WIGH Lunch Seminar: Jeremi Suri, “The Rise and Fall of the American Presidency in Historical Perspective”

“The Rise and Fall of the American Presidency in Historical Perspective”

Jeremi Suri, Mack Brown Distinguished Professor for Global Leadership, History, and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Austin

Chair: Arne Westad, S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School

Jeremi Suri holds the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. He is a professor in the University's Department of History and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Professor Suri is the author and editor of nine books on contemporary politics and foreign policy. Professor Suri's research and teaching have received numerous prizes. In 2007 Smithsonian Magazine named him one of America's "Top Young Innovators" in the Arts and Sciences. His writings appear widely in blogs and print media. Professor Suri is also a frequent public lecturer and guest on radio and television programs.

Suri's most recent book is The Impossible Presidency: The Rise and Fall of America's Highest Office.

Advance sign up is appreciated. A light lunch will be available.