CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER Topic: “Politics in Washington”

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Monday, September 29, 2014 Topic: “Politics in Washington” 12 Noon International Ballroom JW Marriott Hotel Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and named by The Financial Times as the most influential commentator in America, Charles Krauthammer CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER has been honored from every part of the political spectrum for his Pulitzer prize-winning journalist bold and original writing – from the famously liberal to the staunchly Syndicated columnist conservative. News commentator Since 1985, Krauthammer has written a syndicated column for The Washington Post for which he won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. It is published in more than 400 newspapers worldwide. He is also a contributing editor to The Weekly Standard and a contributor to FOX News, appearing nightly on FOX’s evening news program, Special Report with Bret Baier. For three decades, his influential writings have helped frame the very shape of American foreign policy. He coined and developed The Reagan Doctrine, defined the structure of the post-Cold War world in The Unipolar Moment and outlined the principles of post-9/11 American foreign policy in his much debated Irving Kristol Lecture, Democratic Realism. In 1978, Krauthammer quit medical practice and came to Washington to help direct psychiatric research in the Carter administration. In 1980, he served as speech-writer to V.P. Walter Mondale. He joined The New Republic as a writer and editor in 1981 Krauthammer was educated at and his writings won the 1984 National Magazine Award for Essays McGill University (B.A. 1970), and Criticism, the highest award in magazine journalism. Oxford University (Commonwealth Scholar in Politics) and Harvard His latest book, Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, (M.D. 1975). Pastimes and Politics, is a Number 1 New York Times best seller.

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Next meeting: Monday, October 20, 2014 – “Our Constitution Works”; Steve Ford, Justice John Paul Stevens, Professor Benton Becker and Secretary Paul O’Neill.