John F. MAY 2004 New Poll Released School of INSTITUTE Government JFK Jr. Forum Dedicated Candidates Come to Harvard Awards Created OF Remembered Campaign ’04 Comes to Harvard

Senator takes questions during a taping of “Hardball” at the Forum

Bush/Cheney ’04 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman speaks at the Forum Welcome to the Institute of Politics at Harvard University Dan Glickman, Director

As the 2004 election heats up, the Institute of Politics continues to be a national hub of political activity, discussion, and debate.

• In September, we rededicated the Forum to recognize John F. Kennedy, Jr. We were honored to hear from Senator Edward Kennedy, , and other dignitaries and IOP friends on this special occasion. • Students participated in the campaigns of all major presidential candidates. • We hosted eight of the leading Democratic Presidential contenders for live question-and-answer sessions hosted by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews. • Our Resident Fellows this semester are a diverse group – the former four- term Republican mayor of Knoxville, an executive at DreamWorks and an expert on the youth perspective on policy issues, the Vice President of Programs at the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a Democratic political strategist with 25 years’ experience teaching, writ- ing, and working in American politics, the Washington Bureau Chief of the Sun-Times, and the former Governor of Minnesota. Interest and participation in their study groups has been unprecedented. • Our most recent national poll on the political personality of America’s college students finds they are frustrated about the war and the job market and leaning in favor of Senator Kerry. Many know little about the Democratic nominee, however, so his support is soft. Sixty-two percent are following the campaign and are “definitely” planning to vote, an indication that the youth vote, centrist and highly independent, could be a significant factor in the 2004 election. • Bringing together more than a dozen other institutions of higher edu- cation from across America, we are leading a major national effort to encourage participation and engagement in politics by America’s college students, under the banner of the National Campaign for Political and To subscribe to the Civic Engagement. IOP’s email list: • The IOP joined with the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation to Send an email message to: announce the creation of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards to [email protected] recognize young Americans who have changed their communities and In the body of the message, type: their country through their commitment to public service. • We are planning an ambitious slate of events during the Democratic and subscribe iop (without arrows) This is certainly a very exciting time to be interested and involved in American politics. I encourage you to check our web site – www.iop.harvard.edu – to learn more about our programs and events. I hope to see you soon!

2 INSTITUTE OF POLITICS Forum Rededication Forum renamed to honor John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Marking its 25th anniversary as host to some of the world’s most prominent Caroline Kennedy, with (L-R) political speakers, the Forum was renamed in September in honor of John F. IOP Director Dan Glickman, Senator Edward Kennedy, Kennedy, Jr. John F. Kennedy, Jr. was an active member of the Institute of Kennedy School Dean Joseph Politics’ Senior Advisory Committee for 15 years and a regular participant in Nye, and Harvard President Forum events. The rededication was attended by members of the Kennedy Larry Summers, at the family, the Harvard community, and other dignitaries. rededication ceremony. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, addressing the ceremony, said, “The School of Government and that very special part of it called The Institute of Politics is the memorial that would have meant the most to my brother. From the beginning a generation ago, the IOP had a powerful hold on our family, and especially as it gradually came to be the place where Jack’s son John found he could almost hear his father’s voice, calling us all to serve our country. It is fitting that this special place, where he felt that the vital effort to make democracy better was being made so well, will now be named in his honor.” “John loved nothing more than discussing ideas and the issues of the day. “John loved nothing He was inspired by the conversations that took place in this Forum, and this more than discussing is a wonderful tribute to him,” said Caroline Kennedy. The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum is Harvard’s premier venue for political ideas and the issues speech, discussion and debate, and the Kennedy School of Government’s of the day. He was primary site for hosting distinguished public speakers. Since its inception in inspired by the con- 1978, the Forum has hosted more than 2,000 events, seen live by audiences totaling over 600,000 people and millions more via the Internet. versations that took To mark its 25th anniversary and renaming, the Forum has recently place in this Forum, undergone a major renovation, integrating updated technology and lighting and this is a wonder- with new staging, interiors and carpeting. “The Forum is one of the most prestigious centers for the exchange of ful tribute to him.” ideas in the world,” said Dan Glickman, Director of the Institute of Politics. -Caroline Kennedy “Now we have modernized it with state-of-the-art technology to reflect John F. Kennedy Jr.’s vision for this very special place.” From George H.W. Bush to ; Yitzak Rabin to Yasser Arafat; comedian to Nobel Laureate and economist Amartya Sen, the Forum hosts heads of state; leaders in politics, government, business and the media; academics; community organizers; and artists. Panel discussions address the most newsworthy topics of the day. Following their address, all speakers are required to participate in a ques- tion-and-answer session with members of the audience, a highly interactive and insightful way for students, faculty, and the public to take part in the provocative Forum process. INSTITUTE OF POLITICS 3 College Students’ Views of President Bush Grow More Mixed

