Past Lectures

2009 – 2010

• Edward James Olmos: Social Activism and Education : How We Become One Gang (March 22, 2010)
• Cleve Jones*: Harvey Milk, the AIDS Quilt, and Human Rights (February 8, 2010)
• Selena Roberts and Drew Rosenhaus*: Professional Sports: Are Fans the Losers? (November 2, 2009)
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr.*: Our Environmental Destiny (September 21, 2009)

2008 – 2009

• Salman Rushdie*: At What Cost Safety? Today’s Moral Compass (March 23, 2009)
• Dan Rather*: The First 100 Days (February 23, 2009)
• Jonathan Murray*: Unscripted: The Real Story of Real World and Reality TV (October 27, 2008)
• Elisabeth Bumiller, Larry Wilmore, and John Zogby*: Election 2008: How Race, Gender and Age Are Reshaping American Politics (October 6, 2008)

2007 – 2008

• James McBride*: Plain Talk: A Meditation On American Pop Culture (March 31, 2008)
• Dan Patrick*: Athletes as Heroes: Are There No Role Models Anymore? (February 11, 2008)
• Daniel Kindlon & Rossalind Wiseman*: Queen Bees or Alpha Girls: The State of Young Womanhood Today (October 29, 2007)
• Dee Dee Myers & Scott McClellan*: The 2008 Presidential Election: An Insider's View (September 17, 2007)

2006 – 2007

• Bob Schieffer*: From The Anchor's Desk, Facing the Nation (March 5, 2007)
• Kathy Reichs*: Forensic Anthropology: Crime Lab to Crime Fiction (February 12, 2007)
• Gregory Maguire: Wicked (November 13, 2006)
• Tom Daschle & Rod Paige*: No Child Left Behind: Is It Making the Grade? (October 16, 2006)

2005 – 2006

• Helen E. Fisher: Why We Love (March 6, 2006)
• Brandi Chastain & Rick Riley: Is Sport Still A Game? Sports in US Culture (February 6, 2006)
• Bebe Moore Campbell: Singing in the Comeback Choir (November 14, 2005)
• Bob Woodward*: From Deep Throat to Iraq (September 26, 2005)

2004 – 2005

• Paul Rusabagina: Hotel Rwanda: A Lesson Yet to be Learned (February 23, 2005)
• Edna Buchanan, Carol H. Clark, Matthew Pearl*: Who Done It? An Evening of Murder, Mayhem, and Literature (November 17, 2004)
• Patrick Buchanan & Andrew Cuomo: A Debate (October 4, 2004)

2003 – 2004

• Carol Spinney*: The Wisdom of Big Bird and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch: The Lessons from a Life in Feathers (March 30, 2004)
• Ralph Nader & Alan Keyes*: Our Future-Whom Should We Trust? (February 9, 2004)
• Gloria Steinem*: Feminism 101 (November 17, 2003)
• P.J. O'Rourke*: All the Trouble in the World: If Things Have Been Going to Hell Forever, Why Haven't They Gotten There Yet? (September 23, 2003)

2002 – 2003

• Ben Stein: Better Than Ben Stein's Money: An Evening with Ben Stein (February 24, 2003)
• Cornel West*: Race Matters (January 23, 2003)
• Meave Leakey: Origins and Evolution: The Search and Discovery of How We Became Human (October 14, 2002)

2001 – 2002

• Dave Barry*: Higher Education: A Bad Idea or What? (March 5, 2002)
• Lani Guinier*: Lift Every Voice (January 24, 2002)
• Georgie Ann Geyer: Where is the World Going? (November 5, 2001)
• Jean-Michael Cousteau: An Evening with Jean Michael-Cousteau (October 1, 2001)

2000 – 2001

• Pat Mitchell*: Social Responsibility & Business (April 2, 2001)
• Brandford Marsalis*: Virtuosity and Excellence (March 5, 2001)
• Frank Deford & Carolyn Peck*: Race, Title 9, and the State of Intercollegiate Athletics (February 5, 001)
• Carlos Fuentes*: US and Latin America: Sharing a Continent (October 30, 2000)
• Helen Thomas: The Presidential Election and the Media (September 27, 2000)

