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MRS.
LAURA W. BUSH
Monday, October 11, 2010
8:00PM
First Lady Laura Bush has been instrumental in
many issues of national and global concern, with particular
emphasis on education, human rights, and healthcare. Although
Mrs. Bush has left the political spotlight of the
White House, she has continued her involvement with America’s
youth and reading initiatives which are
issues she is very passionate about from her years as
being a former teacher and librarian.
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PETER
HILLARY
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
8:00PM
Peter Hillary, son of the great adventurer Sir
Edmund Hillary, made history in 1990 as the first son to have
followed in his father’s footsteps to the summit of the
world’s highest mountain- Mt. Everest. Together they became
the first father and son to establish new routes across Antarctica
and the South Pole. Hillary is an
explorer and philanthropist living in New Zealand and
has over 30 expeditions in his career.
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TOM
BROKAW
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
8:00PM
Tom Brokaw, one of the most trusted and respected
figures in broadcast journalism, has been with NBC News
for 44 years. Brokaw has hosted the NBC Nightly News, Today,
has been NBC Political Correspondent, and
curently acts as NBC Special Correspondent. Brokaw has interviewed
every president since Lyndon Johnson and
has covered every presidential election since 1968.
Brokaw has also written articles for several publications
and authored several books,including his first best seller,
“The Greatest Generation.”
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JOHN
HOFMEISTER
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
8:00PM
As President of Shell Oil from
2005-2008, Hofmeister launched an unprecedented outreach program
to discuss critical global energy challenges. Today, he heads
the "Citizens for Affordable Energy" a public policy
advocacy firm that promotes sound US energy solutions and
includes education on energy issues. This will be an in-depth,
candid look at US energy policy, face to face, with
one of nation's leading oil industry executives.
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DR.
JANE GOODALL
Thursday, March 3, 2011
8:00 PM
Dr. Jane Goodall is a world-renowned English
primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and UN
Messenger of Peace. She is well-known for her 45-year study
of chimpanzee social and family interactions in
Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, and for
founding the Jane Goodall Institute. Her personal
mission is to advance the power of individuals to take informed
and compassionate action to improve the environment for all
living things.
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JEANNETTE
WALLS
Monday, April 4th, 2011
8:00 PM
Jeannette
Walls' powerful memoir, The Glass Castle, has been on the New
York Times best-seller list for over
three years and has sold over two million copies. Walls
grew up in poverty with her siblings and brilliant, unorthodox,
irresponsible parents. Despite her
hardships, she develops the determination to move to
New York City at sixteen, graduate with honors from Barnard
College and become a well-known TV
personality and journalist for New York Magazine,
Esquire, USA Today and MSNBC.com.
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