The IOP’s spring 2004 national survey of college students finds that Democrat John Kerry holds a 10-point lead over President Bush, though Senator John Kerry Kerry’s support is soft. Support for Senator Kerry seems to reflect growing dissatisfaction with the war in , a continued weak job market, and the leads President President’s stance on gay marriage. This represents a turnaround from our George Bush among fall poll, which found college students more supportive of the President than college students, was the general public. The poll also includes a new method for assessing the political ideology of 48% to 38%. America’s college students. The 11-question “IOP Political Personality Test” finds that the old “liberal” and “conservative” labels do not fit a majority of today’s college students, who are mostly centrists and highly independent. The test is available online at www.iop.harvard.edu for those who would like to determine how their views compare to those of America’s college students. “Concern over the war in Iraq and weakness in the job market has caught up with President Bush,” said IOP Director Dan Glickman during a press “Concern over the conference at the National Press Club in Washington. “College students now war in Iraq and share the general public’s more mixed view of the President, and Senator weakness in the job Kerry is benefiting from that shift. Still, these are highly independent voters market has caught up who are open to persuasion and it would be in the interests of both parties to court them aggressively.” with President Bush. The survey of 1205 college students, drawn randomly from a national College students now database of nearly 5.1 million students, finds – share the general • They favor Kerry over Bush, but Kerry’s support is soft. Sen. Kerry public’s more mixed leads President Bush by 48 to 38 percent. draws five percent of the vote. But Kerry’s support is soft. Thirty-seven percent of view of the President, those surveyed say they do not know enough about Sen. Kerry to have and Senator Kerry is formed an opinion about him or do not recognize his name. It appears benefiting from that that many of those who say they are planning to vote for Sen. Kerry shift.” are simply looking for an alternative to President Bush. -Dan Glickman, • Support for the President has declined as concerns about Iraq grow. Support for the war in Iraq dropped from 58 percent six months ago to IOP Director 49 percent. At the same time, Bush’s job approval rating fell 14 points, from 61 percent to 47 percent. • They continue to view the job market as weak. Two-thirds believe it will be difficult to find a job after graduation, nearly identical to the October 2003 poll, when the economy was considered weaker.

4 INSTITUTE OF POLITICS • They support legalizing gay marriage. Fifty-seven percent support marriage between homosexuals, which is opposed by 61 percent of the general population. • The old “liberal” and “conservative” labels do not fit most of today’s college students. The poll provides a new system for grouping college 57% of college students by four political ideologies. Most students are in the center students support gay and clearly up for grabs. The four groupings are – marriage, while 61% • Traditional Liberals (32% of college students) – This group strongly of the population believes the country is on the wrong track. They support gay rights opposes it. and affirmative action. They disagree with the “Bush doctrine” of preemption and the decision to go to war in Iraq. They lopsidedly (79%-8%) support Sen. Kerry over President Bush. • Traditional Conservatives (16% of college students) – This group staunchly supports President Bush; 72% are planning to vote for him and roughly the same proportion approve of his job performance. More than three-quarters support the decision to go to war in Iraq. • Religious Centrists (23% of college students) – This group believes religion should play a larger role in government. Compared to their peers, they are most concerned about the country’s moral direction. The old “liberal” and Yet, unlike traditional conservatives, they believe health insurance is a right that the government ought to provide. This group is the most “conservative” labels racially diverse (32% non-white) and the least likely to be familiar don’t always apply. with Sen. Kerry. They lean in favor of President Bush (51%-34%). Most students are in • Secular Centrists (29% of college students) – This group, the most the center. independent, favors less intrusive government and believes religious values should not play an important role in government. Split evenly between Bush and Kerry, they support gay marriage and oppose affir- mative action. This group is least likely to vote. • They are engaged and are planning to vote in November. Sixty-two per- cent say they have been following the campaign for President closely and 62% say they will “definitely” vote in November. Many students, par- ticularly those in the center of the political spectrum, are still forming their own political beliefs and party affiliations. These potential voters are concerned with social issues and are looking for candidates who will speak to their issues and seek their involvement. Harvard students designed the poll, in consultation with Professor David King and pollster John Della Volpe. Complete results and past surveys are available online at www.iop.harvard.edu. INSTITUTE OF POLITICS 5 “Hardball” Comes to Harvard Eight Democratic candidates take questions from Chris Matthews and Harvard community

Eight of the leading Democratic Presidential contenders played “Hardball” in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum last fall, answering tough questions from MSNBC host Chris Matthews and Harvard students. General , former Governor , Senator , Congressman Richard Gephardt, Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, Senator , former Ambassador , and the Reverend all participated in the series of live, hour-long broadcasts, which drew capacity crowds to the Forum.