1999 – 2000

• David Halberstam: The Culture of Celebrity (April 3, 2000)
• Jonathan Kozol*: Amazing Grace: Children and the Conscience of a Nation (March 6, 2000)
• Morris Dees*: Teaching Tolerance (February 1, 2000)
• Ralph Reed*: Values and Politics (November 15, 1999)
• Robin Roberts*: A Celebration of Winning Women (October 4, 1999)

1998 – 1999

• Lech Walesa*: Value and It's Role in Politics (March 29, 1999)
• Barry Scheck*: DNA Evidence: The Innocence Project (January 26, 1999)
• Karen Armstrong: A History of God (November 2, 1998)
• Robert D. Ballard*: Living the Dream: Deep Space Exploration (September 22, 1998)

1997 – 1998

• Bob Beckel & Tony Snow*: A Debate: Clinton and the New Congress--Leading Up to Battleground 2000 (February 25, 1998)
• Ronald Takaki*: A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural Earth (January 26, 1998)
• Gloria Steinem: The Revolution from Within (October 28, 1997)
• Alice Walker*: The Same River Twice: Honoring the Difficult (September 30, 1997)

1996 – 1997

• Dr. Robert Grant & Tim Riley*: A Censorship Debate (March 26, 1997)
• George Stephanopoulos: A View From Washington (March 4, 1997)
• Gregory Nava: The Latino American Experience in America (February 4, 1997)
• Ralph Nader & Richard Thornburgh: Consumer vs. Corporate America-Who's Got the Power? (November 18, 1996)
• Joyce Poole*: Coming of Age with Elephants (October 15, 1996)

1995 – 1996

• Marlin Fitzwater: The 1996 Elections (April 10, 1996)
• Dr. M Jocelyn Elders: The Future of Healthcare Reform (March 11, 1996)
• Captain James Lovell: Apollo 13: A Successful Failure (February 13, 1996)
• Greg Louganis*: Breaking the Surface (November 9, 1995)
• Linda Chavez & Julianne Malveaux: Debate on Affirmative Action (September 27, 1995)

1994 – 1995

• Philip Roth: Patrimony (April 5, 1995)
• Wendy Wasserstein*: A Life in the Theater (February 28, 1995)
• Dr. Jean Kilbourne: Deadly Persuasion: Advertising & Addiction (November 14, 1995)
• Randall Robinson*: US Foreign Policy in Haiti (October 26, 1994)
• Edward James Olmos: We're All in the Same Gang (September 20, 1994)

1993 – 1994

• Jamie Escalante: Ganas: Desire to Learn is What Counts (February 11, 1994)
• P.J. O'Rourke (November 17, 1993)
• Jean-Michael Cousteau: Rediscovery of the World (November 9, 1993)
• Joseph Steffan: A Gay American Fights for the Right to Serve his Country (October 14, 1993)
• Nadine Stossen: Controversies and the Constitution (September 13, 1993)

1992 – 1993

• Naomi Wolf (March 9, 1993)
• Chief Wilma Mankiller* (February 16, 1993)
• Scott Turow: My Life in Letters (November 11, 1992)
• William Bennet: Our Children & Our Country: Challenges to America in Education (October 12, 1992)

1991 – 1992

• Angela Y. Davis*: Part 1: The Legacy of Columbus and the Future of South Africa (March 6, 1992)
• Robert Kennedy Jr.: Our Environmental Destiny (February 24, 1992)
• William F. Buckley: Reflections on Current Contentions (November 6, 1991)
• Christie Hefner: Marketing in the 90's: Where are the Opportunities? What are the Challenges? (September 30, 1991)

1990 -1991

• Gary Shepard: Beijing, Baghdad, and Beyond (April 15, 1991)
• Margaret Atwood: A Poet's Voice-A Reading with Commentary (February 5, 1991)
• Elie Wiesel: An Evening with Elie Wiesel (November 7, 1990)
• William Rusher & Nat Hentoff: A 1st Amendment Debate (October 3, 1990)

