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Colin Powell to speak at Miami
Former secretary of state to visit in January to lecture on diplomacy
Laura Houser
Issue date: 11/30/07 Section: Front Page
After a few posts in Washington, Powell moved into the Ronald Reagan White House as the assistant to the president for national security affairs, a position he held from 1987 to 1989. During this time, he would eventually be promoted to a four-star general.
Powell later served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush, figuring prominently in the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations in Kuwait in 1991.
Powell announced his decision to step down as secretary of state shortly after Bush was re-elected in 2004.
However, this did not diminish his popularity. Before his time with the Bush administration, Forren said Powell enjoyed a large following of supporters, with many calling on him to make a presidential bid in the late 1990s. When he accepted the nomination for secretary of state, Forren said that Powell's moderate political views calmed many of Bush's critics and brought a new level of respect to the position.
"When the president chose him to be secretary of state, he brought to that job a stature that no one could have expected," Forren said.
According to Oak, the Anderson Lecture series attempts to give Miami students the chance to interact with world leaders, despite Oxford's relatively isolated location.
"(It is) focused on providing students with the opportunity to have an encounter with a world leader," Oak said.
Former speakers in the series include former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; the former president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev; and former British Prime Minister
John Major.
Powell was actually the first speaker in the series, visiting the Oxford campus for the first time in 2000.
Oak said that Powell's early visit was irrelevant in selecting him as a speaker. The lecture series is student driven, he said, and since most current students weren't at Miami in 2000, they still deserve to hear Powell speak.
Oak said that the organizers of the event, including Miami University Police and coordinators at Millett, expect 6,000-8,000 people to attend.
Powell later served as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush, figuring prominently in the Desert Shield and Desert Storm operations in Kuwait in 1991.
Powell announced his decision to step down as secretary of state shortly after Bush was re-elected in 2004.
However, this did not diminish his popularity. Before his time with the Bush administration, Forren said Powell enjoyed a large following of supporters, with many calling on him to make a presidential bid in the late 1990s. When he accepted the nomination for secretary of state, Forren said that Powell's moderate political views calmed many of Bush's critics and brought a new level of respect to the position.
"When the president chose him to be secretary of state, he brought to that job a stature that no one could have expected," Forren said.
According to Oak, the Anderson Lecture series attempts to give Miami students the chance to interact with world leaders, despite Oxford's relatively isolated location.
"(It is) focused on providing students with the opportunity to have an encounter with a world leader," Oak said.
Former speakers in the series include former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; the former president of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev; and former British Prime Minister
John Major.
Powell was actually the first speaker in the series, visiting the Oxford campus for the first time in 2000.
Oak said that Powell's early visit was irrelevant in selecting him as a speaker. The lecture series is student driven, he said, and since most current students weren't at Miami in 2000, they still deserve to hear Powell speak.
Oak said that the organizers of the event, including Miami University Police and coordinators at Millett, expect 6,000-8,000 people to attend.
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JD
posted 11/30/07 @ 8:48 AM EST
Does anyone know what time this even will be at?
Fenton
posted 12/03/07 @ 6:49 PM EST
What a waste of $125,000. How about selecting a business leader with integrity - one that won't lie for his boss (Bush)?
erin
posted 12/04/07 @ 9:59 AM EST
I attended Colin Powell's speech in 2000 as a freshman at Miami. It truly was one of the best addresses I have ever heard - he is a man of character and a true leader. (Continued…)
Mark Mendoza
posted 1/16/08 @ 5:12 PM EST
From Powell's role in covering up the My Lai massacre,to his involvement with the Iran-Contra scandal, to his speech at the U.N. which even he recognized was filled with "bullshit," Powell has acted to promote illegal actions. (Continued…)
MIami Prof
posted 1/17/08 @ 1:25 PM EST
$125K to invite a war criminal onto campus. Nice move Miami. He should be paying universities $125K for using their campuses to spin his criminal misdeeds for posterity. (Continued…)
reissja
prof. james reiss
posted 1/21/08 @ 10:27 PM EST
Pea Soup in Foggy Bottom (published in COUNTERPUNCH, 1/20/2005)
By JAMES REISS
Whenever you feel bad and want to howl,
Remember someone in our government
Who used to stand for reason, Colin Powell. (Continued…)
fastar
Austin
posted 1/22/08 @ 2:34 AM EST
I apologize that this has nothing to do with Mr. Powell:
Dear Miami Prof,
Is there any aspect of Miami University that pleases you in the slightest? Just wondering. (Continued…)
James Reiss
posted 1/22/08 @ 8:42 AM EST
Pea Soup in Foggy Bottom
By JAMES REISS
Whenever you feel bad and want to howl,
Remember someone in our government
Who used to stand for reason, Colin Powell. (Continued…)
Miami Student
posted 1/22/08 @ 10:58 AM EST
That poem was terrible.
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