2007: The Race for the Presidency

The theme for the 2007 Panetta Lecture Series was “The Race for the Presidency.”

As the nation approached the first election in eighty years without a former president or vice president on the presidential ticket, the 2007 Panetta Lecture Series focused on the excitment of our democracy’s most important contest. With a group of speakers that featured former candidates, journalists and noted campaign consultants, the tenth annual series was a lively and thought-provoking milestone.

Topic Speakers
Money, Charisma or Ability? George Pataki
Tom Vilsack
Gloria Borger
(Leon Panetta, Moderator)
The Role of the Press in Choosing a Candidate Dan Rather
Bob Woodward
(Leon Panetta, Moderator)
Picking Winners from Losers James Carville
Bill O’Reilly
(Leon Panetta, Moderator)
Issues Facing the Next President Chuck Hagel
Bob Graham
(Leon Panetta, Moderator)


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