Newswise — American University experts are available to comment about the life and political career of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama for president of the United States at a rally at American University in January 2008.
James Thurber, an expert on U.S. government and politics, can discuss the life, political career, and legacy of Sen. Kennedy, including his push for health care reform. Thurber has written more than 80 articles and chapters on presidential-congressional relations, campaigns and elections, the congressional budget process, congressional reform, lobbying reform, and civilian nuclear waste policy. He is director of AU’s Center for Presidential and Congressional Studies.
Neil Kerwin, president of American University and a nationally recognized specialist in public policy and the regulatory process, can discuss Sen. Kennedy’s career and his influence on young people to pursue careers in public service. Kerwin is actively engaged in research and regularly teaches courses in administrative process, policy implementation, and American government. He also founded AU's Center for the Study of Rulemaking and is the author of Rulemaking: How Government Agencies Write Law and Make Policy and coauthor of How Washington Works: The Executive's Guide to Government.
Leonard Steinhorn, an expert on politics, campaigns, the presidency, social movements and the Baby Boom generation, can comment on Sen. Kennedy’s political career, his run for president, and his influence on the Civil Rights movement and the Baby Boom generation. Steinhorn teaches political communication, public relations, media studies, and courses on American culture and the modern presidency. He is author of the critically acclaimed book The Greater Generation: In Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy, and writes frequently about politics, presidential campaigns, race relations, social movements, American history, youth issues, generations, mass media, and trends in popular culture.
Allan Lichtman, whose areas of expertise include politics, election prediction, and presidential and congressional campaigns, can broadly comment on Sen. Kennedy’s political career and legacy, especially his championing for Civil Rights. Lichtman is a noted civil rights authority, often serving as an expert witness in civil rights cases across the country. He is also well known for his “13 Keys” system, which enables him to predict the outcome of the popular vote solely on historical factors and not the use of candidate-preference polls, tactics or campaign events.
Dotty Lynch, an expert on politics, campaigns and elections, young voters, and women in politics, can discuss Sen. Kennedy’s political career and legacy. Lynch is a political consultant for CBS News. She stepped down at the end of 2005 as the senior political editor of CBS News, where she covered politics for 20 years. She developed the concept of the gender gap and is one of the major authorities on women in politics.
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