Past Speakers
2011-2012
January
Palm Beach Post Columnist Frank Cerabino
January
NBC's Lester Holt
December
State University Chancellor Frank Brogan
November
Four-time U.S. Ambassador Donna Hrinak
October
Author/Journalist Diana Henriques
September
Florida CFO Jeff Atwater
August
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson
2010 - 2011
| June | Jack N. Gerard |
| May | Patrick Duddy |
| April | Robert Wexler |
| March | U.S. Rep. Allen West |
| February | U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer |
| January | Kate Zernike - New York Times reporter, author |
| December | U.S. Senator George LeMieux |
| November | NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin and Securities Fraud Expert Frank Abagnale |
| October | Gubernatorial Candidates Rick Scott (R) and Alex Sink (D) |
| September | U.S. Senate Candidates Charlie Crist & Kendrick Meek |
2009-2010
| June | Florida Rep. Carl Domino (R) and Rep. Maria Sachs (D) |
| May | U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy |
| April | Marion Blakey, Pres./CEO Aerospace Industries Association |
| March | Mitt Romney - Former Massachusetts Governor |
| February | Bill Nelson - U.S. Senator |
| January | Eric H. Holder, Jr. - United States Attorney General |
| December | Marc H. Morial - President/CEO National Urban League |
| November | George LeMieux - U.S. Senator |
| October | Peter Canellos - Editor of Last Lion Ted Kennedy’s Biography |
| September | Bill Schneider - CNN Senior Political Analyst |
2008-2009
| June | Florida Senate President - Jeff Atwater |
| May | CFO Alex Sink - Florida Department of Financial Services |
| April | Commander - U.S. Central Command - General David H. Petraeus |
| March | President Pew Research Center - Andy Kohut |
| February | U.S. Supreme Court Justice - Antonin Scalia |
| January | The Hon. Charlie Crist - Florida Governor |
| December | Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum |
| November | NBC Political Director Chuck Todd |
| October | U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney Vs. Challenger Tom Rooney |
| October | Former Governor, U.S. Senator Bob Graham and Former U.S. Representative, Clay Shaw |
| September | U.S. Senator - FL - Bill Nelson |
2007-2008
| May | President and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute Red Cavaney |
| April | U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood |
| March | Jonathan Fanton, President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation |
| February | Islam expert Babar Ahmed |
| January | Florida Gov. Charlie Crist |
| December | U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas |
| December | Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Zhou Wenzhong |
| November | NBC Weekend Anchor Lester Holt |
| October | U.S. Rep. Ron Klein |
| September | U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez |
| August | Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio |
2006-2007
| May | Florida Gov. Charlie Crist |
| April | U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney |
| March | Veterans of America Foundation and author of Chasing Ghosts |
| March | Paul Rieckhoff, founder/Exec. Dir. of the Iraq and Afghanistan |
| February | Concord Coalition’s Fiscal Wakeup Tour with U.S. Comptroller David Walker |
| January | NBC’s Natalie Morales from the Today show |
| December | Outgoing U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw |
| November | Former U.S. Rep. Paul G. Rogers |
| October | Congressional contenders Tim Mahoney and Joe Negron |
| October | U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw and Democratic challenger Ron Klein |
| October | Bill Schneider, CNN senior political analyst |
| September | U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) |
2005-2006
| June | U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris |
| May | Democratic gubernatorial contenders Jim Davis and Rod Smith |
| April | Republican gubernatorial contenders Charlie Crist and Tom Gallagher |
| March | U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL) |
| March | New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson |
| February | National Public Radio’s Juan Williams |
| January | U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer |
| December | Bill Press, MSNBC political commentator |
| November | Joe Scarborough, MSNBC political commentator |
| October | Cancelled by Hurricane Wilma. |
| September | Florida Emergency Management Director Craig Fugate |
2004-2005
| May | U.S. Rep. Mark Foley |
| April | Dick Morris, political commentator and consultant |
| March | John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man |
| March | Social Security debate: U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw vs. U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler |
| January | U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) |
| December | Florida Power & Light President Armando Olivera |
| November | Candy Crowley, CNN’s senior political correspondent |
| October | Former State Education Commissioner Betty Castor, U.S. Senate contender |
| September | Former HUD Secretary Mel Martinez, U.S. Senate contender |
| August | Amb. Joseph Wilson, author of The Politics of Truth |
2003-2004
| June | Tim Malloy, reporter/anchor WPTV News Channel 5 |
| May | Bill Schneider, CNN senior political analyst |
| April | Janet H. Brown, Exec. Dir. Commission on Presidential Debates |
| March | French Ambassador to the U.S. Jean-David Levitte |
| February | Scripps Exec. V.P. Douglas Bingham and scientist Steve Kay |
| January | Bahamian Prime Minister Perry Christie |
| December | U.S. Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) |
| November | FBI whistle blower Coleen Rowley |
| October | Boston attorney Roderick Macleish, Jr. |
| October | Florida Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings |
| September | U.S. Rep. Mark Foley |
2002-2003
| May | Vicki Huddleston, principal officer U.S. Special Interests Section, Cuba |
| May | Rick Horrow, sports broker and author of When the Game is on the Line |
| April | U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige |
| March | U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) |
| February | Florida Senate Pres. Jim King and Florida Senate Minority Leader Ron Klein |
| January | Jim Bacchus, chief appellate judge World Trade Organization |
| November | Gen. Tommy Franks, Commander in Chief U.S. Central Command |
| October | Congressional debate between U.S. Rep. Clay Shaw and contender Carol Roberts |
| September | Florida Lt. Gov. Frank Brogan |
| August | Florida’s only televised Democratic gubernatorial debate featuring Janet Reno, Bill McBride and Daryl Jones |
THE WHITE HOUSE, CABINET AND KEY AGENCIES:
President Jimmy Carter
Vice President Walter Mondale
U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham
U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt
U.S. Secretary of the Interior James G. Watt
U.S. Secretary of Veteran Affairs Anthony Principi
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Carol Browner
U.S. Secretary of the Department of Education Shirley Hufstedler
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno
U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese
U.S. Attorney General William B. Saxbe
Undersecretary of the U.S. Treasury Jerry Thomas
NASA Aministrator Daniel Goldin
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Bert Lance
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations William Sessions
Central Intelligence Agency Director R. James Woolsey
CONGRESS:
Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell
Retired Doorkeeper House of Representatives William M. (Fishbait) Miller
House Minority Whip David Bonior
Sen. Robert J. Dole, Kansas
Sen. John G. Tower
Upcoming Speakers
Gov. Rick Scott
When Gov. Rick Scott addressed the Forum Club of the Palm Beaches as a candidate, he promised he would return as governor, if elected. On Feb. 24, Gov. Scott will keep that promise and continue what has become a tradition in hearing annually from our governor.In his State of the State speech before..
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