Inside the Biden administration with Anita Dunn and Bob Bauer

Moderator: Dan Balz
Panelist: Anita Dunn
Panelist: Bob Bauer

Location: Shannon Hall in Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St.

Anita Dunn and Bob Bauer have been at the epicenter of the Obama and Biden presidencies. His expertise is the law; hers is political strategy. Across Washington, D.C., they are regarded as among the best at what they do — and what they’ve done for decades — to help prominent Democrats. Now they’ll join Dan Balz, chief correspondent for the Washington Post, for a conversation about the Biden campaign in 2024.

Tickets: General Admission

Other Sessions

Free speech at UW-Madison: 175 years of sifting and winnowing

Sept. 19, 7:00 p.m.

David Maraniss, Jennifer Mnookin, Paul Soglin, Daniel Tokaji

The University of Wisconsin has been on the bleeding edge of debates about free speech for almost all of its 175 years. Hear an all-star panel including the university’s chancellor and law school dean plus the city’s longtime mayor (and a former campus protester) talk with Pulitzer Prize winner David Maraniss about the past and the future of freedom of expression.

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Living with the news: A conversation with Judy Woodruff and Al Hunt

Sept. 21, 7:00 p.m.

David Maraniss, Al Hunt, Judy Woodruff

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, the landmark federal legislation that (among many other things) paved the way for tremendous growth in women’s athletics at all levels across the country. Hear a top-flight panel of writers, researchers, athletes and sports administrators talk about how that’s come about and what comes next.

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One-on-one with Bernie Sanders

Sept. 22, 7:00 p.m.

John Nichols, Bernie Sanders

Join Cap Times associate editor John Nichols for a fascinating discussion with Bernie Sanders, the iconic Vermont senator whose outspoken leadership on progressive ideals made him a formidable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020.

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