January 2013

Jeffrey Frank, Senior Editor of The New Yorker and Author of "Ike and Dick"

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Fri, Feb 15 2013 - 12:00pm

Jeffrey Frank
Senior Editor, The New Yorker; Deputy Editor, Outlook section, The Washington Post; Author, Ike and Dick: Portrait of a Strange Political Marriage
Joe Tuman, Professor of Legal and Political Communications, San Francisco State University;  Political Analyst, CBS 5 Television, San Francisco - Moderator
Veteran journalist Frank presents groundbreaking narrative of the relationship between Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon – from the politics that divided them to the mar Read more »

Can We Prevent Chronic Disease by Slowing Aging?

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Mon, Mar 18 2013 - 5:15pm

Can We Prevent Chronic Disease by Slowing Aging?

Gordon J. Lithgow, Ph.D.; Professor, Interdisciplinary Research Center, Geroscience, Buck Institute

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Arts Planning Meeting

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Tue, Feb 26 2013 - 5:30pm

Arts Forum Planning Meeting
Please join other art enthusiasts in discussing future programming at The Commonwealth Club in the fine arts and performing arts. Programs, speakers, topics and artist exhibitions will be covered. Please bring your ideas, and your willingness to help in the production of art events in the coming year.
MLF: The ArtsLocation: SF Club OfficeTime: 5:30 p.m. Read more »

Trade in Your Rights: Russia's Circuitous March to Democracy

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Tue, Feb 12 2013 - 6:00pm

Trade in Your Rights: Russia’s Circuitous March to Democracy
This program is postponed. There is currently no new date.
Pavel Khodorkovsky, President, Institute of Modern Russia
Khodorkovsky  asserts that supporting civil society is critical in Russia’s current human rights and political environment. The son of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, well-known political prisoner, businessman and author, Pavel can’t return to Russia for fear of endangering his father. Read more »

Christina Romer and Keith Hennessey: Bank of America/ Walter E. Hoadley Annual Economic Forecast

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Fri, Jan 25 2013 - 11:45am

Christina Romer and Keith Hennessey:  Bank of America/ Walter E. Hoadley Annual Economic Forecast

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. Also, please note new location!

Keith Hennessey, Director, National Economic Council Under President George W. Bush; Member, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Christina Romer, Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley; Immediate past Chair, President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers Read more »

Chinatown Walking Tour #13

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Thu, May 9 2013 - 2:00pm

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Enjoy a Commonwealth Club Neighborhood Adventure. Join Rick Evans for a memorable midday walk and discover the history and mysteries of Chinatown. Explore colorful alleys and side streets. Visit a Taoist temple, an herbal store, the site of the first public school in the state, and the famous Fortune Cookie Factory. There is a short break for a tea sample during the tour. Read more »

As we head into the weekend before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we present this P...

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2013-01-18 12:39

As we head into the weekend before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we present this PDF of Dr. King's May 17, 1967, speech to The Commonwealth Club of California. https://www.commonwealthclub.org/sites/default/files/mlkcwc19670517.pdf Read more »