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Joe Green ’05, Intern, Kerry for President “I knew more about how a campaign is supposed to work because of the IOP. Being at the IOP made me realize the importance of everybody doing their part in a campaign, no matter how small.”

Brittani Head ’06, Volunteer, Edwards for President “Working on the John Edwards campaign reinforced the ideas that the IOP promotes. Youth do make a difference in the political sphere. and South Carolina were filled with twenty-somethings whose idealism was shaping the election.”

Josh Mendelsohn ’04, Student Coordinator, Bush/Cheney ’04 “You get a sense that you’re participating in a national effort. Every hour you’re putting in is not only self-work, but work you’re doing for the whole nation. While that sounds like a lot of hot air, it’s something I believe in quite strongly.”

Sam Simon ’06, Staff, Dean for America “The Dean campaign gave me the opportunity to experi- ence a piece of history. I got to see how candidates and their campaigns connect with voters. As the campaign went on and things got more intense, it felt like the entire country was watching what we were doing. It was the most exciting and intense thing I’ve ever done.”

INSTITUTE OF POLITICS 7 Nationalization Effort Continues National drive to promote awareness and engagement organizes college campuses

The IOP continues to organize and lead a major national effort to encour- age participation and engagement in politics by America’s college students, a traditionally under-represented group in the national political discourse and on Election Day. The IOP gathered representatives of 10 initial partner institutions of higher education for a strategic planning meeting last October. The group, The National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement, will draw from its collective knowledge and experience to exchange information and ideas and engage in research about how to spur greater interest and involvement in politics by young people. The IOP and its partner schools will also create new materials to help first-time voters. In February, the IOP brought students from partner schools for a two-day training in campus-based voter registration and mobilization. For the first time, many of our partner schools will develop and implement plans to regis- ter students and get them to the polls in November. “Engaging young people in politics is essential for the future of our democ- racy and an important role for every educational institution in the nation,” said IOP Director Dan Glickman. “Our national campaign will facilitate an open exchange of ideas and information as we all join together to seek effec- tive ways to encourage young people to participate in the political process.” In addition to taking action to spur student political involvement on their respective campuses, the group is working together to –

• Issue specific recommendations for government, media, campaigns, and educational institutions to promote political and civic engagement; Students from schools across the nation gathered at the IOP to discuss their vision and goals.

8 INSTITUTE OF POLITICS Youth from all over the country participated in an IOP-organized workshop on voter registration and mobilization.

• Produce a “playbook” that offers political campaigns advice on effective engagement of young voters; • Compile “best practices” for promoting political and civic engagement; • Collect and make available key research; and • Create new training opportunities for organizations and individuals seeking to promote youth engagement and participation.

Current institutions participating in this national effort are: • Clark University’s Joseph Lowery Institute (Atlanta, GA) • Elon University’s Institute for Politics and Public Affairs (Elon, NC) • Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA) • Louisiana State University Reilly Media Center (Baton Rouge, LA) • State University’s John Glenn Institute (Columbus, OH) • Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute for Politics (New Brunswick, NJ) • Saint Anselm College’s New Hampshire Institute of Politics (Manchester, NH) • ’s College of Citizenship and Public Service (Medford, MA) • University of ’ Dole Institute of Politics (Lawrence, KS) • (Rochester, NY) • University of Southern California Institute of Politics (Los Angeles, CA) • University of Texas, Annette Strauss Insitute for Civic Participation (Austin, TX) • University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics (Salt Lake City, UT) • University of , Center for Politics (Charlottesville, VA) • Vanderbilt University Office of Active Citizenship and Service (Nashville, TN) Additional institutions are continuing to join the consortium.

