Obama’s First 100 Days: An Overview and Assessment
Professor David King, Harvard Kennedy School
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April 30, 2009 - David King, Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and Associate Director of the Institute of Politics, joined Boston International to discuss the Obama administration’s goals and performance in its first 100 days. He assessed Obama’s strengths and weaknesses in navigating the political system and the pitfalls he has faced in the early months of the administration. Professor King’s talk highlighted Obama’s foreign as well as domestic policy.
A cocktail reception followed Professor King’s presentation and the Q&A session, giving everyone a chance to meet and mingle.
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About our Speaker
David C. King is Lecturer in Public Policy at The Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Lecturer in Government at the Harvard Government Department. He lectures on the U.S. Congress, Political Parties, and Election Reform. Professor King joined the Harvard faculty in 1992.
In the wake of the 2000 presidential elections, Professor King directed the Task Force on Election Administration for the National Commission on Election Reform, chaired by former presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. That effort culminated in landmark voting rights legislation signed by President Bush in late 2002. He later oversaw an evaluation and new management structure for the Boston Election Department.
David is the faculty director of Harvard’s program for Newly Elected Members of the U.S. Congress. He has run similar programs for the State Duma of the Russian Federation, and he has advised on legislative design issues in several countries, including South Korea, Nicaragua, Chile, and Bolivia. Along with John Della Volpe at SocialSphere.net, Professor King has overseen Harvard’s surveys of young peoples interests in community service and politics.
David is co-author of The Generation of Trust: Public Confidence in the U.S. Military Since Vietnam
For more information, visit David King’s page on the Harvard Kennedy School website.