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In this podcast, we feature excerpts of a lecture delivered by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on October 24, 2007, at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics. Secretary Albright spoke on American foreign policy, offered her view on U.S. diplomacy, and took questions from the standing-room-only audience.

Leading a distinguished career, Secretary Albright has served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and was appointed as the first female Secretary of State in 1997. Today, Secretary Albright is a distinguished professor of diplomacy at Georgetown University, a principal of The Albright Group, and chair and principal of Albright Capital Management.

New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College

Speaking at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on October 16, 2007, Stewart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report presented his analysis of the upcoming 2008 election. Rothenberg specializes in analysis of Congressional elections, conducting one-on-one interviews with incumbents and their challengers. A frequent contributor to national media including Roll Call, Meet the Press, Face the Nation, and Nightline, Rothenberg also handicaps Presidential elections.

In his lecture, Rothenberg describes the national political mood and its impact on the electorate for the upcoming 2008 election and on the balance of power in Congress. Predicting that the Democratic Party will take the White House, Rothenberg also offers his analysis on a number of other factors and races happening around the country.

New Hampshire Institute of Poltics at Saint Anselm College

In this podcast, we feature a lecture by Helen Aguirre Ferre, who spoke at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on September 24, 2007. In her lecture, Aguirre Ferre discusses the historical context of U.S. immigration, the current process of immigration, and a number of reforms being proposed.

Aguirre Ferre is an award-winning bilingual journalist in print and broadcast media, with more than two decades of reporting experience. She was appointed to the Florida State Committee of Higher Education Access Task Force in 2005, and serves as chair of the Board of Trustees at Miami Dade College.

New Hampshire Institute of Poltics at Saint Anselm College

In the midst of midterm examinations, and with a student body anxious to return home for fall break, Saint Anselm students joined with members of the public on the morning of October 4 to attend a question and answer period with Republican Presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney.

The New Hampshire Institute of Politics auditorium was transformed for the town-hall style session, with Romney positioned in the midst of at least four different classes of students. In the rear of the room, press risers were filled with journalists from local newspapers, regional television stations, and the national media. Carl Cameron of Fox News was stationed outside the NHIOP all morning, utilizing the parking lot as a temporary television studio for reports from New Hampshire.

Students took center stage all morning as New Hampshire Institute of Politics Student Ambassadors were on hand to greet Gov. Romney as he arrived in a motorcade shortly before 10 a.m. Once inside, Romney was introduced to the crowd by Greg Wallace ‘10. During the question and answer period, Gov. Romney took several questions from students of varying majors who attended the forum. Several staff members on the Romney campaign who attended the event were also familiar faces to the Saint Anselm campus, as a number of current staff members are also college alumni.

Following another question and answer session with the assembled media outside the front entrance to the NHIOP, Romney caught a number of students off guard as he passed through the cafe as he headed for the motorcade to his next event. Taking the moment in stride, two lunching students captured the attention of the governor, obtaining a quick handshake before the candidate and campaign staff departed.

New Hampshire Institute of Poltics at Saint Anselm College

In New Hampshire recently for a Democratic candidate debate, NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd spoke at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics on September 25. In his lecture he handicaps the republican and democratic candidates for president and discusses the upcoming New Hampshire Primary.

Todd became the political director for NBC News in March 2007. In addition to managing political coverage for the NBC networks, he also contributes on-air analysis to NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Meet the Press with Tim Russert, and MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews.

New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College