Stars of the Conservative Movement

Who’s Spoken for Young America’s Foundation?

• Abraham, Spencer, United States Senator, Michigan
• Abrams, Elliott, Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs
• Adams, Mike, Criminology Professor and Columnist
• Adler, Jonathan, Director of Environmental Studies, Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Aldrich, Gary, Author, Unlimited Access: An FBI Agent Inside the Clinton White House
• Allen, Richard V., National Security Advisor, Reagan Administration
• Allen, George, United States Senator and Governor, Virginia
• Anderson, Martin, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
• Armey, Dick, Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
• Ashcroft, John, Attorney General of the United States
• Ashford, Nigel, Program Officer, Institute for Human Studies
• Baker, Howard, Chief of Staff, Reagan Administration
• Bandow, Doug, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
• Barletta, John, President Reagan’s Secret Service Agent
• Barnes, Fred, Executive Editor, The Weekly Standard
• Barr, Bob, United States Congressman, Georgia
• Bellow, Adam, Executive Editor at Large, Doubleday
• Bennett, William, United States Secretary of Education
• Bevelacqua, Bob, FOX News Military Analyst & retired U.S. Army Green Beret Major
• Bex, Brian, President, American Communications Network
• Blackwell, Morton, President, Leadership Institute
• Blankley, Tony, Editorial Page Editor, Washington Times
• Bluey, Rob, Director, Center for Media & Public Policy
• Bono, Sonny, United States Congressman, California
• Boone, Pat, Entertainer
• Bork, Robert, John M. Olin Scholar in Legal Studies, American Enterprise Institute
• Bossie, David, President, Citizens United
• Bozell, Brent, President, Media Research Center
• Breitbart, Andrew, Editor, Breitbart.com
• Brimelow, Peter, Contributing Editor, Forbes
• Brooks, David, New York Times Columnist
• Brownback, Sam, United States Senator, Kansas
• Bruce, Tammy, Author and Talk Radio Host
• Buchanan, Angela “Bay,” President, The American Cause
• Buchanan, Pat, Communications Director, Reagan Administration
• Buchanan, James, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics
• Buckley, William F., Editor at Large, National Review
• Burnett, Deena, Author and wife of United 93 passenger Tom Burnett
• Cannon, Lou, Author and Reporter, Washington Post
• Carlucci, Frank, United States Secretary of Defense
• Carney, Tim, Author
• Carpenter, Amanda, Author and Columnist, Townhall.com
• Casey, Greg, Sergeant-at-Arms of the United States Senate
• Chao, Elaine, United States Secretary of Labor
• Chavez, Linda, President, Center for Equal Opportunity
• Chenoweth, Helen, United States Congressman, Idaho
• Chetwynd, Lionel, Award-winning writer and film producer
• Clancy, Tom, Best-selling Author
• Clark, Judge William, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
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• Coburn, Tom, United States Senator, Oklahoma
• Collier, Peter, Author
• Connerly, Ward, Chairman, American Civil Rights Institute
• Conway, Kellyanne, President, the polling company, inc.
• Coulter, Ann, Best-selling Author and Columnist
• Cox, Chris, United States Congressman, California
• Coyle, Patrick, Vice President, Young America’s Foundation
• Crane, Phil, United States Congressman, Illinois
• Cribb, Kenneth, President, Intercollegiate Studies Institute
• Cubin, Barbara, United States Congressman, Wyoming
• D’Souza, Dinesh, Best-selling Author
• DeLay, Tom, Majority Leader, United States House of Representatives
• DeMint, Jim, United States Senator, South Carolina
• Dennard, Paris, Office of Legislative Liaison, George W. Bush Administration
• Derham, Robert, President, Washington Institute Foundation
• DeVine, Don, Author and Editor, Conservative Battleline
• DeVos, Richard, Founder, Amway Corporation
• DiLorenzo, Thomas, Author and Professor of Economics, Loyola College
• Dinizio, Pat, Founder and Songwriter, Smithereens
• Dole, Bob, Majority Leader, United States Senate
• Donatelli, Frank, Chairman, Reagan Ranch Board of Governors
• Dornan, Robert, United States Congressman, California
• Duncan, Alan, Member of British Parliament
• Dunlop, Becky Norton, Vice President, Heritage Foundation
• Dunn, Jennifer, United States Congressman, Washington
• Eastland, Terry, Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
• Easton, Michelle, President, Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute
• Ebeling, Richard, President, Foundation for Economic Education
• Ebenstein, Alan, Author
• Echols, Tim, Director, TeenPact
• Edwards, Lee, Author and Fellow, Heritage Foundation
• Edwards, Mike, Vice President, Venoco Oil
• Elder, Larry, Best-selling Author and Talk Radio Host
• English, Phil, United States Congressman, Pennsylvania
• Entine, Jon, Journalist
• Evans, M. Stanton, Author, The Theme is Freedom
• Feder, Don, Editorial Writer, Boston Herald
• Feulner, Ed, President, Heritage Foundation
• Fields, Suzanne, Columnist
• Fitzgerald, Peter, United States Senator, Illinois
• Fitzwater, Marlin, Press Secretary, Reagan and George H. W. Bush Administrations
• Flynn, Dan, Author
• Folsom, Burt, Professor, Hillsdale College
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• Fontova, Humberto, Author and Columnist
• Foxx, Virginia, United States Congresswoman, North Carolina
• Fossella, Vito, United States Congressman, New York
• Franks, Tommy, United States Army General (ret.)
