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The American Program Bureau (APB) began in the tumultuous 1960s when founder Robert P. Walker created the first college speakers bureau / lecture agency. APB exclusively represented speakers like Martin Luther King, Jr., Julian Bond, Ralph Nader, Jane Fonda and many other prominent voices of the time, who dealt with such hard-pressing issues as civil rights and the war in Vietnam. Maintaining this tradition, APB continues to be the nation's pre-eminent source for exclusive speakers on national, diversity, and global issues.

From our experienced program consultants to our full-service travel and client services department, it is our goal to work hand-in-hand with you to create successful programs that will impress, intrigue, and engage an audience, ultimately making you look your best.

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Featured Programs & Speaker News

  • Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Women's Right to Vote

    Wed, 2010-08-18 11:01

    Today we celebrate the 90th anniversary of an important day in American history: on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, which guaranteed women the right to vote.

  • Geoffrey Canada's Upcoming 'Waiting for Superman' Praised in New York Times

    Fri, 2010-08-27 14:08

    The New York Times's Thomas L. Friedman showered praise on the "remarkable" Geoffrey Canada for his upcoming documentary feature, Waiting for Superman. Due for release in theaters September 24, the film delves into an institution in crisis: the modern American education system.

  • Jon Landau Interviewed by Tavis Smiley

    Tue, 2010-08-31 09:41

    On August 24, 2010, Academy Award-winning Avatar producer and APB exclusive speaker Jon Landau sat down with fellow APB speaker Tavis Smiley of PBS to discuss the success of Avatar and the debate over 3D films.

  • Alexandra Cousteau Blogs About Top Five Water Issues

    Tue, 2010-08-31 10:19

    Alexandra Cousteau, environmental advocate, water policy expert, and APB exclusive speaker, recently embarked on a 138-day interactive exploration of water issues across North America called Expedition Blue Planet. Cousteau blogged about the top five water issues she and her team have experienced so far in her Planet Green Discovery blog.

  • Blair Underwood to Star in NBC Conspiracy Thriller 'The Event'

    Mon, 2010-08-02 15:28

    Sought after celebrity speaker Blair Underwood, of Sex and the City and In Treatment fame, has a new role to add to his resume: President of the United States of America. In the new NBC hour-long conspiracy thriller The Event, Underwood will play "President Eli Martinez," a political figure embroiled in a cover-up so big that even he is on a need-to-know basis.

  • George Foreman Featured on 'CNBC Bizography'

    Wed, 2010-08-11 10:12

    Legendary heavyweight and celebrity speaker George Foreman will be featured on the premiere of CNBC Bizography, a program profiling remarkable individuals who made a career out of the "unthinkable." This installment focuses on Foreman's meteoric rise to become heavyweight champion of the world, up to his entrepreneurial success with the best-selling grill in history.

  • Larry King Live - And In-Person!

    Thu, 2010-07-01 13:30

    There is only one Larry King. The statistics are amazing: according to The Today Show, he has interviewed over 50,000 people on his monumentally popular show, Larry King Live, and has successfully established himself as one of today’s most revered journalistic icons. Holding the all-time record for the highest ratings ever, which King set in 1993 when he paired Al Gore and H. Ross Perot in a debate, the show was recently recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running show with the same host in the same time slot.

  • Wes Moore Discusses Book on Colbert Report

    Wed, 2010-06-23 13:33

    Youth advocate, war veteran, keynote speaker, promising business leader and author Wes Moore appeared on the June 21st episode of The Colbert Report to discuss his book The Other Wes Moore.

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