President Donald Trump at one year

Event Details

Held at the Decatur House, across the street from the White House, this public event will be the culmination of the Miller Center's three-year First Year project, which combed the lessons of history to inform a new administration.

Session 1—The Dangerous First Year: National Security, Strategy, and Crisis

Michael Froman, U.S. Trade Representative, Barack Obama

John Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State, George W. Bush

Will Hitchcock, Randolph P. Compton Professor, Miller Center (moderator)

Session 2—From a Standing Start: Policy and Management of the Federal Government

Ron Christie, Special Assistant to the President, George W. Bush

Chris Lu, Deputy Secretary of Labor, Barack Obama; Senior Fellow, Miller Center

Ann Compton, former White House Correspondent, ABC News (moderator)

Session 3—The First Year Political Window: Communicating and Legislating

Marc Short, Legislative Affairs Director, Donald Trump

Nicholas Calio, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, George W. Bush

Katie Beirne Fallon, Director of Legislative Affairs, Barack Obama

Mary Kate Cary, Speechwriter, George H. W. Bush; Senior Fellow, Miller Center (moderator)