Awakening is honored to have hosted some of the leading authorities, scholars, analysts and policy makers from the U.S. and abroad on a wide range of topics, including:
Former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR)
The Honorable Richard Armitage
Former U.S. Attorney General, Edwin Meese, III
Pat Nolan, President, Justice Fellowship
Michael Novak, author and former U.S. Ambassador
Kate O’Beirne, Washington Editor, National Review
John O’Sullivan, Editor in Chief, UPI
Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA)
The Honorable Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
Former Governor Mitt Romney (R-Mass)
Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL)
James M. Simon, Jr., Asst. Director, CIA
Larry Kudlow, Kudlow and Company
Kenneth Starr, Kirkland & Ellis, former U.S. Solicitor General
Fred Barnes, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
Mark Levin, Constitutional Lawyer and Author of Men in Black
William J. Bennett, author and former Secretary of Education, Reagan Administration
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA)
Dr. Whit Ayres
Dr. Bill Chameides
Professor Rufus Fears
Steve Forbes, President and CEO, Forbes, Inc
Robert D. Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
U.S Attorney General John Ashcroft
Morton Kondrack, Roll Call Magazine
Senator Sam Brownback, (R-KS)
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Reid Buckley, The Buckley School of Public Speaking
Dave Dravecky, former San Francisco Giant
Kay Cole James, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Michael Novak, author and former U.S. Ambassador
Kate O’Beirne, Washington Editor, National Review
John O’Sullivan, Editor in Chief, UPI
Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA)
Kenneth Starr, Kirkland & Ellis, former U.S. Solicitor General
Alison Acosta Fraser
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Dr. Howard Fuller
John Hutson
Professor Robert G. Kaufman
Carolyn Luesing
Elisa Massimino
Terrence O. Moore
Michael Posner
Willie Soon
J. Stapleton Roy
Dr. Del Tackett
Jeanne Allen, President, Center for Education Reform
James Mulva, Chairman/CEO, Conoco Phillips
Former Congressman Bob Barr (R-GA)
Former Governor David Beasley (R-SC)
Former Georgia State Attorney General Mike Bowers
Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA)
Reid Buckley, The Buckley School of Public Speaking
Dave Dravecky, former San Francisco Giant
Don Eberly, Former Deputy Director, White House Office of Faith-Based Initiatives.
Senator Lindsay Graham, (R-SC)
Hamilton Jordan, former Chief of Staff, Carter Administration
Former Governor Frank Keating (R-OK)
Gen. Charles C. Krulak, Commandant, U.S.M.C. (Ret.)
Billy S. Arant, Jr., M.D., FAAP
Pat Nolan, President, Justice Fellowship
America and World Issues
China: are They Pursuing a Major Military Buildup?(2009)
Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy, Former Ambassador to China
Homeland Security and Its Success Against Terrorism (2009)
Dr. David Forte, Cleveland State University
Stephen E. Flynn, Counsel on Foreign Relations
Exit the Rabbit, Awaken the Dragon: America and the End of the Millennium (2000)
Jim Simon Assistant Director, CIA
When Freedom Is Just Another Word: Nothing Left to Lose? (2001)
Edwin Meese, III, The Heritage Foundation
Alan Sears, President, Alliance Defense Fund
Tim Lynch, The Cato Institute
The World We Face (2002)
Stephen Morse, Deputy Director for Bio-Terrorism Preparedness, CDC
Gen. Charles Krulak, Retired Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
Georgia Congressman Saxby Chambliss
Between Iraq and a Hard Place: Fighting Terrorism in All the Right Places (2003)
Michael A. Ledeen, Author, The War Against the Terror Masters
James A. Phillips, The Heritage Foundation
U.S. Security and The Patriot Act (2004)
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft
The U.S. & World Economy
Stirring the Vat: Flat Tax, Sales Tax or the Same Old Brew (1998)
House Majority Dick Armey (R-TX)
Congressman Billy Tauzin (R-LA)
Currency Wars: Euro vs Dollar (2000)
Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs
Juergen Fitschen, EVP, Deutsche Bank
Internet and New Economy: E-Bay, E-Commerce, E-gads, I Just Lost a Fortune (2001)
Larry Kudlow, Chief U.S. Economist, ING Barings
Dave Baker, VP and General Counsel, EarthLink
Family, Health & Social Issues
Say Woa to Cancer (2009)
Dr. Ann Kulze
Soft Cell: The Ehics of Bio-Physical and Bio-Chemical Research(2009)
Dr. Ben Mitchell, Directorm Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity, Trinity
Dr. Nancy L. Jones, Adjunct Professor, Wake Forest University and NIH
The Content of America’s Character (1999)
The Honorable Clarence Thomas, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
Bill Bennett, Author and Co-Founder of Empower America
When Life Throws You a Strike – Facing Catastrophic Illness (2002)
Dave Dravecky, former pitcher, San Francisco Giants
Dr. David Cole, Surgical Oncology, Medical University of S.C.
Integrative Medicine: The Marriage of Alternative & Conventional Approaches (2004)
Dr Marty Sullivan, former co-Director, Duke Center for Integrative Medicine
A Faith-Friendly Approach to Meeting Need (2004)
Jim Towey, Director, White House Office of Faith-based Initiatives
Wade Horn, Asst. Secretary for Children & Families, U.S. Dept. of HHS
Politics & Policy
The Geneva Convention Accords-How Do We Treat Terrorists? (2009)
Monderator, General Charles Krulak(ret)
Michael Posner, President, Human Rights First
Elisa C. Massimino, Washington Director, Human Rights First
Opportunities for the New Administration (2001)
Kate O’Beirne and Larry Kudlow, National Review
First 350 Days – Triumph and Tragedy (2002)
Edwin Meese, III, Heritage Foundation
South Carolina Congressman Lindsay Graham
Larry Kudlow, Kudlow & Company
A Look at the 2004 Presidential Elections (2004)
Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard
Whit Ayres, Ayres McHenry & Associates
The Judicial Nomination Process: Gridlock and Grudges (2004)
Ed Meese, the Heritage Foundation
Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions
Conversation with the Governors