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Symposium Transcripts are Online

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All of the transcripts for the 2009 Smith-Mundt Symposium held January 13, 2009, are now online. Links are available at the Symposium's website and below. A report on the Symposium will appear soon.

  • Morning Keynote by now-former Under Secretary of State Jim Glassman preceded by opening comments by Matt Armstrong
    • Transcript is here (65kb PDF). Glassman's comments begin at the bottom of page 5.
    • Audio can be downloaded here (54 minutes mp3, 13mb). Glassman's comments at the 13:45 mark.
  • Panel 1: History of Smith-Mundt (see this page for discussants)
    • Transcript is here (106kb PDF)
    • Audio to be posted
  • Panel 2: America's Bifurcated Engagement
    • Transcript is here (120kb PDF)
    • Audio to be posted
  • Lunch Keynote: former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mike Doran
    • Transcript is here (72kb PDF).
    • Audio can be downloaded here (63min, 15mb)
  • Panel 3: Rebuilding the Arsenal of Persuasion
    • Transcript is here (104kb PDF)
    • Audio to be posted
  • Panel 4: The View from the Hill and Closing Comments
    • Transcript is here (140kb PDF)
    • Audio to be posted

The second edition of the Symposium, a Discourse to Shape America's Discourse is in the planning stages. If you have comments or suggestions for the next event, including panels and panelists, add a comment to this post or email Matt Armstrong directly at blog@mountainrunner.us.