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David Frum (Washington, D.C.): "Can America Be Trusted Again?"

Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 6:15-7:45 p.m., MG1/00.04

Democracy was on the ballot in 2020. So were the environment and collective security. A majority of Americans rejected authoritarianism and isolationism in the last presidential election. With war raging in Ukraine, another war threatening in Asia, and the whole planet heating, Americans will soon vote again. Can the world still trust American leadership?

David Frum holds a BA and MA in history from Yale and a law degree from Harvard, where he served as President of the Federalist Society. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic and has been active in Republican politics since the first campaign of Ronald Reagan in 1980. From 2014 through 2017, Frum served as chairman of the board of trustees of the leading UK center-right think tank, Policy Exchange. In 2001-2002, he served as speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush. Frum is the author of ten books, most recently Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy (HarperCollins, 2020). For more information please visit the homepage of the author.

The photo shows David Frum being introduced by Prof. Dr. Christine Gerhardt. Both are standing behind the lectern. The first few rows of the audience are also visible.

A photo of David Frum, a white man with salt and pepper hair and beard. He wears a suit and tie and is standing behind a lectern while speaking and gesturing with his right hand.

A photo of the lecture hall from the upper end of the room. The audience is visible from behind. David Frum is standing behind the lectern facing the camera.

Benjamin Herges

A photo of the lecture hall taken from the upper left part of the room. Parts of the audience are visible as well as David Frum behind the lectern, who is gesticulating with his left hand as he is talking. Also visible is the book table next to the lectern.

The photo shows parts oft he applauding audience at the end of David Frum’s lecture. It is taken from the left side of the room.

A black-and-white photo of the audience taken from the right side of the lecture hall. A female student is in the process of asking a question.

A frontal photo of the audience during the Q&A. The male student asking a question is at the center of the photo.

Benjamin Herges

A photo of the front part of the lecture hall taken from the side. David Frum and Prof. Dr. Gerhardt are standing behind the lectern. Parts of the audience are visible. A male student is in the process of asking a question.

A photo of the lecture hall taken about half-way up the steps. Parts of the audience is visible from behind. David Frum and Prof. Dr. Christine Gerhardt are standing behind the lectern.

A photo showing the lecture hall MG1/00.04 from outside. One can see the lit-up room and the audience through the large windows.

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The lecture was complemented by a book table from the bookshop collibri.