On Tuesday, June 19, 2018, the German Federal Presdient Frank-Walter Steinmeier opened the conference "The Struggle for Democracy" at the Getty Center in Los Angeles with a poignant speech calling for commitment and creativity in the defense of democracy: “Democracy”, he said, “cannot be won without an idea of the democracy of the future.” The speech can be read in English translation here: bundespraesident.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Reden/2018/06/180619-USA-Konferenz-Demokratie-Englisch.pdf?__blob=publicationFile
Introduction by Thomas Mann House Founding Director Steven D. Lavine
