Pete Buttigieg Calls For a Politics of ‘Belonging’
A Kennedy School panel discusses polarization and the uncertain future of American democracy.
During a talk at the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) this week, former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ’04 teasingly acknowledged the prospect of another run for the presidency, after some lighthearted prodding from Princeton African American studies professor Eddie Glaude Jr.
The two were speaking on a panel together at the Institute of Politics (IOP) Forum, along with Harvard President Emerita Drew Faust and Kemper professor of American history Jill Lepore. Contemplating how to achieve a more unified country, Faust said, “Well, we need to have a better president.” Glaude pointed at Buttigieg, who laughed and responded, “I’m working on it!”
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