• Friedman, Milton, Nobel Laureate in Economics
• Fund, John, Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal
• Gellar, Pamela, Blogger, Atlasshrugs.com
• George, Robert, Author and Professor, Princeton University
• Gigot, Paul, Editorial Page Editor, Wall Street Journal
• Gingrich, Newt, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• Gizzi, John, Political Editor, Human Events
• Goeglein,Timothy, Special Assistant to President George W. Bush
• Goldberg, Jonah, Editor, National Review Online
• Goldwater, Barry, United States Senator, Arizona
• Goode, Virgil, United States Congressman, Virginia
• Gourley, Paul, Chairman, College Republican National Committee
• Graham, Elizabeth, Director, Texas Right to Life
• Graham, Jim, Executive Director, Texas Right to Life
• Graham, Michael, Talk Radio Host
• Gramm, Phil, United States Senator, Texas
• Grams, Rod, United States Senator, Minnesota
• Hackworth, Col. David, Most Decorated Living American Veteran
• Haig, Gen. Alexander, United States Secretary of State
• Hall, Wynton, Author
• Ham, Mary Katherine, Writer, Townhall.com
• Hannity, Sean, Co-host, Hannity & Colmes
• Hart, Melissa, United States Congressman, Pennsylvania
• Hart, Jeffrey, Professor of English, Dartmouth University
• Hayes, Stephen, Author of The Connection
• Hayward, Steven, NJC Graduate and Author, The Age of Reagan
• Hedgecock, Roger, Talk Show Host
• Helms, Jesse, United States Senator, North Carolina
• Henderson, David, Author and Research fellow, Hoover Institution
• Heston, Charlton, Actor
• Hileary, Van, United States Congressman, Tennessee
• Hoplin, Eric, Deputy Director, Republican Party of Minnesota
• Horner, Christopher, Author and Senior Fellow, Competitive Enterprise Institute
• Horowitz, David, Author and Founder, David Horowitz Freedom Center
• Hutchinson, Tim, United States Senator, Arkansas
• Ingraham, Laura, Author and Talk Radio Host
• Inhofe, James, United States Senator, Oklahoma
• Istook, Jr., Ernest, United States Congressman, Oklahoma
• Jackson, Candice, Author
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• Jeffrey, Terence, Editor, Human Events
• Johnson, Earl, Author and 9/11 Survivor
• Johnson, Scott, Blogger, Powerlineblog.com
• Jolley, Rashida, Miss District of Columbia 2001
• Jones, Reginald, Music Promoter
• Kantor, Elizabeth, Editor, Conservative Book Club
• Kasich, John, United States Congressman, Ohio
• Kemp, Jack, United States Congressman and Cabinet Secretary
• Kengor, Paul, Author and Professor, Grove City College
• Kennedy, MTV Veejay
• Kersten, Katherine, Columnist, Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Keyes, Alan, Founder/Chairman, The Declaration Foundation
• Kirk, Annette, President, Russell Kirk Center
• Kirk, Russell, Author
• Kirkpatrick, Jeane, United States Ambassador to the United Nations
• Klayman, Larry, Chairman, Judicial Watch
• Kors, Alan, Professor, University of Pennsylvania
• Krenson, Lt. Col. John, War on Terror Veteran
• Krulack, David, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
• Kudlow, Larry, CEO/Host “Kudlow and Company”
• Lambro, Donald, Chief Political Correspondent, Washington Times
• LaPierre, Wayne, Executive Vice President and CEO, National Rifle Association
• Lapin, Daniel, President, Toward Tradition
• Largent, Steve, United States Congressman, Oklahoma & NFL Hall of Fame Member
• Larson, Lars, Talk Radio Host
• Larson, Mark, Talk Radio Host
• Lazio, Rick, United States Congressman, New York
• Lee, Joe, CEO, Darden Restaurants
• Levin, Mark, President, Landmark Legal Foundation
• Lewis, Jason, Talk Radio Host
• Liddy, G. Gordon, Talk Radio Host
• Liggio, Leonard, Vice President, Atlas Economic Research Foundation
• Limbaugh, Rush, Talk Radio Host
• Lopez, Kathryn, Editor, National Review Online
• Lott, Trent, Majority Leader of the United States Senate
• Lowry, Rich, Editor, National Review
• Luti, Bill, Defense Policy and Strategy Director, George W. Bush Administration
• MacDonald, Forrest, Professor, University of Atlanta
• Mackey, John, CEO and Chairman, Whole Foods Market
• Magin, Konstantin, Economics Fellow, UC - Berkeley
• Malkin, Michelle, Best-selling Author and Columnist
• Mansfield, Harvey, Author and Professor, Harvard University
• Margolis, Matt, Author
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• Marshall, Peter, Author
• Matacena, Orestes, Screenwriter, “Bitter Sugar”
• Matalin, Mary, Advisor to the Vice President
• Mattera, Jason, Spokesman, Young America’s Foundation
• McCain, Robert Stacey, Author and Talk Radio Host
