{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"73776","title":"Founding Values: George Washington and the Role of the Military in our Democracy","campus":"Tempe campus","locations":"Memorial Union, Ventana Ballroom A \u0026amp; B","college_unit":"Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian and East European Studies","department":"","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis event will feature a keynote lecture by General McMaster focused on the founding value of civilian control of the military. 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