A Fireside Chat with Daniel Freeman
The Weidenbaum Center is thrilled to host Professor Daniel M. Freeman, Fellow in Residence at the American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies.
Professor Freeman is a native Washingtonian and has had extensive experience in government policymaking. He is admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia and Federal Courts, as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. He served in the White House under an Assistant to the President during the Carter Administration. An expert on constitutional law, he has worked on a myriad of constitutional and legal issues with the Judiciary Committee's and the International Relations Committee's jurisdiction. Under the latter, he has worked on major foreign relations issues including authorizations for the use of military force in Iraq and Afghansitan. He is an experienced authority on Congressional parliamentaty procedure and is a frequent speaker on Congress. Professor Freeman has also had considerable experience in the complex issues relating to bioethics. He has written extensively about science and the law, specifically on legal issues related to genetics and bioethics. He is currently a Fellow in Residence at the American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies.
His book The House Was My Home: My Life on Capitol Hill and Other Tales, examines his career as a public servant in government and his experiences as an educator.
It provides and intriguing and frequently humorous look behind the velvet curtain of the U.S. House of Representatives from a man who spent 35 years whispering into the ears of Members of Congress.
Registration is required. Space is limited.