An Evening With Charles Robb, 6 p.m., Monday, November 25, 2002, LBJ Auditorium
From his days commanding a Marine Corps infantry company in Vietnam to his 12 years in the U.S. Senate, Charles S. Robb has taken the idea of public service to heart. On Monday, November 25, 2002, Senator Robb will give his thoughts on America's future at the November "Evening With…" lecture.
For most of the quarter century before joining the faculty at George Mason University as Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy in 2001, Senator Robb held elected office in Virginia. He served as Lieutenant Governor from 1978 until 1982, as Governor from 1982 until 1986, and as a United States Senator from 1988 until 2001. During the 1960s, Senator Robb served on active duty with the United States Marine Corps and retired from the Marine Corps Reserve in 1991. His assignments included duty as a military social aide at the White House and command of an infantry company in combat in Vietnam.
Senator Carl Levin (D-Michigan) said on the Senate floor, "Chuck Robb devoted enormous time and energy to America's national security. He is the only Senator ever to serve on the Armed Service, Intelligence and Foreign Relations committees simultaneously. On countless occasions we have benefited from having his voice of reason and experience at the table."
He served on the Finance, Commerce, and Budget Committees as well as the Joint Economic Committee and the Select Committee on POW/MIA Affairs. Senator Robb also served as Chairman or Ranking Member of several subcommittees, Chairman of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee and as Deputy Democratic Whip for the South.
In addition to his teaching, Senator Robb is writing a memoir. He serves on the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy, as well as the boards of several technology-related corporations and national security-based or education-based foundations. This year, he was a Fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard. A reception will follow Senator Robb's talk in the Library and Museum's Great Hall.