American Public Square at Jewell’s premier annual event, Evening at the Square, took place on Monday, December 4 at the renowned Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

The event's featured guests were David Axelrod, political strategist, commentator, and former chief strategist and senior advisor to President Barack Obama and Michael Steele, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, former Lt. Governor of the State of Maryland, political analyst for MSNBC, and host of The Michael Steele Podcast.

Axelrod and Steele engaged in a conversation moderated by Amb. Allan Katz (ret.), APS founder, CEO and board chair, and Margaret Talev, former White House correspondent for Bloomberg News and McClatchey Newspapers, now Director of the Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism and Citizenship.

“At a time when political division and personal anxiety about politics is at an uncomfortable high, this event brought together two preeminent figures in American political strategy to discuss the future of democracy in America, as well as the opportunities and peril that may await our country in the 2024 Presidential election. This could not be a more fitting conversation as we look ahead to the most important political choices we will make in 2024,” noted Claire Bishop, executive director and COO of American Public Square.