
Past Speakers partial list
Mark Anderson - The Nature Conservancy
Maya Angelou - Poet
Peter Bergen - Journalist
Julian Bond - Social Activist
T. Berry Brazelton, MD - Pediatrician
Christine Brennan - Sport Commentator for USA Today
David Broder - Journalist
Doris Buffett - Philanthropist
Ward Carroll - Author
Brig. General Rhonda Cornum, MD - Health Sciences Physician
Daryl Davis - Musician, Actor and Author
Ossie Davis - Actor
Morris Dees - Legal Counselor and Author
Frank Deford - Sportswriter
Charles “Lefty” Dreisell - College Basketball Coach
Patty Duke - Actress
Dr. Bart Ehrman – Scholar and Author
Len Elmore - Athlete & Sportscaster
Susan Eisenhower - Consultant and Author
Rev. Bob Evans - Author and Astronomer
Rowland Evans - Journalist
James Exum, NC Chief Justice
Dr. William Friday - President UNC School System
David Gergen - Political Commentator
Newt Gingrich - US Representative
Arun Ghandi - Author and Activist
Dan Glickman - US Secretary of Agriculture
Dr. Jane Goodall - Primatologist
Joe and Terry Graedon - Authors
Jack Hanna – Wildlife Expert
Dickson "Doc" Hendley - CNN Hero
Bob Inglis - former Republican Congressman
Daniel Inouye - U. S. Senator
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - Environmental Activist
James Kilpatrick - Journalist
Dr. James Leutze - Chancellor UNC-W
Jeb Magruder - Political Operative
Michael Mann - Distinguished Professor and Author
Dr. David Maxwell - Psychologist
James “Bud” McFarlene - National Security Advisor
George McGovern - U.S. Senator
Burley Mitchell - NC Supreme Court Justice
Ralph Nader - ACLU Activist
Jack Nicklaus - Professional Golfer
Robert and Phyllis Oakley - Diplomatic Troubleshooter and Asst. Secretary of State
Sandra Day O’Connor - US Supreme Court Justice
Leon Panetta - former Secretary of Defense
Bob Phillips - N.C. Common Cause
Diane Rehm - Radio Personality and Author
General Sidney Shachnow - Holocaust Survivor and US Army Major General
General Hugh Shelton - Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff
Mark Shields - Political Commentator
Alan Simpson - US Senator
Nicholas Sparks - Novelist
Bishop John Shelby Spong - Author
Jake Sullivan – Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State
Tom Wicker - Journalist