Three Tumultuous Presidencies that Rocked American Health Care and Politics

Wexner 434AB (HKS Campus)
79 John F. Kennedy St.
Cambridge
Thu., Apr. 2, 2026, 12 – 1 p.m.



This hybrid seminar will review how the decisions and actions of Presidents Obama, Trump (1) and Biden fundamentally changed American health care, public health and science. It will cover the highlights of Obama’s historic accomplishment of the Affordable Care Act, President Trump’s management of COVID, including how he led the triumphant development of the new COVID vaccine, and the underappreciated success of President Biden’s COVID vaccine campaign. Speakers will trace the origins of the second Trump administration’s attacks on the scientific and public health establishment, and highlight the essential role presidents must play in preparing for the next pandemic.

Online Location: harvard.zoom.us…
Gazette Classification: Business, Science, Social Sciences, Special Events
Organization/Sponsor: Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government at Harvard Kennedy School
Speaker(s): David Blumenthal MD, MPP, Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Professor of Practice of Public Health and Health Policy, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Samuel O. Thier Professor of Medicine Emeritus Harvard Medical School, James Morone, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Brown University
Contact Info: [email protected]
Harvard Key Required: No
More info: www.hks.harvard.edu…