Welcome to the Dreier Roundtable
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Dreier Roundtable at
Claremont McKenna College
Hon. David Dreier ’75
Former Congressman David Dreier ’75 shares his excitement launching the Dreier Roundtable at Claremont McKenna College, his alma mater. The Dreier Roundtable is an integral part of fulfilling CMC’s unique role as a leading institution for leadership in business and government.
Meet the Fellows
The Dreier Roundtable is proud to present the DRt fellows here for the upcoming academic year of 2025.

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Dreier Roundtable Civility Award
KNBC-TV political reporter Conan Nolan interviews former Congressman David Dreier ’75 and Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D-CO) at CMC during the 2024 Dreier RoundTable Civility Award ceremony.
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Civics Downfall: Texas Curbs Student Contact with Electeds
Asher Lehrer-Small at The Guardian: Many states have restricted how schools can teach race and gender, but only Texas has banned student interaction with elected officials The defining experience of Jordan Zamora-Garcia’s high school career – a hands-on group project...
Insularity
John Harris at Politico: In the wake of Watergate, journalists put a premium on detachment from political and corporate power. The assumption was that news organizations and their top journalists had their own power. With their large audiences, which provided...
Exploiting the Age and Health Issue
Concerns about age and health are nothing new in presidential campaigns. In 1956, Adlai Stevenson crudely exploited President Eisenhower’s heart attack. He tried to frighten voters with the prospect that Vice President Nixon would soon succeed Ike. “And distasteful...