About the Program
A roundtable discussion with viewer phone calls on the recently published memoir by former President George W. Bush, Decision Points. The panelists include, Lara Brown, assistant professor in the department of political science at Villanova University, Tevi Troy, visiting senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Julian Zelizer, history and public affairs professor at Princeton University.
Lara Brown
Lara Brown is an assistant professor in the department of political science at Villanova University. She has worked as a public affairs and education policy consultant as well as served in the U.S. Department of Education during the Clinton administration. She is the author of Jockeying for the American Presidency. For more information, visit larambrownphd.com.
Tevi Troy
Tevi Troy is the former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He also served as deputy assistant to President Bush for domestic policy as well as special assistant to the President and deputy cabinet secretary. Mr. Troy is the author of Intellectuals and the American Presidency: Philosophers, Jesters, and Technicians. For more information, visit tevitroy.org.
Julian Zelizer
Julian Zelizer is a history and public affairs professor at Princeton University. He is the author or editor of several books, including Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security - From World War II to the War on Terror and The Presidency of George W. Bush: A First Historical Assessment. For more information, visit princeton.edu/~jzelizer.