Tear Down This Wall: The Cold War at 75, A Conversation with Sam Nunn

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday October 14, 2020 - Thursday October 15, 2020
      1:00 pm - 1:59 pm
  • Location: Virtual Event
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: Senator Sam Nunn is participating in a virtual keynote interview on the impact of the Cold War.

Full Summary: Senator Sam Nunn, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs namesake and distinguished professor of the practice, is participating in a virtual keynote interview on the impact of the Cold War. The event will kick of the virtual lecture series as part of the 2020-2021 Georgia History Festival.

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Senator Sam Nunn, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs namesake and distinguished professor of the practice, is participating in a virtual keynote interview on the impact of the Cold War. The event will kick of the virtual lecture series as part of the 2020-2021 Georgia History Festival.

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Join the Georgia Historical Society online for a wide-ranging discussion on the impact of the Cold War on American foreign policy and national security with a man who worked with the leading Cold War warriors, from Henry Kissinger to Margaret Thatcher to Ronald Reagan to Mikhail Gorbachev. Nunn served in the U.S. Senate for twenty-four years and was Chairman of the Armed Services Committee from 1987 until 1995. Upon retirement from the Senate, Nunn joined the law firm of King & Spalding. In 2001, former Senator Nunn co-founded the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to reduce the risk of use and prevent the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. In 2011, former Senator Nunn was inducted as a Georgia Trustee by the Office of the Governor and the Georgia Historical Society. 

Be a part of the Conversation! Registered Guests will be invited to submit questions for Senator Nunn prior to the event.

This online event is FREE, but registration is required.

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
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Groups

Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP), Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
cold war, history, Georgia, event, Senator Sam Nunn, GTL; Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Status
  • Created By: jpalacios9
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Oct 5, 2020 - 11:43am
  • Last Updated: Oct 5, 2020 - 11:52am