1989 – 1990

• Cicely Tyson: A Tribute to the Civil Rights Movement (March 6, 1990)
• Stanislov Levchenko: Inside the KGB (February 7, 1990)
• Frank Borman: The Future of Aviation (November 7, 1989)
• Susan Sontag: Illness as Metaphor (October 10, 1989)

1988- 1989

• Kurt Vonnegut, Jr: How to Get a Job Like Mine (March 29, 1989)
• Richard E. Leakey: The Origins of Mankind (February 13, 1989)
• Shirley Chisholm: Of Course Women Dare (November 1, 1988)
• Mike Farrell: An Exchange of Views (September 27, 1988)

1987 – 1988

• John Kenneth Galbraith: An Evening with John Kenneth Galbraith (April 7, 1988)
• Dale Can Atta: Scandals, Scoundrels, and Saints: News Behind the Headlines (March 1, 1988)
• Gloria Steinem: Women of the Eighties: The Second Wave (October 12, 1987)
• Henry G. Cisneros: Survival of the American Cities in the 1980s (September 22, 1987)

1986 – 1987

• Tom Wolfe: An Evening with the Author (April 14, 1987)
• Dumisani Kumalo & Donald Woods: Personal Experiences in South Africa (February 4, 1987)
• Dr. Joyce Brothers: Unlocking Your Hidden Powers-The Key to Success (October 21, 1986)

1985 – 1986

• Ralph Nader: Consumer Issues of the 80s (April 9, 1986)
• Simon Wiesenthal: Murders Among Us: Consequences of the Holocaust (November 13, 1985)
• Judith Crist: Mad About the Movies (October 8, 1985)

1984 – 1985

• Anne Burford: Inside the EPA (April 9, 1985)
• Joshua Logan: Life in the Theater with Joshua Logan (February 13, 1985)
• Richard Reeves: 1984: The Year of Voting Dangerously (November 14, 1984)
• Sir Harold Wilson: International Dimension of American Foreign Policy (October 1, 1984)

1983-1984

• Christine Craft: Television News and Show Business (March 12, 1984)
• Frances Fitzgerald: Cultural Dimensions of American Foreign Policy (November 1, 1983)

1982-1983

• Albert Hague: Fame: From Professor to Albert Hauge: Converting Your Education into a Livelihood (April 12, 1983)
• Jeff Greenfield: Politics in the Age of Mass Media (March 8, 1983)
• Michael Manley: The Third World (November 16, 1982)

1981-1982

• Jean-Michel Cousteau: Underwater Jungle Law (March 2, 1982)
• Mike Peters: Confessions of an Editorial Cartoonist (February 8, 1982)
• Coretta Scott King: Major Challenges for the 80's: Eliminating Poverty, Racism, & Violence (November 30, 1981)
• Betty Williams: Can There Be Peace in Northern Ireland (October 12, 1981)

1980-1981

• Kathryn L. Koop (April 6, 1981)
• John T. Malloy: Dress for Sucess (February 3, 1981)
• Mercedes McCambridge: Personal Saga of Courage in the Face of Alcoholism (November 5, 1980)
• Andrew Young (October 8, 1980)

1979-1980

• Alexander Ginzburg: The Human Rights Struggle in the Soviet Union (April 15, 1980)
• William Sawcross: The Holocaust in Cambodia (March 6, 1980)
• Joseph Heller (October 30, 1979)
• Jane Fonda & Tom Hayden: Critical Issues Facing America as it Heads into the 80's (October 23, 1979)
• Ed Bradley: Black in America: With All Deliberate Speed (September 11, 1979)

1978-1979

• Bella Abzug (April 10, 1979)
• William A. Leonard: Is There Television After Death (March 29, 1979)
• William F. Buckley Jr.: Some of the Problems of Freedom (November 14, 1978)
• Carl Bernstein: The American Press After Watergate (October 26, 1978)
• Clarence M. Kelley: Terrorism and Kidnapping (September 12, 1978)

1977-1978

• Howard K. Smith: The Changing Challenge to America: Today's News in Perspective (April 4, 1978)
• Ambassador Abba Eban: The Prospects for Peace in the Middle East (September 5, 1977)