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At the kennedy institute, we are committed to engaging the public in a conversation about the role each one of us plays in our democracy and in our society. We do that through Civic Education programs that bring the United States senate to life and conversations like tonight that bring American History into focus. We are very proud to partner with the Massachusetts Historical Society on todays program. They are an invaluable resource for american life, history, and culture. All of us at the institute are also proud together together a group of panelists for the program, including our moderator...

Is still being done. Todays talk is the eighth this calendar year and we have one more in november when we will hear from charles stuart, Political Science professor at m. I. T. , longtime friend and supporter of this center who will talk about his coauthored book about electing the senate and direct democracy before the 17th amendment. That ought to be a pretty good talk. I have been looking forward to hosting todays guests. Since i first saw her in action at last years policy history conference chairing a panel that included members and that will include a tax historian who is in the audienc...

And answer portion, in the interest of video and audio reporting, if you could just come to our microphone by the white pillar so we can hear your questions and engage in a nice discussion, and lastly, once everything is done if you could please fold up your chairs and place them against something solid. Our staff, as in me, would greatly appreciate that. Tonight im pleased to introduce jared cohen, to politics and prose the founder and ceo of jigsaw alphabet inc. As well as an adjuncrt senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. He is the New York Times best selling author with eric sc...

My name is Katie Willard and im part of the event staff here at politics and prose. Before we begin, i would like to go over a few quick announcements. First, please silence your cellphones and other noise making devices. Not only is it courteous to the author, but we are also on cspan tonight. So you do not want to be the person whose phone goes off on cspan. Secondly, during our question and answer portion, in the interest of our video and audio recording, if you could come up to the microphone right here by the white pillar. That wave, we can hear your questions and engage in a nice discuss...

Philanthropist. Also save the giant panda at the zoo and also bringing the magna carta to the archives. So how do you do it all . What about your leadership . I feel i was as good of a leader as the people i interviewed so i talk about what i try to do as a leader to recognize i went out to interview the most famous that i knew who were leaders in business or culture and the book is a summary of what they told me it takes to be a leader. You feel any particular qualities of leadership from these people . So tell me what you found to be the most important quality or the connected thread . Assis...