Bard college foreign apairs and humanities professor Walter Russell mead discusses nationalism and u. S. Foreign policy. He focuses on what he calls jacksonian populist nationalists and explains how president s roosevelt, truman and reagan gained their support. He suggests that the trump administration, whose supporters are largely current day jacksonians, could learn from this president ial history. The center for strategic and International Studies hosted this hourlong event. Today we are blessed to have one of the nations most distinguished historians of u. S. Foreign policy, Walter Russell mead. Hes a distinguished fellow at the Hudson Institute and also the james clark chase professor of Foreign Affairs and humanities at bard college. Hes an honors graduate where he received prizes for history, debate and translation of new testament greek. Hes the author of numerous articles and books which im gathering many of you have read, which are valuable not just for their insight and orig
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