In 1845 President James Polk nominated, and the Senate subsequently confirmed, Senator Woodbury to the Supreme Court of the United States. Woodbury would serve until his death, just six years later at the age of 61.
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This internship improved my confidence and expanded my career horizons and really allowed me to communicate and connect with Hill staffers from a variety of different fields and backgrounds.
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The Rockefeller Center invites distinguished scholars to campus each term to offer an even closer look at policymaking. These events provide a forum for stimulating ideas and engaging conversation with faculty, staff, and students from across campus and members of the community.
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Roshni recommends MLDP to all of her friends, describing it as the perfect way to combine curriculum with real-world application.
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Throughout his public service, Dartmouth remained a central part of Moses's life. He would return often to campus to give lectures ranging from deforestation to the legislative functions of the senate.
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Working to achieve a vision and encouraging those around you to invest their unique strengths makes your goals a mutual and rewarding process.
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In honor of Constitution Day, the Nelson Rockefeller Center hosted a conversation — touching on federalism and polarization in politics — between former Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and research assistant professor Dr. Herschel Nachlis.
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Allyssa Dobkins '19 interned at the New York City Council for the Winter 2018 term: "I have gained a new understanding of the press and its relationship with politics."
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"Women have been involved in our politics since the beginning, since the founding fathers, but they haven’t been involved in a public way. So when female candidates run for office, they don’t necessarily have a political tradition to rely on. That’s what’s being created now." Lisa Lerer
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I had the pleasure of having one-on-one conversations with the speakers before and after the conference. Those eye-opening interactions enriched my knowledge of emerging markets and increased my interests on the subject.
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"I was motivated to seek this internship after I spent two consecutive terms studying abroad in China and Scotland, where, for the first time, I was able to view the U.S. from the outside.
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As part of the Thurlow M. Gordon Lecture series, Todd Henderson of the University of Chicago, discussed the importance of societal trust in human progress and the role of trust-creating institutions.
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