Mic.com spoke to CCLP senior fellow Dan Glickman about his role as President Bill Clinton’s handpicked “designated survivor” of the State of the Union address in 1997, when he was Secretary of Agriculture. “Here I was just a few minutes earlier, almost the most powerful person in the country, and now I couldn’t even get…Continue Reading In the News: Glickman discusses his role as “designated survivor” of the State of the Union address
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How Theodore Roosevelt helped prove that a knock-down, drag-out primary is a good way to choose a candidate
This op-ed by CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan was originally published in the Los Angeles Times. Watching the presidential primary campaign unfold with the use of tawdry comments and language that sometimes seem unworthy of the greatest nation in the world, it may be useful to remember that there was an equally explosive contest featuring Theodore…Continue Reading How Theodore Roosevelt helped prove that a knock-down, drag-out primary is a good way to choose a candidate
In the News: Forbes cites Cowan as organizer of 1994 Internet summit
Gil Press of Forbes magazine cited CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan as one of the organizers of the 1994 Superhighway Summit, the “first public conference bringing together all of the major industry, government and academic leaders in the field [and] also began the national dialogue about the Information Superhighway and its implications.”…Continue Reading In the News: Forbes cites Cowan as organizer of 1994 Internet summit
Call for new U.S. information czar by former VOA Director
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American information programs are underfunded and disorganized, and a new coordinator of all U.S. international information efforts government-wide is urgently needed. That was the assessment and recommendation by David Ensor, Director of the Voice of America until he stepped down last year. He spoke Monday at the monthly CCLP Washington DC Communication…Continue Reading Call for new U.S. information czar by former VOA Director
In the News: Cowan interviewed on NPR about his new book
CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan was interviewed by Linda Wertheimer on NPR about his new book, Let the People Rule: Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Presidential Primary….Continue Reading In the News: Cowan interviewed on NPR about his new book
Whatever Happened to Latino Political Power?
This article by CCLP faculty fellow Roberto Suro was originally published in The New York Times. DEMOGRAPHY is destiny, or so the saying goes, but Latinos are learning this political season that destiny can take detours. As their population in the United States surged from 35 million in 2000 to nearly 57 million, Latinos became…Continue Reading Whatever Happened to Latino Political Power?
War and Peace in a Jittery Nation: Obama’s Last Year and After
This article by CCLP senior fellow Derek Shearer was originally published in the Huffington Post. America is a jittery nation this holiday season. It’s not easy to remain cool and calm let alone joyful in the face of media reports of attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, shootings at schools and medical facilities, or videos…Continue Reading War and Peace in a Jittery Nation: Obama’s Last Year and After
For refugees, a digital passage to Europe
This article by CCLP Senior Research Fellow Mark Latonero was originally published on Trust.org. While many of us might feel we cannot live without the Internet or our cell phones, for refugees access to digital technologies can be a matter of life or death. Numerous media reports have highlighted how smartphones areessential and vital for…Continue Reading For refugees, a digital passage to Europe
CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan to conclude service at Sunnylands in June 2016
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 — Geoffrey Cowan, the president of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, announced today that after six years as the organization’s founding president he will be leaving the historic, high-level retreat center that he helped to transform into the “Camp David of the West.” The former dean of the University of…Continue Reading CCLP director Geoffrey Cowan to conclude service at Sunnylands in June 2016
U.S. Food Diplomacy Wins Fans at Milan World’s Fair
WASHINGTON – American use of food diplomacy as a diplomatic and commercial tool was the topic of this month’s CCLP Communication Leadership lunch forum here, and the focus was on the success of the U.S. pavilion at this year’s world’s fair in Milan. America was the unquestioned hit of fair, according to Beatrice Camp, Expo…Continue Reading U.S. Food Diplomacy Wins Fans at Milan World’s Fair