INSTITUTE OF POLITICS 9 Spring Fellows Fellows offered diverse experiences and views

The IOP’s spring fellows were a diverse group, including the former mayor Spring Fellows of Knoxville, an expert on the youth perspective on key public policy issues, Background and the Vice President of Programs at the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, a highly study group experienced Democratic political strategist, the Washington Bureau Chief of the Chicago Sun-Times, and the former Governor of Minnesota. All led Victor Ashe seven-week, not-for-credit study groups to discuss current issues in American Four-term mayor of politics and public policy. Knoxville Victor Ashe, the former four-term Republican mayor of Knoxville; “Crisis Management and Meredith Bagby, a creative executive in feature development for DreamWorks Other Issues at City Hall” SKG and an expert on the youth perspective on policy issues; Gary Flowers, Meredith Bagby the Vice President of Programs at the Reverend Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/ Youth policy expert PUSH Coalition; Steve Jarding, a Democratic political strategist with 25 “Hollywood and years experience teaching, writing, and working in American politics; Lynn Washington: The Odd Sweet, the Washington Bureau Chief of the Chicago Sun-Times; and Jesse Couple” Ventura, the former Governor of Minnesota and Mayor of Park, Gary Flowers were IOP Resident Fellows this semester. Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, “This impressive group brought a diverse range of experience in federal, Vice President of Programs state, local, and international politics to Harvard,” said IOP Director Dan “Coalition Politics Toward Glickman. “Our students benefited greatly from the expertise and experi- Progressive Public Policy” ence these practitioners drew on to help engage and excite the next genera- Steve Jarding tion of American citizens and leaders.” Democratic political In addition to the Fellows’ study groups, the IOP also hosted weekly strategist discussions led by two members of the Kennedy School community. John “Making the Sausage: Sununu, former Chief of Staff to President George H.W. Bush and Governor How We Elect Our National of New Hampshire, hosted a study group that explored the inner workings and Leaders” daily routine of the . Jonathan Moore, former U.S. Ambassador Lynn Sweet to the and Member of the United Nations Development Chicago Sun-Times, Program, ran a study group on nation building, drawing on his experiences in Washington Bureau Chief East Timor, Haiti, Rwanda, Afghanistan, and Iraq. “Reality Politics: The 2004 Fellows who visited for part of the semester were: Bobby Jindal, former Road to the White House” Republican candidate for Governor in Louisiana; Antanas Mockus, the former Mayor of Bogota; and Kathleen Shanahan, former Chief of Staff for Former Governor of Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Minnesota “Body Slamming the Political Establishment: Third Party Politics”

10 INSTITUTE OF POLITICS Convention Mania IOP to serve as hub for youth-related events

Boston will host the Democratic National Convention on July 26–29, providing a unique opportunity for the IOP to bring national attention to Democratic National the importance of engaging young people in politics. The IOP will serve as Convention the hub for youth-related events during the Convention. We will house the nation’s leading non-partisan organizations dedicated to promoting youth July 26–29 political engagement, host a series of high-profile speakers and panel discus- sions, and publish research and survey data on youth voting and political Republican National participation. Convention During the Republican National Convention in City on New York August 30–September 2, the IOP will host a series of events at the Harvard Aug 30–Sept. 2 Club of . Information about events during both conventions will be posted online at www.iop.harvard.edu.

Harvard Political Review Honored

The Harvard Political Review, produced by Harvard undergraduates with support from the Institute of Politics, received honors from the Columbia Scholastic Press Organization’s Collegiate Gold Circle Awards for student journalism.

Overall Design: Julia Bonnheim, Michael Etzel and Eli Rosenbaum Essay: Jordan Hylden and John Jernigan, “Leaning Ivory Tower?” Non-Fiction Interview or Article: Daniel J. Feith, “A Verse Apart” Column: Dan Freeman, “A Lyrical Peace” Column: Jack Krouse, “A Marriage of Ideas” Cartoon: Garrett Grolemund

You can access the Harvard Political Review online at www.hpronline.org.

INSTITUTE OF POLITICS 11 New Frontier Awards Announced Awards to honor extraordinary public servants and community activists

