Political analyst Kevin Phillips speaks on 'frustration of politics' Political analyst Kevin Phillips speaks on 'frustration of politics' Acclaimed political forecaster Kevin Phillips will speak at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, in the Assembly Series. Both the lecture and discussion are free and open to the public.
Presidents can only govern by accepting, placating and bargaining with the interest-group structure.
He now is turning his scrutiny on the 1996 presidential election. He is a regular contributor to The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times Magazine and The Washington Post and is a commentator for CBS and National Public Radio. Phillips received his LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1964 and went on to work as an administrative aide to U.S. Rep. Paul Fino until 1968. He served as chief political strategist for the Republican Party during the 1968 presidential campaign. In 1969, he was special assistant to the U.S. attorney general.