Governor Kelly Armstrong and Karl Rove In Conversation

Karl Rove in Conversation with Governor Kelly Armstrong
Bismarck, North Dakota · October 9 · Founders Hall, University of Mary, Bismarck, ND 58504

How do national political strategy and big-picture policy priorities translate into the practical realities of governing a state?

Join Governor Kelly Armstrong and Karl Rove for a wide-ranging public conversation moderated by Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Executive Director Robbie Lauf.

Drawing on Rove’s experience shaping presidential campaigns and policy at the highest levels and Armstrong’s leadership of North Dakota, the conversation will explore political strategy, governance, leadership, and the realities of turning ideas into action.

The discussion will bring national and state-level perspectives together around questions that would have been familiar to Theodore Roosevelt: how leaders build coalitions, navigate change, make consequential decisions, and translate political priorities into governing results.

About the speakers

Karl Rove is a political strategist, author, and columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He served as Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush and is the author of The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters.

Kelly Armstrong is the 34th Governor of North Dakota. A Dickinson native, Armstrong previously represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives and served in the North Dakota Senate.