Presentation - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

Natural & Social Science in the Executive Branch

| May 17, 2018

What Happened Under Obama? What's Happening Under Trump?

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John P. Holdren won the 2018 Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize, which is awarded by the American Academy of Political and Social Science. He delivered the annual Moynihan Lecture on May 17, 2018, at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, D.C.

"Obama’s Science Adviser Blasts Trump Policies and Personnel," a news story about Professor Holdren's speech by Randy Showstack, was published by Earth and Space Science News on May 30, 2018.

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For Academic Citation: Holdren, John P. “Natural & Social Science in the Executive Branch.” Presentation, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School, May 17, 2018. (presented at Daniel P. Moynihan Prize Lecture, Washington, D.C.).

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John P. Holdren

John P. Holdren

  • Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  • Co-Director, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program
  • Member of the Board, Belfer Center
  • President Obama's Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (January 2009 – January 2017)
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