussant Anita McBride Executive-in-Residence, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University Assistant to President George W. Bush and Chief of Staff to First Lady Laura Bush, 2005-2009 Senior Advisor, Bureau of International Organizations, Department of State, 2004 Senior Advisor to the Secretary and White House Liaison, Department of State, 2002-2003 Special Assistant to the President for White House Management, 2001 Moderator Rosanna Perotti, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, Hofstra University
10:30-11 a.m.	COFFEE BREAK
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.PLENARY FORUM	POLITICS AND POLICY MAKING IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus John Bridgeland CEO, Civic Enterprises Assistant to the President and Director, USA Freedom Corps, 2002-2004 Director, White House Domestic Policy Council, 2001-2002 John J. DiIulio Jr. Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion and Civil Society and Professor of Political Science Director, Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society University of Pennsylvania Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, 2001 Peter Wehner Senior Fellow, Ethics & Public Policy Center Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, White House Office of Strategic Initiatives, 2002-2007 Deputy Director of Speechwriting, 2001 Moderator Meena Bose Director, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University Conference Director
12:30-1 p.m.	LUNCH (on your own)
1-1:45 p.m.	HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM EXHIBITION: CONFERENCE VIEWING *The George W. Bush Presidency: Points of Perspective* David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus Greeting Beth Levinthal Executive Director Hofstra University Museum Karen T. Albert Associate Director of Exhibitions and Collections Hofstra University Museum Exhibition Curator Richard Himelfarb Associate Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University Conference Associate Director Exhibition Faculty Curator
2-3:30 p.m.	CONCURRENT PANELS
PANEL V-A	PUTTING COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM INTO PRACTICE Plaza Rooms Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “The Birth of a New Political Era” Daryl A. Carter, East Tennessee State University “Big Government Conservatism, Expanding and Reframing Food Stamps: George W. Bush, Welfare Reform and the 2002 Farm Bill" Matthew Gritter, Angelo State University “A Divider Not a Uniter: President Bush’s Approach to Public Leadership” Diane J. Heith, St. John’s University Discussant Thomas J. Basile National Political Commentator President, Empire Solutions LLC Senior Press Advisor to the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, U.S. Department of Defense, 2003-2004 Consultant to Republican National Committee, 2004 Presidential Campaign Director of Communications, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2001-2003; Bush-Cheney 2000, 2000 Moderator Jingsi Christina Wu, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Hofstra University
PANEL V-B	THE CONSTITUTION, EXECUTIVE POWER, AND NATIONAL SECURITY POST-9/11 East Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “Law Versus Politics in the Counterterrorism Policies of the George W. Bush Administration: The Sacrifice of One for the Other?” Nancy Kassop, State University of New York at New Paltz “The Constitutional Legacy of George W. Bush” James P. Pfiffner, George Mason University “George W. Bush’s Administrative Presidency: Unilateral Action and the ‘Unitary Executive Branch’” Andrew Rudalevige, Bowdoin College “The Unitary Executive and the Bush Presidency” Robert J. Spitzer, State University of New York at Cortland Discussant Michael V. Hayden Principal, The Chertoff Group Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2006-2009 Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, 2004-2005 Director, National Security Agency, 1999-2005 General (Ret.), United States Air Force Moderator James Sample, Associate Professor of Law Maurice A. Deane School of Law Hofstra University
PANEL V-C	LAW, POLITICS, AND THE JUDICIARY IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus “President Bush and Immigration Policy Rhetoric: The Effects of Negativity on the Political Landscape at the State Level” C. Damien Arthur and Joshua Woods, West Virginia State University “The Umpire Strikes Out: President George W. Bush and the Politicization of Supreme Court Nominations” Joel K. Goldstein, Saint Louis University School of Law “George W. Bush, Strategic Justices, and Legacy Building on the Supreme Court” David A. Yalof, University of Connecticut Discussant Deborah N. Misir Founding Partner, Lally & Misir, LLP Deputy Assistant Secretary of Policy, U.S. Department of Labor Ethics Attorney, White House Counsel’s Office Chief of Staff, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Moderator Lawrence C. Levy, Executive Dean National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University®
FORUM III	FAITH AND THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “Bush and the Faith-Based Initiatives: Forgoing the Role of Chief Legislator” Donna R. Hoffman, University of Northern Iowa, and Alison Dana Howard, Dominican University of California Discussants Randall Balmer Dartmouth Professor in the Arts & Sciences, and Chair, Department of Religion, Dartmouth College Author, God in the White House: How Faith Shaped the Presidency From John F. Kennedy to George W. Bush (2008) John DiIulio, Jr. Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion and Civil Society, Professor of Political Science Director, Robert A. Fox Leadership Program and Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society University of Pennsylvania Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, 2001 Peter Wehner Senior Fellow, Ethics & Public Policy Center Deputy Assistant to the President and Director, White House Office of Strategic Initiatives, 2002-2007 Deputy Director of Speechwriting, 2001 Moderator Julie Byrne, Associate Professor of Religion and the Monsignor Thomas J. Hartman Endowed Chair in Catholic Studies Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
3:30-4 p.m.	COFFEE BREAK
