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Collage of prominent guests to Miller Center events: President Clinton, Karl Rove, Madeleine Albright

Nationally renowned speakers

Politicians, journalists, and government officials frequently participate in Miller Center panel discussions

Hero crowd 7

Probing questions

UVA students are enthusiastic participants in Miller Center events throughout the year

Protest for change, woman holding a sign

Robust debate, without fear or favor

Miller Center speakers address the nation's most pressing problems—sometimes eliciting protests

Upcoming or Past
Founding father faces on inner workings of a watch

Miller Center 50th Anniversary

April 29, 2025 11:00 AM

Public policy in a complex age

  • Guian McKee

  • Rachel Augustine Potter

  • Margaret Foster Riley

  • Mara Rudman

  • Marc Selverstone

  • Robert Strong

  • David Leblang (moderator)

Location: The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE

President Trump signing executive orders 2025

May 01, 2025 11:00 AM

The presidency transformed? Trump 47 at 100 days

  • Sidney Milkis

  • Saikrishna Prakash

  • Marc Short

  • Louisa Terrell

  • William Antholis (moderator)

Location: The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE

Richard M. Nixon in the Oval Office on December 6, 1971.

Miller Center 50th Anniversary

May 07, 2025 11:00 AM

Insights from 50 years of secret Oval Office recordings

  • Kent Germany

  • Ken Hughes

  • Marc Selverstone

  • Guian McKee (moderator)

Location: The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
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ONLINE

First Ladies Nancy Reagan, Ladybird Johnson, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Rosalyn Carter, Betty Ford, and Barbara Bush sit together on May 11, 1994.

May 16, 2025 02:00 PM

First Ladies: Their enduring impact on American life

  • Teri Finneman

  • Heath Hardage Lee

  • Michael LaRosa

  • Barbara Perry (moderator)

Location: The Miller Center
2201 Old Ivy Rd
Charlottesville, VA
&
ONLINE