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Virginia Political History Project

(previously known as the Virginia Governor's Project)

Ten Years of Good Politics!

Conference Schedule

Friday, June 6, 2008

10:00 a.m.

Doors open

11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

View "Wilder: An American First", a documentary produced by The Community Idea Stations and The Center for Politics

12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

A conversation with Paul Freedman, U.Va. professor of politics and Center for Politics senior scholar, titled "Thirty-Second Democracy: Campaign Advertising and Election 2008"

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

View portions of our upcoming documentary, "Questioning the Constitution", with The Community Idea Stations producer Mason Mills, as well as Jefferson and Madison reenactors

3:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

A conversation with Martha Randolph Carr and Shannon Lanier, two Jefferson cousins, about race, politics and DNA

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

A performance by Southwater bluegrass band






















Saturday, June 7, 2008

10:00 a.m.

Doors open

11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

U.Va. politics professor and Center for Politics director Larry J. Sabato welcomes guests

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Congressman Virgil Goode, Jr. discusses youth civic engagement

12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

View portions of our upcoming documentary, "Questioning the Constitution", produced in partnership with The Community Idea Stations

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

A conversation with Stephen Adkins, W. Ferguson Reid, Paul Harris and Eva Scott about being "Virginia Firsts" in politics and government; moderated by Cordel Faulk from the Richmond Times Dispatch

3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

View "Sarge Reynolds: A Documentary", produced by The Community Idea Stations and The Center for Politics

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

A performance by Southwater bluegrass band

























Conference Sponsors

The Center for Politics would like to thank the following sponsors for supporting the Virginia Political History Project's "Ten Year of Good Politics!" conference:

    Governor's Level
    Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

    Gold Level
    McGuireWoods Consulting LLC

For more information on conference sponsorship opportunities, please contact a member of the Center's development staff at (434) 243-8468.


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