Former U.S. Senator and Knicks Star Bill Bradley to Speak About Sports and Politics Dec. 7 at Rutgers
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“Sports and Politics” by former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley is the latest lecture in the Eagleton Institute of Politics speaker series It’s ALL Politics at Rutgers. While a senator from New Jersey, Bradley was best known as an expert on tax policy. He was a Democratic candidate for president in 2000. Bradley originally gained fame as a basketball star at Princeton University, a Rhodes Scholar and a Hall-of-Fame player for the New York Knicks. Bradley is a managing director of Allen & Co. LLC and a member of the board of directors of Starbucks. He is the author of six books on American politics, culture and the economy. Rutgers Athletic Director Tim Pernetti will introduce Bradley. |
| WHEN: | Monday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus Center, 100 George Street, New Brunswick. The lecture is free and open to the public, but RSVP is requested online at http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/rsvp-bradley.php or by calling Eagleton’s RSVP line, 732-932-9384, ext. 331. Tickets for preferred seating and a VIP reception with Bradley may be purchased online at the same address. |
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The arts, sports, medicine, science, even food – everything involves politics in some way. That’s the premise of the new speaker series It’s ALL Politics, presented by the Eagleton Institute of Politics with support from The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. Programs highlight connections between politics and seemingly unrelated realms. The Eagleton Institute of Politics explores state and national politics through research, education and public service, linking the study of politics with its day-to-day practice. The institute focuses attention on how contemporary political systems work, how they change and how they might work better. |
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