The 21st Century Presidency: Two Decades of Significant Change

Two decades into the 21st century, The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Tevi Troy will lead an examination of how the presidency has changed under the leadership of the five occupants of the White House from Clinton to Biden. Eight top scholars and practitioners will examine different aspects of these changes and discuss what the changes mean for the future of the presidency, and the republic.

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Featured Participants

Welcome remarks by:

Jason Grumet
CEO, Bipartisan Policy Center

Panel One discussion with:

Jonathan Burks
Former Chief of Staff to House Speaker Paul Ryan

Elaine Kamarck
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution

Martha Joynt Kumar
Professor in the Department of Political Science, Towson University

Moderated by:

Tevi Troy
Senior Fellow, Bipartisan Policy Center

Panel Two discussion with:

Kristen Soltis Anderson
Founding Partner, Echelon Insight; Author

Kenneth Baer
Founder and CEO, Crosscut Strategies; Author

Lawrence J. Haas
Senior Fellow, American Foreign Policy Council; Author

Amity Shlaes
Chair, Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation; Best-selling author

Moderated by:

Susan Glasser
Staff Writer, The New Yorker; co-author

In light of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, BPC events have shifted to all remote formats, such as video teleconferences or calls.