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A Shining City on the Hilltop

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How Sports Bring Us Together: A Conversation with Bob Costas & Joe Buck

September 16, 2025, 6:30 pm - September 16, 2025, 7:30 pm
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NexPoint Lecture: America's Economic Realignment

October 22, 2025, 6:00 pm - October 22, 2025, 7:00 pm
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Combating Corruption and Kleptocracy

Spotlighting corruption and the danger it poses to our economic and political systems and exploring the intersection between authoritarianism and kleptocracy

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We believe in open societies ordered by moral conviction. We believe in private markets, humanized by compassionate government. We believe in economies that reward effort, communities that protect the weak, and the duty of nations to respect the dignity and rights of all.

President George W. Bush, Whitehall Palace, London, November 19, 2003
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A Shining City on the Hilltop

President Bush's latest paintings, featuring 35 pieces that celebrate the spirit of the people who make up the Bush Center and SMU’s campus.

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