The IOP and the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation have announced the creation of the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards to recognize young Americans who have changed their communities and their country through their commitment to public service. The New Frontier Awards celebrate “The New Frontier President John F. Kennedy’s legacy of promoting young Americans’ political Awards celebrate the involvement. Each year, the awards will honor two Americans under the age of 40 extraordinary achieve- who have effected positive change in their communities and this country ments of those young through their work as elected officials, advocates, or community activists. people who have A bipartisan panel of distinguished public servants will select one elected official and one non-elected public servant under the age of 40 each year, answered President from a pool of candidates chosen through an open nomination process. The Kennedy’s call to first New Frontier Awards will be given in the fall of 2004, and annually public service and every fall thereafter. embraced his positive A distinguished bipartisan committee of political and community leaders will select individuals for the awards based on their contributions to the pub- vision of political and lic and their embodiment of the forward-looking public idealism to which community activism.” President Kennedy hoped young Americans would aspire. Members of the -Dan Glickman, public and peers, colleagues, and friends of public servants and community activists may make nominations for the awards. IOP Director “The New Frontier Awards celebrate the extraordinary achievements of those young people who have answered President Kennedy’s call to public service and embraced his positive vision of political and community activ- ism,” said IOP Director Dan Glickman. “President Kennedy inspired generations of young people to public service. This award will continue that inspiration by recognizing outstand- ing young political leaders of the future,” said John Shattuck, CEO of the Kennedy Library Foundation. “We are pleased to partner with the Institute of Politics in this venture to the New Frontier of political leadership.” Speaking in 1963 at Vanderbilt University, President Kennedy outlined the spirit of public service that these awards will recognize. He said, “The educated citizen has an obligation to serve the public. He may be a precinct worker or President. He may give his talents at the courthouse, the state house, the White House. He may be a civil servant or a Senator, a candidate or a campaign worker, a winner or a loser. But he must be a participator and not a spectator.” Please email New Frontier Awards nominations to [email protected].

12 INSTITUTE OF POLITICS In Memory of Richard Neustadt IOP’s Founding Director dies at 84

Richard E. Neustadt, the founding Director of the Institute of Politics “Dick was not only one of (1966-1971), died on October 31, 2003. He was 84. He received his B.A. the founding fathers of the at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master’s degree in Public Kennedy School, he was Administration from Harvard. While working in wartime Washington, also one of its most beloved Assistant Stephen J. Spingarn said of him, “His mind is quick, alert and members. Thousands of imaginative. At the same time he has those superior qualities of good students have learned about sense and good judgment which do not necessarily go with superior intel- presidential politics from ligence.” his books and lectures.” Neustadt left Washington to write about his experience in the Truman , Administration for his Harvard doctorate in 1953. In 1966, he returned to Kennedy School Dean Harvard, leaving his position at Columbia, as the founding director of the Institute of Politics. Over the next five years as Director and throughout the rest of his life, he made sure that the Institute cultivated intellectual, methodological, and practical debate about politics. Neustadt was a continual presence at the Kennedy School and the IOP, was respected by his peers and inspired the students as they passed through both institutions. “Dick was not only one of the founding fathers of the Kennedy School, he was also one of its most beloved members. Thousands of students have learned about presidential politics from his books and lectures,” Dean of the Kennedy School Joseph Nye wrote in an email. “Generations of students learned from him not only how politics works but also why it’s important,” said , U.S. Secretary of Labor during “From the moment he is the Clinton Administration. sworn the man confronts a Neustadt’s manner had none of the airs of those who confuse the appear- personal problem: how to ance of dominance with substance. He was soft-spoken and economical, as make those powers work for well as apt, in his choice of words. His facial expressions were both engaging him. My theme is personal and quizzical, a good way to invite others to contribute their thoughts, before power and its politics: what he came out with his own succinct and penetrating apercus – for example, it is, how to get it, how to “No president has an economic policy; all his policies are political.” keep it, how to use it.” Richard Neustadt

INSTITUTE OF POLITICS 13 IOP News Briefs Anti-voting t-shirt; student trip to DC; summer internships

T-shirt skeptical of voting prompts outcry When national retailer Urban Outfitters, which caters to young shoppers, began selling a t-shirt with the slogan “Voting is for Old People,” our students were outraged. They sent letters and emails to the company. Student Advisory Committee Chair Ilan Graff ’05 and IOP Director Dan Glickman co-wrote a letter to the CEO expressing their disappointment. Other youth voting organizations also protested the t-shirt. Within one week, the company announced it was pulling the t-shirt from the shelves of all its stores.

