Governor already generating buzz for 2016
Gov. Jack Markell, D-Del., will be speaking today at 6 p.m. in Ward 1.
A co-founder of FleetCall, which turned into Nextel Communications, Markell has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the “national stage” by 2016, according to The Washington Post.
Markell was an underdog for the 2008 governor race but was able to secure the Democratic nomination against then Lt. Governor John Carney who had the endorsement of the current governor and the State Democratic Party. He eventually received 67.5 percent of the vote in the general election.
Since then, he has balanced Delaware’s budget during difficult economic times, helped bring new jobs to the state and expanded rights for gays and lesbians with new non-discrimination legislation, according to the events Facebook page.
The College Democrats and the Roosevelt Institute are sponsoring the event.
‘Most dangerous man’ dealt Nixon huge blow
Daniel Ellsberg, who rose to national prominence as the man who leaked the infamous Pentagon Papers, will screen a documentary based on his experiences, entitled “The Most Dangerous Man in America,” Wednesday, at 7 p.m. in the Wechsler Theater.
Ellsberg was a defense analyst for RAND Corporation, a government-funded research firm, when he leaked thousands of pages of classified documents to The New York Times. The documents exposed secrets of the Vietnam War and led to public uproar and possibly hastened the end of the war.
The event, co-hosted by the School of Communication, the College of Arts and Sciences and the School of Public Affairs, will be moderated by Professor James Thurber from SPA’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies.