• McClintock, Tom, State Senator, California
• McConnell, John, Speechwriter, George W. Bush Administration
• McCullough, Kevin, Talk Radio Host
• McDonald, Larry, United States Congressman, Georgia
• McHenry, Patrick, United States Congressman, North Carolina
• Medved, Michael, Talk Radio Host
• Meese, Edwin, 75th Attorney General of the United States
• Meroney, John, Author
• Middendorf, William, Ambassador to the European Community
• Miller, Zell, United States Senator, Georgia
• Miniter, Richard, Author
• Minnick, Lt. Col. Craig, Decorated Iraq War Veteran
• Moore, Roy, Mississippi Chief Justice
• Moore, Stephen, Senior Economics Writer, Wall Street Journal
• Morgan, Melanie, Talk Radio Host
• Mowbray, Joel, Journalist and Columnist, Townhall.com
• Murchison, William, Nationally Syndicated Columnist
• Murdock, Deroy, Nationally Syndicated Columnist
• Murray, Charles, Bradley Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
• Neumann, Mark, United States Congressman, Wisconsin
• Newton, David, Professor, Westmont College
• Nickles, Don, United States Senator, Oklahoma
• Nofziger, Lyn, Special Assistant for Political Affairs, Reagan Administration
• Noonan, Mark, Author
• Noonan, Peggy, Special Assistant for Speechwriting, Reagan Administration
• North, Oliver, Honorary Chairman, Freedom Alliance
• Norwood, Charlie, United States Congressman, Georgia
• Novak, Robert, Columnist
• Nugent, Ted, Author and Musician
• Nugent, Shemane, Author
• O’Beirne, Kate, Washington Editor, National Review
• Obenshain, Kate, Chairman, Republican Party of Virginia
• Olasky, Marvin, Editor in Chief, WORLD Magazine
• O’Neill, John, Author and Swift Boat Veteran
• O’Rourke, P.J., Author and Journalist
• O’Sullivan, John, Editor at Large, National Review
• Parker, Star, President, Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education
• Parshall, Janet, Talk Radio Host
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• Patai, Daphne, Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• Pate, Carmen, President, Concerned Women for America
• Paul, Ron, United States Congressman, Texas
• Pawlenty, Tim, Governor, Minnesota
• Pence, Mike, United States Congressman, Indiana
• Perry, Greg, Author
• Person, Jim, Author, Russell Kirk: A Critical Biography
• Peterson, Collin, United States Congressman, Minnesota
• Peterson, Jesse Lee, Talk Radio Host
• Peterson, John, United States Congressman, Pennsylvania
• Peterson, Scott, Director, Washington Family Council
• Phillips, Howard, President, Conservative Caucus Foundation
• Phillips, Joseph, Author and Actor
• Pipes, Daniel, Author
• Pipes, Richard, Baird Professor of History, Emeritus, Harvard University
• Pongracic, Ivan, Economics Professor, Hillsdale College
• Ponnuru, Ramesh, Articles Editor, National Review
• Poole, Robert, Founder, Reason Magazine
• Putnam, Adam, United States Congressman, Florida
• Pruzan, Adam, Program Director, Toward Tradition
• Quayle, Dan, Vice President of the United States
• Ramsey, Bruce, Business Editor, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Reagan, Michael, Talk Radio Host and President Reagan’s Son
• Reagan, Ronald, President of the United States
• Reed, Ralph, Executive Director, Christian Coalition
• Reeves, Shannon, President, Oakland NAACP
• Reitzel, Col. John, Decorated Veteran and Head of Crisis Response, Dept. of Defense
• Rehberg, Denny, United States Representative, Montana
• Reisman, Dr. Judith, Author, Kinsey: Crimes & Consequences
• Robinson, Peter, Author and Reagan Administration Speech writer
• Robinson, Ron, President, Young America’s Foundation
• Rocker, Angel, Education Reform Activist
• Rogan, Jim, United States Congressman, California
• Rohrabacher, Dana, United States Congressman, California
• Rollins, Ed, Assistant to President Reagan
• Ross, Marji, President and Publisher, Regnery Publishing
• Ross, Tara, Author
• Royce, Ed, United States Congressman, California
• Rutter, Lt. Col. Scott, Fox News military analyst
• Ryan, Paul, United States Congressman, Wisconsin
• Ryun, Jim, United States Congressman, Kansas
• Sada, General Georges, Director, Iraqi Institute for Peace
• Sandys, Celia, Author and Granddaughter of Churchill
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• Santorum, Rick, United States Senator, Pennsylvania
• Schanzer, Jonathan, Director of Policy, Jewish Policy Center
• Schlafly, Phyllis, President, Eagle Forum
• Schlessinger, Dr. Laura, Author and Radio Host
• Schwarzkopf, Norman, General, United States Army (Ret.)
