Project for Media and National Security
George Washington School of Media and Public Affairs
31 July 2024
Mr. Schauerte: I think you all are officially qualified to be members of the US Postal Service as well, in addition to the Army. [Laughter].
My name is Mark Schauerte. I’m the Director of Development, at the University of Chicago, Institute of Politics. We wanted to
say thank you very much for braving the rain. You’re very hardy. And we’re excited to have a conversation this evening
moderated by Thom Shanker with Colonel Butler. I’ll turn it over to Thom, to take it from here.
Moderator: Thanks so much. I’m the Director of the Project for Media and National Security at George Washington University.
It’s great to partner with the Institute of Politics from the University of Chicago.
This is on the record tonight. I’ll be producing a transcript if people want it
I could not be happier or prouder than to host Colonel David Butler. He is an absolutely consummate professional in military
public affairs with a remarkable career. He was the chief spokesman for the Special Operations community. He was chief
spokesman for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Milley during a really dramatic time in our nation’s history.
And right now he has the honor of working for General George, the Chief of Staff of the Army. So he’s returned to his own
service in service of the Army. Colonel Butler, thank you so much for being here, sir.
COL Butler: Thanks for coming.
Honestly, it wasn’t probably easy to get here. I appreciate you guys coming.
