Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Policy, Politics, and Science in the White House:
Conversations with Presidential Science Advisors

On issues as diverse as stem cell research and aluminum tubes in Iraq, science has occupied the center of a number of highly visible debates in recent years. To gain perspective on the role of science in policy and politics at the highest levels of government, CIRES' Center for Science and Technology Policy Research is sponsoring a lecture series featuring the current and former presidential science advisors. The theme of the lecture series is "Policy, Politics, and Science in the White House: Conversations with Presidential Science Advisors." Through this series, the Center seeks to document how science is used and perhaps sometimes misused in policy and politics. Using an interview format we will articulate the theme by discussing with each presidential science advisor a significant science policy issue or issues that arose during his tenure. A Web site for the series will be available soon.

For more information, see the series Web site at CIRES' Center for Science and Technology Policy Research [ About the Center ] .

Presidential Science Advisors Participating

	February 14, 2005 Dr. John H. Marburger III Presidential Science Advisor to President George W. Bush (2001-present)
	April 28, 2005 Dr. John H. Gibbons Presidential Science Advisor to President Bill Clinton (1993-1998)
	September 12, 2005 Dr. Edward David Presidential Science Advisor to President Richard Nixon (1970-1973)
	October 5, 2005 Dr. Neal Lane Presidential Science Advisor to President Bill Clinton (1998-2001)
	October 24, 2005 Dr. Donald Hornig, Presidential Science Advisor to President Lyndon Johnson (1964 - 1969)
	Jan. 31, 2006 Dr. George A. Keyworth II Presidential Science Advisor to President Ronald Reagan (1981-1986)
	April 11, 2006 Dr. Frank Press Presidential Science Advisor to President Jimmy Carter (1977-1980)
	Dr. D. Allan Bromley Presidential Science Advisor to President George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) Dr. Bromley, who was scheduled to participate in the series, passed away on February 10, 2005. We send our condolences to his family and friends. [ In memoriam of Dr. Bromley , YALE News Release ]

Series Web Site

Press Release
(September 8, 2005)