2006-2007 Meetings
The Old Guard's 65th Year
Please Click on Links for Meeting Minutes
September 13
Speaker: Alan Mann, Professor of Anthropology Princeton University
"The Scars of Human Evolution"
September 20
Speaker: Joseph Cardone, Humorist and Humor Therapist
"Humor and Its Effect on Stress and Wellness"
September 27
Speaker: Dr. William Gallagher, Curator at the New Jersey State Museum
"The Giant Dinosaurs of Patagonia"
October 4
Speaker: Peter Kann, Chairman of Dow Jones Co.
"Press Freedom and Responsibility"
October 11
Speaker: Daniel Kurtzer, former Ambassador to Egypt and Israel, faculty of the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University
"The Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities for U. S. Policy"
October 18
Speaker: Charles Maxwell, Senior Energy Analyst at Weeden and Co.
"Energy Outlook - Disaster or Opportunity"
October 25
Speaker: Jack Matlock, former Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
"The Russia of Vladimir Putin"
November 1
Speaker: Jon D. Hafler, University Architect, Princeton University
"The Campus Planning Framework"
November 8
Speaker: K. Anthony Appiah, Laurence Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy and University Center for Human Values at Princeton University
"What's Wrong With Slavery?"
November 15
Speaker: Edward Felton, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton UniversityProfessor Andrew Appel
"Who Runs the Internet? Ownership of Ideas and Expressions in the Internet Ag"
November 29
Speaker: Jim Harford, Member of the Old Guard and Author of the book "Merton and Friends"
"Merton and Friends"
December 6
Speaker: Paul Miles, Lecturer in History at Princeton University
"Iraq and Vietnam: The Search for Analogies"
December 13
Speaker: John Doar, Former Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Dept. of Justice and Civil Rights Leader
"The Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 -The Struggle to Reach the Starting Line"
January 03
Speaker: Laura Crockett, author, trustee and VP of Princeton Battlefield Society
"Battle of Princeton"
January 10
Speaker: Peter Paris, Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary
"Religion and Poverty in Africa"
January 17
Speaker: Joschka Fischer, former German Foreign Minister
"The Middle East, Its Recent History and the Current Situation"
January 24
Speaker: Douglas Massey, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
"Understanding America’s Immigration Crisis"
January 31
Speaker: John Fleming, Professor of English, Emeritus, Princeton University
"The English Language: Yesterday and Today"
February 7
Speaker: Keith Wheelock, Professor of History at Raritan Community College, Officer Career Foreign Service, former Dun and Bradstreet Executive
"Paradoxes of the Presidenc"
February 14
Cancelled due to weather
February 21
Speaker: Rand Mirante, Senior Associate Director of Principal Gifts, Development Office, Princeton University
"Treason from Henry V to John Walker Lindh"
February 28
Speaker: James Deneen, Member of Princeton Old Guard
"Educational Testing and Our Public Schools"
March 7
Speaker: H. V. Poor, Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Princeton University
"Leadership in a Technological World"
March 14
Speaker: Carol Ritchie, Orangutan Federation International
"Endangered Orangutans in their Rainforest Homes"
March 21
Speaker: Caroline Moseley, Scholar of 18th and 19th Century Music and Culture
"The Popular Song of Early America: A Lecture and Performance by Caroline Moseley"
March 28
Speaker: Kenneth Gould, M.D., Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, UMDNJ
"Psychiatry: Past, Present and Future"
April 4
Speaker: Shirley Tilgham, President of Princeton University
"Princeton: Present and Future"
April 11
Speaker: Anne O'Neill, Director of NJ, Alsace International
"An Insider's View of France's Best Kept Secret: Alsace"
April 18
Speaker: Lakhdar Brahimi, Former Foreign Minister of Algeria and UN Senior Envoy to Afghanistan - now at Institute for Advanced Study
"Peacemaking in a Troubled World: From Lebanon to Afghanistan and Iraq: A Personal View"
April 25
Speaker: Yitzhak Nakash, Associate Professor of Middle East Studies at Brandeis University and Carnegie Corporation Scholar
"Rise of Shiites and Implications for the Middle East"
May 2
Speakers: Charles Stenard and Friends
Charles Stenard, Old Guard Member
cello, Harriet Chase, Old Guard member
piano, Joan Fleming, Old Guard Member
violin, Mary Anne Walker
"A Program of Chamber Music"
May 9
Speaker: Olen Kalkus, Head of Princeton Academy
"Education of Boys in the U. S."
