Lindau Symposium

Gustavus hosted the 2012 Lindau Symposium featuring Dr. Charles Krauthammer as the keynote speaker on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Dr. Krauthammer’s address, "Politics in Washington" was presented to a standing room only crowd.

Due to challenges in the audio recording for the web stream,we are very disappointed that we will not have the lecture to post on the Gustavus website. Please accept our apologies. 

Dr. Krauthammer is a American Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, political commentator, and physician. The Financial times as the most influential commentator in America. Charles Krauthammer has been honored from every part of the political spectrum for his bold and original writing from the famously liberal People for the American Way (which presented him their First Amendment ward) to the staunchly conservative Bradley Foundation (which awarded him their first $250,000 Bradley Prize).

Since 1985, Krauthammer has written a syndicated column for The Washington Post for which he won the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary. It is published weekly in more than 275 newspapers worldwide. Krauthammer’s three decades of instrumental writing has helped frame the very shape of American foreign policy.

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