| PREVIOUS DISTINGUISHED CARLSON LECTURERS
The following list is in chronological order with the most recent lecturer named first.
- October 3, 2006
General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.), former United States Secretary of State.
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- November 5, 2005
Bill Clinton, former President of the United States.
Program Notes
- September 16, 2004
Jean Chrétien, former Prime Minister of Canada.
Program Notes
- February 27, 2002
Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, founder and honorary chair of the World Childhood Foundation.
Program Notes
- May 9, 2001
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, 1989 Nobel Peace Prize recipient: "Developing Peaceful Solutions to International Conflicts".
Program Notes
- September 27, 1999
Tom Brokaw, NBC anchor, managing editor and author: "Reflections on the Greatest Generation".
Program Notes
- November 3, 1998
Elie Wiesel, 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner and human rights and worldwide peace activist: "Human Rights in the 21st Century".
Program Notes
- May 13, 1996
Toni Morrison, recipient of the 1993 Nobel Prize for Literature: "Mutual Hesitations: Literature and History".
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- October 31, 1995
Harry Wu, "China: The Truth Behind Slave Labor".
Program Notes
- January 26, 1995
Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian spokesperson to the Middle East peace talks: "The Challenges of Peace and Nation Building".
Program Notes
- October 17, 1994
Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis, civil rights activists/entertainers: "In Other Words...A History of the American Minority Experience".
- April 28, 1994
Les Aspin, Former U.S. Secretary of Defense: "National Security: Politics, Press and Personalities".
- September 17, 1993
Hillary Rodham Clinton, First Lady of the United States: "Health Care Summit '93".
- May 3, 1993
Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize winner from Guatemala: "Peace and Human Rights: The Year of Indigenous People".
- October 29, 1992
Anita Hill, professor, University of Oklahoma Law School: "Racism, Sexism, and Power: It's Time for a Change".
- September 30, 1992
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist: "Rebuild America: '92 and Beyond".
- May 20, 1992
Terry Waite, former Middle East hostage and personal assistant to the Archbishop of Canterbury: "The Test of Humanity: Resolving Conflict".
- January 24, 1992
Rosalynn Carter, former First Lady of the United States: "Remarks by a Former First Lady".
- May 22, 1991
Eduard Shevardnadze, former Soviet Foreign Minister: "The Future of the Soviet Union".
- April 26, 1991
Peter Arnett, CNN correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist: "A Correspondent Comments on His Role Covering the Gulf War".
- February 1991
Benazir Bhutto - CANCELED
- January 1991
Mario M. Cuomo - CANCELED
- June 18, 1990
Douglas Wilder, governor, Commonwealth of Virginia: "The National Political Terrain: Focusing on 1992".
- May 17, 1990
Will Steger, leader of the Trans-Antarctica Team: "Saving the Earth: Meeting Challenges Through International Cooperation".
- November 13, 1989
Bill Bradley, U.S. Senator, New Jersey: "Thoughts on Hubert Humphrey's America".
- April 17, 1989
Abba Eban, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations: "Roadblocks to Peace in the Middle East".
- November 7, 1988
Beverly Sills, former General Director, New York City Opera: "The Arts in America: A Right or a Privilege?"
- September 28, 1988
William F. Buckley, Jr., journalist and political commentator: "Reflections on Current Contentions".
- January 29, 1988
Patricia Schroeder, U.S. Congresswoman, Colorado: "Election '88: Are We Americans Facing the Issues?"
- June 6, 1987
Honorable Warren Burger and Honorable Harold Stassen: "The U.S. Constitution: Is it a Foundation for World Leadership or a Barrier?"
- April 28, 1987
George Bush, Vice President of the United States: "U. S. - Soviet Relations".
- November 12, 1986
Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill, Jr., U.S. Speaker of the House: "From Roosevelt to a Reagan: One Democrat's Perspective".
- March 10, 1986
William H. Gray, III, U.S. Representative and chair, House Budget Committee: "A Balanced Budget: What Cost to You?"
- January 16, 1986
Robert Dole, U.S. Senator, Kansas: "National Leadership".
- November 18, 1985
Lane Kirkland, AFL-CIO President: "Unions and the American Future".
- June 24, 1985
George Will, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist, "A Conservative Looks at the Reagan Years".
- March 14, 1985
Geraldine Ferraro, Former U.S. Representative, New York: "Reflections on the Past and Prospects for the Future".
- October 15, 1984
Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor, Federal Republic of Germany: "The U. S. - Soviet Standoff: A European Perspective".
- June 1984
Alexander Haig, former U.S. Secretary of State: "American Foreign Policy in Perspective".
- March 6, 1984
Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States: "Priorities for a Great Nation".
- November 16, 1983
Philip Habib, United States Ambassador: "Hotbed in the Middle East: Prospects for Peace".
- May 23, 1983
Jehan Sadat, widow of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat: "Peace in the Middle East".
- April 22, 1983
Andrew Young, mayor, Atlanta, Georgia: "World Development, Peace & Security".
- March 2, 1983
Jeane Kirkpatrick, U. S. Ambassador to the United Nations: "Has the United Nations Outlived it's Usefulness?"
- November 10, 1982
Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "The Legacy of Martin Luther King: Ideals & Action for a Non-Violent Revolution".
- April 29, 1982
Richard Snelling, governor, Vermont: "Responding to Reagan: The States Look at New Federalism".
- January 19, 1982
Barry Goldwater, U. S. Senator, Arizona: "The Conscience of a Conservative, 1982".
- February 26, 1981
James Callaghan, former Prime Minister of Great Britain: "Leadership".
- February 17, 1981
Walter Mondale, former Vice President of the United States.
- October 29, 1980
John Gardner, founding chairman, Common Cause: "Leadership in the Country Today".
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