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Drew Forum Speakers

The following is a partial list of people who have visited Drew to speak as part of the university’s Forum series.

Political Figures

Madeline Albright, former secretary, U.S. Department of State
William Bennett, former secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Barbara Bush, former first lady
George H.W. Bush, 41st president of the United States
Jeb Bush, former governor, State of Florida
Dick Cheney, vice president of the United States; former secretary, Department of Defense
Bill Clinton, 42nd president of the United States
Mario Cuomo, former governor, State of New York
Gerald R. Ford, 38th president of the United States
Newt Gingrich, former speaker, United States House of Representatives
Rudolph W. Giuliani, former mayor, City of New York
Al Gore, former vice president of the United States
Thomas H. Kean, former governor, State of New Jersey; chair, 9/11 Commission
Henry Kissinger, former secretary, U.S. Department of State
Shimon Peres, president of Israel, former prime minister of Israel
Colin Powell, former secretary, Department of State
Leah Rabin, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
Tom Ridge, former secretary, Department of Homeland Security; former governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Opinion Shapers

Ben Bradlee, former executive editor, Washington Post
Tom Brockaw, former anchor, NBC News
Art Buchwald, political columnist
Walter Cronkite, former anchor, CBS News
David Halberstam, journalist
Jeff Greenfield, senior political correspondent, CBS News
Doris Kearns Goodwin, historian
David McCullough, historian
Jon Meacham, editor, Newsweek 
Bill Moyers, jounalist
Cokie Roberts, journalist
Tim Russert, journalist
Bob Schieffer, former anchor, CBS News
Mike Wallace, correspondent, 60 Minutes
Bob Woodward, journalist