PODCAST: What's the Real Definition of Public Service Education? With Fellows David Van Slyke and Susan Gooden Season 2 · Ep 47
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On this episode, we welcome the recipients of this year's Elliot Richardson Prize, Dr. Francis Collins, Former Director of the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the President in a discussion about their careers moderated by Chuck Todd. Watch the Full Event The Elliot L. Richardson Prize is presented biennially to individuals possessing the public service virtues exemplified ...
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On this episode, we welcome the recipients of this year's Elliot Richardson Prize, Dr. Francis Collins, Former Director of the National Institutes of Health and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to the President in a discussion about their careers moderated by Chuck Todd.
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The Elliot L. Richardson Prize is presented biennially to individuals possessing the public service virtues exemplified by Elliot L. Richardson, an Academy Fellow. Mr. Richardson was an exceptional public servant and the only individual in our nation's history to serve in four Cabinet-level positions in the U.S. government: Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW), Secretary of Defense, Attorney General, and Secretary of Commerce.]
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