IOP leads student trip to DC A group of 43 students experienced politics up close and personal during a two-day, April trip to the nation’s capital organized and funded by the IOP. The students, a diverse group that represented seven countries, met with political luminaries from both parties, including Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, Senator Edward Kennedy, Senator Lamar Alexander, IOP Senior Advisory Committee Chair and Senator John Culver, Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., Dr. Kay James, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and New York Times Washington editor Rick Berke. Students also visited Al Hurra television, the Democratic National Committee, the Heritage Foundation, The Hill newspaper, NARAL Pro-Choice America, the Senate press gallery, and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

IOP funds political internships The IOP Director’s Internship Program will fund 15 undergraduate students, selected from a pool of 184 candidates, at prestigious paid political internships this summer. Participating organizations are the ABC News Political Unit, CNN’s “,” Democratic National Convention, Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, President’s Council of Economic Advisors, Republican National Convention, the Albright Group, Office of Senator , Office of Senator Edward Kennedy, U.S. Department of Labor, Heritage Foundation, MTV’s Office of Strategic Partnerships, and the White House Project.

To watch these past events and more, visit www.iop.harvard.edu 04/13/04 “The Case for Re-electing George W. Bush,” with Ken Mehlman Forum (Campaign Manager, Bush-Cheney 2004) Archives 04/8/04 “The Washington Overview,” with (Columnist, Chicago-Sun Times; Co-Host, CNN’s Crossfire; Co-Executive Producer, CNN’s The Capital Gang) Online 04/7/04 “The New Eugenics? The Brave New World of Designer Children, Bionic Athletes, and Genetic Engineering,” with Michael Sandel (Anne and Robert Bass Professor of Government, Harvard College; Author, Atlantic Monthly’s “The Case Against Perfection”) 03/22/04 “Iraq, WMD: Lessons Learned and Unlearned” with David Kay (Former Chief U.S. Weapons Inspector for Iraq) 14 INSTITUTE OF POLITICS IOP on the Move

Barbara Barrett (Senior Advisory Committee, Spring 1999 Fellow) was nominated by President Bush to serve as Secretary of the Air Force. Donna Brazile (Spring 2001 Fellow) is Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s Voting Rights Institute. Trey Grayson (SAC 1994) was elected of Kentucky. Bill Hillsman (Spring 2002 Fellow) has a new book, Run the Other Way: Fixing the Two-Party System, One Campaign at a Time (Free Press). He has also worked recently for in the California recall elec- tion and helped elect brewpub owner John Hickenlooper Mayor of . Bolek Kabala (SAC 2002) worked for former RNC Chairman Haley Barbour’s successful campaign for Governor. He writes, “The more field work I experience, the more I want to have.” Dan Lungren (Fall 1999 Fellow) announced his candidacy for the 3rd Congressional district in California. Rob McCarthy (SAC 2002) served as Deputy Director for John Kerry’s Presidential campaign in New Hampshire, and is now a delegate tracker. Mike Murphy (Fall 2001 Fellow) was a consultant to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s successful California gubernatorial campaign and is now serving as Consulting Producer for HBO’s “ Live.” David Pryor (Director, 2000-2002) was appointed Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. (Spring 2002 Fellow) was named by President Bush to serve as Co-Chairman of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. Jason Sauer (SAC 2002) worked for the successful Congressional cam- paign of Ben Chandler in Kentucky and now serves as the Congressman’s Communications Director. (Spring 2003 Fellow) is serving as National Chair of Senator John Kerry’s presidential campaign. Wellington Webb (Fall 2003 Visiting Fellow) was named Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee.

Send all news and updates that you would like to share with the IOP com- munity to Karin Kane Bloom ([email protected]). INSTITUTE OF POLITICS 15 Institute of Politics Staff

Director: Dan Glickman [email protected] Executive Director: Catherine McLaughlin [email protected] Fellows Program Coordinator: Eric Andersen [email protected] Assistant to the Fellows and Study Groups Program: Sydney Asbury [email protected]

Special Events & Internships Coordinator: Karin Kane Bloom [email protected] Forum Assistant: Jennifer Choe [email protected] Assistant to the IOP Staff and Fellows: Kerri Collins [email protected] Assistant Director for Conferences & Special Projects: Christian Flynn [email protected] Assistant to National Programs: Nicole Jacobs [email protected] Director of Political Research: David King [email protected]

Director of National Programs: Jennifer Phillips [email protected] Executive Assistant to the Director: Julie Schroeder [email protected]

Director of Communications and Strategy: Andy Solomon [email protected] Financial Administrator: Theresa Verbic [email protected] Director of the Forum: Bill White [email protected]

JFK Street Forum Coordinator: of Government  Cambridge, MA 02138 The Institute of Politics Harvard University JohnKennedy F. School www.iop.harvard.edu Greg Wilson [email protected]

cover photos; pages 2, 6: Martha Stewart. pages 3, 6, 13: Tom Fitzsimmons.