Politics Speakers

Juan Williams

Prize-winning columnist and editorial writer for The Washington Post, Juan Williams is also NPR’s Senior Correspondent and a keynote speaker on issues including diversity, ethics, leadership, media and national issues. There are few voices as clear and intelligent on the power of diversity within today's business, ...

Dan Rather

For decades, Rather was the face of the news as CBS News anchorman and reporter, delivering audiences the most defining moments in our recent history. He continues to call them as he sees them as a keynote speaker on media and national issues, and as the host of Dan Rather Reports on HD Net. As a speaker, his breadt ...

John Zogby

President and CEO of Zogby International, and author of The Way We’ll Be, John Zogby remains by all accounts the hottest and most accurate pollster in the United States today. No one can tell you more about what’s happening—from politics to social trends—than Zogby.

Mary Frances Berry

Former Chairperson of the US Civil Rights Commission, law professor, and esteemed civil rights historian, Berry continually defends the rights of all people with her actions and dedication to equality. From fair housing to equal opportunity to voter's rights, she has been a strong advocate for the disempowered and continue ...

Ralph Nader

Former Green Party candidate for president and one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential Americans of the 20th Century," Ralph Nader has always been a voice fighting for the people on the issues that matter most: healthcare, safety, environment, ethics, education, economic and social equality. As a keynote speake ...

John C. King

John King is the anchor of CNN's State of the Union with John King. On the air and in his speaking engagements, King offers in-depth analysis, discussion and commentary on a blend of politics, national and world affairs,and social, cultural and media trends.

Maureen Dowd

Maureen Dowd, winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for distinguished commentary, became a columnist on The New York Times Op-Ed page in 1995 after having served as a correspondent in the paper's Washington bureau since 1986.

Mickey Edwards

Serving as a member of Congress for 16 years, he was a senior member of the House Republican leadership as chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, a member of both the House Appropriations and Budget Committees, and ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. He is now a lecturer at Princeton, poli ...

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper anchors Anderson Cooper 360ø, an unconventional, wide-ranging news program airing on CNN/US weekdays. Cooper, who joined CNN in December 2001, served as CNN's weekend anchor before moving to the 7pm hour in March 2003, following the war in Iraq.

Julian Bond

Beginning with his pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement, Julian Bond has always been on the cutting edge of social change and leadership. Legendary as the first black US vice presidential nominee and former Chairman of the NAACP, Bond continues to deliver a powerful message of equality, freedom, and justice with a rene ...

Larry King

A captivating storyteller and keen commentator on life and history, Larry King continues to fascinate audiences as a keynote speaker and host of his live and unscripted TV talk show. With his gift for humor and broad range of experience, an evening with King is guaranteed to leave audiences feeling enlightened and entertain ...

Laura Ingraham

Political journalist, Ingraham is the host of "The Laura Ingraham Show," a nationally syndicated radio program. Ingraham appears regularly on several television programs, and is known for her unique ability to jump back and forth between the political, entertainment, and media worlds with her signature wit and pithy analys ...

Kweisi Mfume

Former President and CEO of the NAACP, Maryland Congressman, and Chairman of the Black Congressional Caucus, Mfume is credited with rebuilding and revitalizing the NAACP. As a leader, activist, and seasoned political voice for diversity, he continues to follow his dream of impacting society and shaping a more humane public ...

Carl Bernstein

The hard-hitting and insightful journalist who helped bring down a presidency in the Watergate scandal, Pulitzer Prize winner Bernstein is credited by many as being "the father of American investigative reporting." Keeping his eye on current affairs and issues that dominate our nation's agenda, he reflects on the use and a ...

Rich Lowry

Lowry is considered the gatekeeper of the mainstream conservative movement in our country as the editor of National Review and as a political analyst for Fox News. Intellectual, yet down to earth, conservative and fair-minded, he examines the issues of today with a challenging and engaging perspective.

Donna Brazile

As one of the best known, most influential African American women in modern American political life, she is Chair of the Democratic National Committee’s Voting Rights Institute (VRI), an organization established in 2001 to help protect and promote the rights of all Americans to participate in the political process. She is ...

Gloria Borger

Gloria Borger joined CNN as a senior political analyst in 2007 and quickly became a regular, front-row panelist for all of CNN’s election coverage. In addition, she appears daily on The Situation Room, and is a frequent panelist on the Election Center, as well as on Anderson Cooper 360. She also appea ...

Michael Eric Dyson

Named by Essence magazine as one of the 50 most inspiring African Americans, Dyson is one of the nation's most renowned public intellectuals, revitalizing the role with the fervor of an ordained Baptist minister. Called "a street fighter in a suit and tie," he takes on the toughest and most controversial issues of th ...

Bay Buchanan

Former US Treasurer, political commentator for CNN, and veteran of six presidential campaigns, Buchanan gets inside politics and the election with her well-informed, fair perspective. As an author, she takes the most controversial presidential candidate to task in her unapologetically partisan book The Extreme Makeover ...

Charles J. Ogletree

A renowned legal theorist, educator, and activist, Charles J. Ogletree is primarily known for his work surrounding race and affirmative action, having earned an international reputation for his precise legal analysis, breadth of experience, and unique insight. Currently, he is the Jesse Climenko Professor at Harvard Law Sc ...