#  HKS: America at 250 and Beyond: Democracy and Governance in America ft. Mitt Romney 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 13, 2026** 

 06:00PM - 07:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **JFK Jr. Forum, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138**  



 

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Mitt Romney, former Governor, United States Senator, and 2012 Republican Nominee for President of the United States, makes his debut in the JFK Jr. Forum for the second installment of our [*Consent of the Governed: America at 250 and Beyond*](https://iop.harvard.edu/featured-series/consent-governed-america-250-and-beyond) series. Professor Jill Lepore will moderate the discussion, focused on the state of democracy and governance in the United States.

Featuring:

- **Mitt Romney**  
    Governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007)  
    2012 Republican Nominee for President  
    United States Senator (R-UT) (2019-2025)
- **Jill Lepore** (Moderator)  
    Professor of American History, Harvard University

***Please*** [***register***](https://hksexeced.tfaforms.net/f/iop-forum-register?c=701Pp00001uaZjGIAU) ***with a valid Harvard email address to attend in-person.** All JFK Jr. Forums are publicly* [*livestreamed*](https://ken.sc/IOP-streams) *on our YouTube channel.*



 

 



 

 

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