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# Dukakis featured at lecture
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/dukakis-featured-at-lecture/
- Published: 2005-12-27T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:24:58.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts, will come to a Santa Monica church next month to tackle the topic of healthcare reform.

Dukakis, the 1988 Democratic nominee for U.S. President, will be the honored speaker at the 15th annual Ernest D. Pipes lecture series at the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica.

The title of Dukakis’ talk is “The Health Care Crisis: 45 Million Uninsured and Counting.” The talk will be followed by a question and answer session and reception. The lecture begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 and admission is free.

In his academic career since losing the 1988 presidential election to George H.W. Bush, Dukakis has become an expert on health care issues. He is currently a visiting professor at the UCLA department of public policy.

Gov. Dukakis was born in Brookline, Mass., where he began his career in local politics after graduating from Harvard Law School. His parents emigrated from Greece. Now 72 years old, he has eschewed a traditional retirement in order to inspire college students to work in government, and promote democratic values and competency in public policy.

Ernest D. Pipes was the minister of the Unitarian Church in Santa Monica for 35 years, retiring in 1992\. The public is invited to the lecture. The Unitarian Universalist Church is located at 1260 18th St. For more information call (310) 215-7743.

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(Photo: Fabian Lewkowicz/Daily Press)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 27, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/122705.pdf?ref=smdp.com)