• Schweizer, Peter, Best-Selling Author, Do As I Say: Not As I Do
• Shadegg, John, United States Representative, Arizona
• Shirley, Craig, Author
• Silver, Ron, Actor
• Skinner, Kiron, Author and Research Fellow, Hoover Institute
• Skousen, Mark, Economist and Editor-in-Chief, Forecasts and Strategies
• Slivinksi, Steven, Author and Director of Budget Studies, CATO Institute
• Smith, Bob, United States Senator, New Hampshire
• Smith, Charlie, Chairman, College Republican National Committee
• Smith, Vernon, Nobel Laureate
• Snow, Tony, Press Secretary, George W. Bush Administration
• Sobran, Joseph, Author and Journalist
• Sommers, Christina Hoff, Author, Who Stole Feminism?
• Souder, Mark, United States Congressman, Indiana
• Sowell, Thomas, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
• Spellings, Margaret, United States Secretary of Education
• Spencer, Robert, Author and Director, Jihadwatch.com
• Starr, Ken, Dean, Pepperdine Law School
• Stein, Ben, Actor and Author
• Stossel, John, ABC News Correspondent and Host of 20/20
• Strannigan, Gary, Executive Director, Washington Citizens for a Sound Economy
• Stumberger, Tanja, Research Associate, CATO Institute
• Symms, Steve, United States Senator, Idaho
• Tancredo, Tom, United States Congressman, Colorado
• Tapscott, Mark, Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Examiner
• Teague, Randall, Chairman, The Fund for American Studies
• Thatcher, Margaret, Prime Minister, United Kingdom
• Thomas, Clarence, Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
• Tomlinson, Kenneth, Chairman, U.S. Broadcasting Board of Governors
• Tupy, Marian, Policy Analyst, CATO Institute
• Tyrell, R. Emmett, Editor-in-Chief, The American Spectator
• van den Haag, Ernest, Author and National Review contributor
• Vanocur, Sander, Veteran Journalist, NBC News
• Vazsonyi, Balint, Director, Center for the American Founding
• Vincent, Bruce, President, Alliance for America
• Wallop, Malcolm, United States Senator, Wyoming
• Walesa, Lech, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
• Warrior, WWF Champion and Conservative Activist
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• Watts, J.C., United States Congressman, Oklahoma
• Webster, William, FBI and CIA Director
• Whitestone, Heather, Miss America 1995
• Whitney, Gleaves, Historian and Speechwriter for Michigan Gov. John Engler
• Wilbur, Kirby, Talk Radio Host and Director, Young America’s Foundation
• Williams, Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer, Graham-Williams Group
• Williams, Walter, John M. Olin Professor of Economics, George Mason University
• Wilson, Mike, Documentary Film Maker
• Wilson, William, United States Ambassador to the Vatican
• Wirthlin, Richard, Advisor to President Reagan
• Yeager, Don, Best-selling author
• Yeagley, David, Professor and Columnist, FrontPage magazine
• Zinsmeister, Karl, Director of Domestic Policy Council, George W. Bush Administration

Young America’s Foundation broadened its promotion of conservative ideas when it expanded the campus lecture
program. Before the Foundation grew our breakthrough lecture program, other organizations focused on sponsoring conservative professors and intellectuals. These individuals espoused conservative ideas as sincerely as anyone, but they were not reaching sufficient numbers of students to have a significant impact. The Foundation introduced the idea of using conservative speakers with national reputations as a means to ensure a large audience. These are speakers that students, the local community, and even professors want to hear. They are policy makers, celebrities, writers, newsmakers, and more—rather than obscure professors. The large audiences these speakers generate show the campus communities that students are eager to hear conservative ideas.

The list in the right hand column includes those who have spoken for Young America’s Foundation over the course of nearly four decades. The included title is the speaker’s title at the time of their last Foundation speech.