May 16
Speaker: Stephanie McCurry, Professor of History, Princeton University
"The Secession Campaign; The American South on the Brink of War"
Speaker: Alan Mann, Professor of Anthropology Princeton University
"The Scars of Human Evolution"
September 20
Speaker: Joseph Cardone, Humorist and Humor Therapist
"Humor and Its Effect on Stress and Wellness"
September 27
Speaker: Dr. William Gallagher, Curator at the New Jersey State Museum
"The Giant Dinosaurs of Patagonia"
October 4
Speaker: Peter Kann, Chairman of Dow Jones Co.
"Press Freedom and Responsibility"
October 11
Speaker: Daniel Kurtzer, former Ambassador to Egypt and Israel, faculty of the Woodrow Wilson School of Princeton University
"The Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities for U. S. Policy"
October 18
Speaker: Charles Maxwell, Senior Energy Analyst at Weeden and Co.
"Energy Outlook - Disaster or Opportunity"
October 25
Speaker: Jack Matlock, former Ambassador to the Soviet Union, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
"The Russia of Vladimir Putin"
November 1
Speaker: Jon D. Hafler, University Architect, Princeton University
"The Campus Planning Framework"
November 8
Speaker: K. Anthony Appiah, Laurence Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy and University Center for Human Values at Princeton University
"What's Wrong With Slavery?"
November 15
Speaker: Edward Felton, Professor of Computer Science at Princeton UniversityProfessor Andrew Appel
"Who Runs the Internet? Ownership of Ideas and Expressions in the Internet Ag"
November 29
Speaker: Jim Harford, Member of the Old Guard and Author of the book "Merton and Friends"
"Merton and Friends"
December 6
Speaker: Paul Miles, Lecturer in History at Princeton University
"Iraq and Vietnam: The Search for Analogies"
December 13
Speaker: John Doar, Former Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Dept. of Justice and Civil Rights Leader
"The Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 -The Struggle to Reach the Starting Line"
January 03
Speaker: Laura Crockett, author, trustee and VP of Princeton Battlefield Society
"Battle of Princeton"
January 10
Speaker: Peter Paris, Professor of Christian Social Ethics, Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary
"Religion and Poverty in Africa"
January 17
Speaker: Joschka Fischer, former German Foreign Minister
"The Middle East, Its Recent History and the Current Situation"
January 24
Speaker: Douglas Massey, Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
"Understanding America’s Immigration Crisis"
January 31
Speaker: John Fleming, Professor of English, Emeritus, Princeton University
"The English Language: Yesterday and Today"
February 7
Speaker: Keith Wheelock, Professor of History at Raritan Community College, Officer Career Foreign Service, former Dun and Bradstreet Executive
"Paradoxes of the Presidenc"
February 14
Cancelled due to weather
February 21
Speaker: Rand Mirante, Senior Associate Director of Principal Gifts, Development Office, Princeton University
"Treason from Henry V to John Walker Lindh"
February 28
Speaker: James Deneen, Member of Princeton Old Guard
"Educational Testing and Our Public Schools"
March 7
Speaker: H. V. Poor, Dean of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Princeton University
"Leadership in a Technological World"
March 14
Speaker: Carol Ritchie, Orangutan Federation International
"Endangered Orangutans in their Rainforest Homes"
March 21
Speaker: Caroline Moseley, Scholar of 18th and 19th Century Music and Culture
"The Popular Song of Early America: A Lecture and Performance by Caroline Moseley"
March 28
Speaker: Kenneth Gould, M.D., Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, UMDNJ
"Psychiatry: Past, Present and Future"
April 4
Speaker: Shirley Tilgham, President of Princeton University
"Princeton: Present and Future"
April 11
Speaker: Anne O'Neill, Director of NJ, Alsace International
"An Insider's View of France's Best Kept Secret: Alsace"
April 18
Speaker: Lakhdar Brahimi, Former Foreign Minister of Algeria and UN Senior Envoy to Afghanistan - now at Institute for Advanced Study
"Peacemaking in a Troubled World: From Lebanon to Afghanistan and Iraq: A Personal View"
April 25
Speaker: Yitzhak Nakash, Associate Professor of Middle East Studies at Brandeis University and Carnegie Corporation Scholar
"Rise of Shiites and Implications for the Middle East"
May 2
Speakers: Charles Stenard and Friends
Charles Stenard, Old Guard Member
cello, Harriet Chase, Old Guard member
piano, Joan Fleming, Old Guard Member
violin, Mary Anne Walker
"A Program of Chamber Music"
May 9
Speaker: Olen Kalkus, Head of Princeton Academy
"Education of Boys in the U. S."
May 16
Speaker: Stephanie McCurry, Professor of History, Princeton University
"The Secession Campaign; The American South on the Brink of War"
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