Former deputy White House chief of staff Karl Rove visited the University of Pittsburgh campus on Monday, March, 3, 2008 (media coverage here, here, here, here, and here). During his stay, Rove …
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Nuclear Proliferation, Preventive War, Public Argument, Videos
Karl Rove Fields Questions on Cold War Rhetoric from Pittsburgh Students
Nuclear Proliferation, Preventive War
NATO’s Nuclear “Quiver”
A new strategy document calls for NATO to hold first use of nuclear weapons “in the quiver of escalation as the ultimate instrument to prevent the use of weapons of mass destruction.” This proposal from would-be NATO nuclear hawks contrasts sharply with …
Preventive War, Public Argument
Naval Incident in the Strait of Hormuz
Last Sunday’s naval encounter between Iranian and U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz has prompted commentators to revisit the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident. Both episodes were shrouded in confusion and ambiguity, but recently declassified official documents confirm that in the case of Tonkin, the U.S. political …
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Question for Karl Rove about Negotiations with Iran
This question was generated by student Group E in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
Question for Karl Rove about the Bush Library
This question was generated by student Group C in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
Question for Karl Rove about Iran’s Nuclear Program
This question was generated by student Group F in Cold War Rhetoric, an undergraduate course in the Department of Communication at the University of Pittsburgh. The question was played for Karl Rove during his visit to a special meeting of the class on March 3, 2008.
In the students’ peer evaluation using a standardized rating rubric, […]
