Schedule of Events

Wednesday, April 13

  • 4:00-7:00pm - Registration
  • 6:00-7:00pm - Welcome Cocktail Reception
  • 7:00-9:30pm - Institute on Political Journalism 20th Anniversary Dinner, Featuring a Roast of Fred Barnes
    • Roasters:
    • David Brooks, The New York Times
    • Bill Kristol, The Weekly Standard
    • Brit Hume, Fox News
    • Bob Novak, Syndicated Columnist
    • Jerry Leachman, Friend of Fred
  • 10:00pm - Freedom Scholars Orientation

  • Thursday, April 14

  • 7:30-8:30am - Registration
  • 7:30-8:30am - Continental Breakfast
  • 8:30am - Depart for Capitol Hill
  • 9:00-10:15am - Tours of the Capitol
  • 10:30-11:30am - Briefing at the U.S. Capitol, “Legislative Priorities of the 109th Congress” (Rick Santorum)
  • 12:00-1:30pm - Awards Luncheon, Featuring recipients of the 2005 Alumni Awards and 2005 David R. Jones Lifetime Service Awards
  • 2:00-3:30pm - “American Journalism Schools: Fostering Mediocrity or Excellence?” (Bob Zelnick, Chair, Dept. of Journalism, Boston University)
  • 2:00-5:00pm - Freedom Scholars (Session I)
  • 6:00-6:30pm - Alumni Cocktail Reception
  • 6:30-7:00pm - Cocktail Reception
  • 7:00-9:00pm - Dinner and Keynote Address, “Freedom & Its Enemies”, Keynote Speaker, John Stossel, Co-host ABC News’ 20/20
  • Friday, April 15

  • 8:00-9:30am - Freedom Scholars (Session II)
  • 10:30-12:00pm - Executive Branch Briefing, Karl Rove and Dan Bartlett (invited)
  • 2:00-4:00pm - Freedom Scholars (Closing Session)
  • Saturday, April 16

  • 7:05pm - Washington Nationals Baseball Game
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