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April 25, 2025
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THE 2025 FORUM ON LEADERSHIP:
THE AMERICAN PROMISE

This week marked the Bush Center's eighth annual Forum on Leadership, themed The American Promise. Check out our favorite moments including inspiring comments from former U.S. Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates, conversations about challenges facing higher education, and insights from News Not Noise Founder Jessica Yellin about the role of the media in our democracy today.
Read the top ten moments from this year's Forum on Leadership ([link removed])
Watch the highlights including Bush Center President and CEO Ken Hersh's opening remarks ([link removed])
American success stories
Conversation featuring Daniel Lubetzky, Founder of Builders Movement and KIND, Salim Asrawi, Co-Founder and President, Texas de Brazil, moderated by Anne Wicks ([link removed]) , the Don Evans Family Managing Director of Opportunity and Democracy at the Bush Institute
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The role of higher education in American democracy
Conversation with Dr. Ben Sasse, former President of the University of Florida and former U.S. Senator from Nebraska; SMU President Dr. R. Gerald Turner; and Dr. Melva Wallace, President and CEO of Huston-Tillotson University, moderated by Robin Berkley ([link removed]) , the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education at the Bush Institute
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Freedom of the press is foundational to our nation
Conversation featuring Martin Baron, former Executive Editor of The Washington Post, and Jessica Yellin, Founder of News Not Noise, moderated by Nicole Bibbins Sedaca ([link removed]) , the Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow at the Bush Institute
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Ken Hersh and Emmanuel Acho in conversation
Community gathering with Emmanuel Acho, former NFL player, #1 New York Times bestselling author, sports analyst, and thought leader, and Ken Hersh ([link removed]) , President and CEO of the Bush Center
This event was free thanks to the support of SMU, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Texas Instruments, and NexPoint
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In Case You Missed It
Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

Millennium Challenge Corporation Has Advanced American Interests for More than Two Decades ([link removed])
Article by David J. Kramer ([link removed]) , Executive Director of the Bush Institute, and Monica Kladakis ([link removed]) , Senior Advisor at the Bush Institute
The 2025 Forum on Leadership in photos ([link removed])
See highlights from the Bush Center's landmark event
Robert Edsel – Remembering our fallen service members from WWII to modern times ([link removed])
New Strategerist podcast episode featuring New York Times bestselling author

The policy implications of the IRS-ICE data sharing agreement ([link removed])
Article by Laura Collins ([link removed]) , Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative at the Bush Institute

Join us for the seventh annual Laura Bush Book Club featuring Amor Towles ([link removed])
One of Mrs. Bush's favorite authors, Towles wrote A Gentleman in Moscow, Table for Two, and other New York Times bestsellers which will be featured at the May 8 Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint event

Faith in the face of Russian repression: Ukrainian pastor Mykhailo Brytsyn ([link removed])
Article by Abbey Batchelder ([link removed]) , Associate of Global Policy at the Bush Institute
Cutting State Department funding would hurt America and help our adversaries ([link removed])
Article by Nicole Bibbins Sedaca ([link removed]) , the Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow at the Bush Institute
UPCOMING AT THE BUSH CENTER
Don't miss these special Events

Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint events
Laura Bush Book Club with author Amor Towles ([link removed])
Highland Park United Methodist Church
May 8 | 6:30 p.m. CT
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Also happening at the Bush Center
Guided tours of the Laura W. Bush Native Texas Park ([link removed])
Park tours are made possible with support from the family of Susan S. Fischer
Saturdays through May 31 (weather permitting) | 10 a.m. CT
Situation Room Presentations ([link removed])
Fridays | 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. CT
Saturdays | 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. CT
Sundays | 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. CT
Mondays | 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. CT
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About the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Located on the SMU campus in Dallas, Texas, the George W. Bush Presidential Center is a nonpartisan institution advancing the timeless values of freedom, opportunity, accountability, and compassion. The Bush Center comprises the George W. Bush Presidential Museum and the George W. Bush Institute, a solution-oriented policy organization focused on ensuring opportunity for all, strengthening democracy, and advancing free societies through policy solutions and public engagement. The Bush Center also houses the George W. Bush Presidential Library, operated by the National Archives and Records Administration, which provides access to official documents and artifacts from the George W. Bush Administration.


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