Drew Gilpin Faust

President of Harvard University

James McPherson

Acclaimed Civil War Historian & Author

Annette Gordon-Reed

Professor of American Legal History at Harvard Law School & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author

Jeffrey Rosen

President & CEO of the National Constitution Center & Contributing Editor of The Atlantic

Steve Coll

Former President & CEO of New America Foundation; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of "Ghost Wars"

Lou Cannon

Foremost Biographer of Ronald Raegan; Editorial Advisor to State Net Capitol Journal in Sacramento

Evan Thomas

Best-selling Author, Historian & Journalist

Bill O'Reilly

Host of "The O'Reilly Factor," Best-Selling Author & Syndicated News Columnist

Catherine Clinton

Pioneering Historian of the American South; Author, Editor & Denman Professor at University of Texas

Larry Schweikart

Former Rock Drummer, Historian, Film Producer & Co-Author of "A Patriot's History of the United States"

Charles A. Coulombe

Historian, Catholic Author, Lecturer

Bruce Watson

Author of "Freedom Summer"

Kara Walker

Visual Artist; Best Known for her Room-Size Tableaux of Black Cut-Paper Silhouettes that Examine America's Racial and Gender Tensions

Todd Purdum

Senior writer at POLITICO and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair

Daniel James Brown

New York Times Bestselling Author of "The Boys in the Boat"

Deborah E. Lipstadt

Professor of Modern Jewish & Holocaust Studies at Emory University

Dennis Zotigh

Cultural Specialist in American Indian Culture

August 26 - Special Guest: Dennis Zotigh, with Linda - YouTube

Luke Nichter

Watergate expert and Associate Professor at Texas A&M University

John Demos

American Author and Historian, Best Known for Knowledge on Witch-Hunting; Professor Emeritus at Yale

Robert K. Massie

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer & Historian