4-6 p.m. PLENARY FORUM	NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Part I: Perspectives From Administration Officials John B. Bellinger III Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department of State, 2005-2009 Senior Associate Counsel to the President and Legal Adviser to the National Security Council, 2001-2005 Peter D. Feaver Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Duke University Special Advisor for Strategic Planning and Institutional Reform, National Security Council, 2005-2007 Michael V. Hayden Principal, The Chertoff Group Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2006-2009 Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, 2004-2005 Director, National Security Agency, 1999-2005 General (Ret.), United States Air Force Matthew C. Waxman Liviu Librescu Professor of Law and Faculty Chair, Roger Hertog Program on Law and National Security, Columbia Law School Principal Deputy Director, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State, 2005-2007 Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Detainee Affairs, 2004-2005 Special Assistant to National Security Advisor, 2001-2003 Part II: Perspectives From Journalists and Scholars Scott Horton Lecturer in Law, Columbia University Law School James P. Pfiffner University Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University Author, Power Play: The Bush Presidency and the Constitution (2009) Moderator Julian Ku, Maurice A. Deane Distinguished Professor of Constitutional Law Maurice A. Deane School of Law Hofstra University
6-7 p.m.	DINNER (on your own)
7-8:30 p.m. PLENARY FORUM	RECOLLECTIONS OF 9/11 FIRST RESPONDERS Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Bradley A. Blakeman Principal, The 1600 Group Deputy Assistant to the President for Appointments and Scheduling, Vetting and Research, Correspondence and Surrogate Scheduling, 2001-2004 Will Jimeno, Detective (ret.)/Port Authority Police of NY/NJ David Norman, Detective Second Grade/Emergency Service Unit, New York City Police Department Joseph W. Pfeifer, Assistant Chief/Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness, New York City Fire Department Moderators James Coll, Detective/Emergency Service Unit, New York City Police Department and Adjunct Professor of History, Nassau Community College Richard Himelfarb, Associate Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University Conference Associate Director

THURSDAY, MARCH 26

8 a.m.-1 p.m.	CONFERENCE REGISTRATION and COFFEE Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
9:30-11 a.m.	CONCURRENT PANELS
PANEL VI-A	EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST Plaza Rooms Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “The Presidency and Europe: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy in Spain” Beverly Barrett, University of Houston “Europeans’ Views of the Bush Presidency: Reaction to U.S. Interventionism” Francesca Vassallo, University of Southern Maine “The Call for Democracy in the Middle East: Challenges, Successes, and Contradictions” J. Stephen Zunes, University of San Francisco Discussant Daniel C. Kurtzer Lecturer and S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle East Policy Studies, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University United States Ambassador to Israel, 2001-2005 United States Ambassador to Egypt, 1997-2001 Moderator Carolyn M. Dudek, Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
PANEL VI-B	ECONOMIC POLICY 246 East Library Wing Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus “George W. Bush and the Failure of Laissez-Faire” Timothy A. Canova, Nova Southeastern University “A Review of George W. Bush's Economic Policy” Philip Mayer, Three Rivers Community College “Looking for Causation in the Wrong Place: Why Decrying Government Deficits During the Bush Presidency is a serious Error” Michael Meeropol, Western New England University, and Joao Paulo A. de Souza, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Discussants Dean Baker Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research Pia Orrenius Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Senior Economist, Council of Economic Advisers, 2004-2005 Moderator Martin Melkonian,Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
PANEL VI-C	INTERROGATION POLICIES East Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “‘Gitmo’s’ Folly: Torture, Trials, and Tribulations of U.S. Detention Policy in the Wake of 9/11” Samuel B. Hoff, Delaware State University “Torture and the Bush Presidency: Was it Illegal and Ineffective?” Margaret Power, Illinois Institute of Technology “Leadership, Foreign Policy, and Torture Since 9/11: The Bush Administration and Its Decade” Itai Sneh, John Jay College, CUNY Discussant Dov S. Zakheim Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 2001-2004 Moderator Warren Frisina, Associate Professor of Religion Dean, Hofstra University Honors College
9:30-11 a.m FORUM IV	WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATION IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Ronald I. Christie CEO, Christie Strategies Special Assistant to the President and Director of Policy Initiatives and Intergovernmental Affairs, 2002-2004 Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for Domestic Policy, 2001-2002 Howard B. Dean III Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra University Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 2005-2009 U.S. presidential candidate, 2004 Governor of Vermont, 1991-2003 Julie Mason Host, Press Pool, Sirius XM’s POTUS Channel 124 Scott McClellan Vice President for Communications, Seattle University White House Press Secretary, 2003-2006 White House Deputy Press Secretary, 2001-2003 Edward J. Rollins Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra University Chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee, 1989-1991 National Campaign Director for Ronald Reagan, 1984 Assistant to the President, 1981-1983; 1985 Moderator Evan W. Cornog, Dean The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Hofstra University
11:10 a.m.-12:35 p.m.	CONCURRENT PANELS
