Amanda Gore

CEO of The Joy Project; Author & Psychologist; Emotional Intelligence and Performance Expert

Rita Dove

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Former Poet Laureate to the Library of Congress & Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing

Marian Wright Edelman

Founder & President of the Children's Defense Fund

Pat Buchanan

Editor, The American Conservative & Panelist on "The McLaughlin Group"

David Platt

Author, Pastor, Founder & President of Radical

Norman Ornstein

Bestselling Author, Political Analyst & Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute

Jermaine Fowler

Stand-Up Comedian & Actor; Known for "Superior Donuts"

Newt Gingrich

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives; New York Times Best-Selling Author & Co-Host for "Crossfire"

March to the Majority: The Real Story of the Republican Revolution

Vali Nasr

Professor of International Affairs & Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins University

Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power (Religion and Global Politics)

Diane Rehm

Radio Talk-Show Host

Bob Schieffer

Former Moderator of “Face The Nation” & Chief Washington Correspondent for CBS News

E.J. Dionne, Jr.

Syndicated Washington Post Columnist; Political Analyst for National Public Radio

Michelle Bernard

Political Analyst, MSNBC and Founder, The Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy

Lisa Myers

Emmy Award-Winning Former Senior Investigative Correspondent for NBC News

John Grisham

Lawyer Turned Best-Selling Author; "A Time to Kill"

David Merritt

Former Chairman of the Center for Health Transformation and Expert on Healthcare Policy

Howie Long

NFL Hall of Famer & Superbowl Champion; Fox NFL Sunday Studio Analyst

Ambassador Dennis Ross

Author, Counselor & William Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The Washington Institute; Former Special Assistant to President Obama

Leonard Pitts, Jr.

Award-Winning Columnist

David Leonhardt

Senior Writer for The New York Times

Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream