Monday, November 3, 2008
Former President George H.W. Bush will accept the 2008 Dole Leadership Prize on Nov. 16 at the Lied Center this month.
Bill Lacy, director at the Dole Institute of Politics, said the criteria for the Leadership Prize was simple.
“It’s directly related to the mission of the Dole Institute,” Lacy said. “We seek honored individuals who have proved a record of service to their country.”
Lacy said the prize also included a commitment to politics and bringing change to the political system.
Other receivers of the Leadership Prize include former New York City mayor and Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani, civil rights activist and U.S. congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) and former U.S. Senate majority leader Howard Baker (R-Tenn.).
“We want to guarantee a significant portion of the tickets to students,” Lacy said. “It’s an opportunity to see a world leader.”
The event will have an interview-style format, with Lacy asking Bush questions about his presidential career.
Lacy said he tried to formulate questions based on what the community would want to hear. He said the main problem was time constraints allowing only eight or nine questions.
“Generally speaking, that’s the hardest thing for me,” Lacy said. “What are the most important questions you can ask a former world leader about his life and his career?”
Stephanie Jian, Lawrence freshman and secretary of Young Democrats, said she thought the event would be relevant to students.
“Any chance you get to see a former president speak is a great opportunity,” she said.
She said she hoped the former president would touch on current events, as well as his career and presidency.
Jesse Vaughn, Mound City senior and president of College Republicans, said he planned to attend the event.
Vaughn said the issues the former president could speak on would be important, including events, such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, that influenced his presidency.
Lacy said he thought Bush would be well-received because of his extraordinary career, which included being shot down as an airforce pilot in World War II and actively helping former President Bill Clinton raise money for Hurricane Katrina and Asian tsunami victims. Lacy said the event should generate a lot of interest because Bush’s post-presidential career had kept him in the public eye.
Bush served from 1989 to 1993 as the nation’s 41st president. Other former presidents to visit the Dole Institue include Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Bush last spoke to KU students in 1976 at the School of Business when he was CIA director.
Free reserved tickets will be available today for students and the public. Students can pick up tickets with their KUIDs at the Student Union Activities box office in the Kansas Union, Murphy Hall or the Lied Center.
Five hundred tickets will be reserved for students, with 1500 for the public. The tickets not distributed to students by 6 p.m. on Nov. 7 will be available for the public at 11 a.m. on Nov. 10 at the Lied Center.
The event will begin at 3 p.m. and end at 4 p.m. on Nov. 16.
— — Edited by Arthur Hur
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