PANEL VII-A	LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP East Multipurpose Room Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “Kicking the Can Down the Road: George W. Bush’s Failed Campaign to Reform Social Security” Richard Himelfarb, Hofstra University Conference Associate Director “A C Student in the White House: Conservatives and Their Report Cards on the George Bush Presidency” Christopher A. Hickman, University of Mississippi “When Do Presidents Prevail and Fail Within the Legislative Arena? Explaining President George W. Bush’s Success on the Substance of Legislation” Markus B. Siewert, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main Discussant Ronald I. Christie CEO, Christie Strategies Special Assistant to the President and Director of Policy Initiatives and Intergovernmental Affairs, 2002-2004 Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for Domestic Policy, 2001-2002 Edward J. Rollins Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra University Chairman, National Republican Congressional Committee, 1989-1991 National Campaign Director for Ronald Reagan, 1984 Assistant to the President, 1981-1983; 1985 Moderator William T. Caniano,Assistant Professor of Library Services Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library Hofstra University
PANEL VII-B	MEDIA AND THE PRESIDENCY Plaza Rooms Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus “Press Relations in George W. Bush’s Treasury Department” Kara S. Alaimo, Hofstra University “Collective Somnambulism: 9-11, the Media, and the Road to Iraq” Peter Conolly-Smith, Queens College, CUNY “Bush’s Wartime Press Conferences: Lap Dogs, Attack Dogs, or Objective Reporters?” James E. Mueller, University of North Texas Discussants Howard B. Dean III Senior Presidential Fellow, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, Hofstra University Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 2005-2009 U.S. presidential candidate, 2004 Governor of Vermont, 1991-2003 Scott McClellan Vice President for Communications, Seattle University White House Press Secretary, 2003-2006 White House Deputy Press Secretary, 2001-2003 Moderator Carol T. Fletcher, Chair and Associate Professor of Journalism, Media Studies and Public Relations The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication Hofstra University
PANEL VII-C	WHITE HOUSE STAFF AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus “The Chiefs of Staff in the George W. Bush White House” David B. Cohen, University of Akron, Karen M. Hult and Charles E. Walcott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University “Cheney and Presidential Advising: Perils of an Unambitious Vice President” Joel K. Goldstein, Saint Louis University School of Law “Legal, Ethical, and Moral Implications of Presidential Policies For Those Who Implement Them” Ann Wright United States diplomat 1987-2003 United States Army/Army Reserves, 1967-1996 Discussants Bradley A. Blakeman Principal, The 1600 Group Deputy Assistant to the President for Appointments and Scheduling, Vetting and Research, Correspondence and Surrogate Scheduling, 2001-2004 Peter D. Feaver Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Duke University Special Advisor for Strategic Planning and Institutional Reform, National Security Council, 2005-2007 Moderator Rosanna Perotti, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
PANEL VII-D	ADDRESS ON ECONOMIC POLICY 246 East Library Wing Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, South Campus “The Recession of Economic Collapse: The Bush Administration and Over-Valued Dollar” Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy Research Moderator Martin Melkonian, Adjunct Associate Professor of Economics Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University
11:10 a.m.-12:35 p.m. FORUM V	POLITICAL CARTOONISTS AND THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENCY Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Steve Breen, San Diego Union-Tribune Michael Luckovich, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Mike Peters, Dayton Daily News/King Features Syndicate/Mother Goose and Grimm Ann Telnaes, The Washington Post Moderators Lawrence C. Levy, Executive Dean, National Center for Suburban Studies, Hofstra University Roslyn Mazer, Counsel to the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists as amici curiae in Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (1988)
12:45-2:10 p.m. PLENARY FORUM	ECONOMIC POLICY MAKING IN THE GEORGE W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus Pia M. Orrenius Vice President and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Senior Economist, Council of Economic Advisers, 2004-2005 Marc Sumerlin Managing Director, Evenflow Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director, National Economic Council, 2001-2002 Phillip L. Swagel Professor in International Economic Policy, School of Public Policy University of Maryland Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2006-2009 Moderators Herman A. Berliner Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Lawrence Herbert Distinguished Professor Hofstra University Patrick J. Socci Dean Frank G. Zarb School of Business Hofstra University
2:20-3:45 p.m.	CLOSING PLENARY FORUM THE PRESIDENTIAL LEGACY OF GEORGE W. BUSH Student Center Theater Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus The Complex Ideological Character and Impact of President George W. Bush” Graham G. Dodds, Concordia University “President George W. Bush: An Historic Transition Out of Power” Martha Kumar, Towson University Discussants James Mann European and Eurasian Studies Program Scholar-in-Residence Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Author, George W. Bush (2015) Shirley Anne Warshaw Evans Chair of Leadership Studies and Professor of Political Science Gettysburg College Author, The Co-Presidency of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (2009) Moderators Meena Bose Director, Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency Peter S. Kalikow Chair in Presidential Studies Professor of Political Science Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Hofstra University Conference Director Jeffrey A. Engel Director of the Center for Presidential History Southern Methodist University
4-5 p.m.	CLOSING RECEPTION

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