Thursday, June 27, 2019

SPS 2019: Hoover Institution Lecture on Middle East Affairs

One of the great traditions of the St. Albans School of Public Service are what we have come to call "Ted Trips" in honor of Mr. Ted Eagles, the SPS faculty member who organizes them.  They are optional small group trips to events such as book talks, lectures, and panel discussions.  Last night saw the first "Ted Trip" outings of the SPS 2019 program.  One small group went to Mount Vernon for a book talk by best-selling author Brad Meltzer on his non-fiction book, First Conspiracy: The Plot to Kill George Washington.  Another group (pictured below) ventured out to the Hoover Institution for a lecture on Middle East affairs by former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley.  Click HERE for a link to the YouTube video of the event -- at minute 56 of the video, Mr. Hadley posed a question to the crowd answered by SPS '19 student Will H.!  (see bottom photo below)
Our SPS group was able to talk to Mr. Hadley after the lecture

Ethan M. asks Mr. Hadley a question after the lecture

SPS Student Will H. answers a question posed by Mr. Hadley