Statesmanship

By Laura Ellis

Published January 25, 2011 at 11:33 AM EST

STATE OF AFFAIRS 01/25/11: The idea of statesmanship has been with us since Plato, and the term "statesman" refers to a respected public figure with a long, distinguished career on the world stage. How has the role of American statesman evolved as our country has developed? What value does statesmanship have in the current politics of rhetoric & polarization? Join our guests, former U.S. Representatives Lee Hamilton and Ron Mazzoli, for a conversation about statesmanship in American government.

http://archive.wfpl.org/soa/20110125SOA.mp3

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Laura is LPM's Director of Podcasts & Special Projects. Email Laura at lellis@lpm.org.

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