Speeches Archives | Markle
Speeches Archives | Markle

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Second Letter on the Markle Economic Future Initiative

Dear Friends, America has been defined by a simple aspiration: that everyone in this country should have the freedom to dream and the opportunity to…

Letter on the Markle Economic Future Initiative

Dear Friend: We are writing to tell you about an ambitious new initiative we are undertaking. For millions of people, the American Dream which we…

Ten Years After 9/11: A Status Report on Information Sharing

On October 12, 2011, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs held a hearing titled, “Ten Years After 9/11: A Status Report on…

Television Audience Assessment

In this essay, former Markle president Lloyd N. Morrisett discussed programming, viewership, ratings, and advertising in network television paying special attention to the work of Television…

Television: America’s Neglected Teacher

In this essay, former Markle president Lloyd N. Morrisett examined the condition of education in the United States and explored the potential of television as…

The Twilight of Television

In this essay, former Markle president Lloyd N. Morrisett discussed the development of television and computers and explored the interplay between the two media. Morrisett also…

The Markle Foundation 1985

In this essay, former Markle president Lloyd N. Morrisett discussed the evolution of communications media since 1969 when the Markle Foundation adopted its mass communications focus and the…

The Age of Television and the Television Age

Twenty years into the Television Age, former Markle president Lloyd N. Morrisett examined the impact this medium was making on the lives of its viewers,…

Sesame Street at Ten

In this essay, former Markle president Lloyd N. Morrisett examined the development and success of Sesame Street for lessons that could be applied in the development…