Stephanopoulos to speak at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON – Journalist, author and commentator George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, will speak on “Politics: The Art of the Impossible,” at Cornell College’s King Chapel at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7. The lecture is open to the public and free of charge.
Stephanopoulos’ presentation, the third in the Delta Phi Rho Centennial endowment lecture series, draws on his expansive political career – in the White House, on Capitol Hill, as a respected member of the press and as anchor of ABC’s This Week . He provides analysis and predictions on events in Washington and around the world, including the current state of American politics, international relations and the new global economy.
As Chief Washington Correspondent, Stephanopoulos oversees ABC’s coverage of Congress and reports on political and policy stories for all ABC News platforms, including World News Tonight, Nightline, Good Morning America, and ABC News’ digital properties, including ABC News Now and ABCNews.com.
In his role as anchor of This Week, Mr. Stephanopoulos has interviewed every key member of the Bush administration, including President Bush, Vice President Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. He also regularly interviews newsmakers from both sides of the aisle in Congress, as well as prominent political leaders on the state and local level, such as California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
This is the third lecture funded by the Delta Phi Rho Centennial Endowment. Previous speakers include Bob Woodward and Fareed Zakaria.
In anticipation of the 1998 Delt Centennial, a group of early 1960s Delt alumni conceived of the endowment to finance a major lecture series on campus. The purpose of the endowment is to contribute to the intellectual capital of the college and the community by bringing to campus nationally prominent figures to interpret current issues and encourage student and faculty involvement in public affairs.
