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Karl Rove is an author, columnist and political strategist. He served Suzanne Somers is a best-selling author, actress, entrepreneur
as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007
and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. Rove writes a weekly
op-ed for The Wall Street Journal and is the author of The Triumph
of William McKinley and Courage and Consequence: My Life as a
Conservative in the Fight. He is a frequent contributor to The Daily
Beast, Financial Times, Forbes, FoxNews.com, HumanEvents.com,
Newsweek, The Times, The Washington Post, and The Weekly Standard.
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Shaka Senghor is a writer, mentor, director’s fellow of the MIT
Media Lab and motivational speaker whose story of redemption
has inspired young adults at high schools and universities across the
nation. While serving 19 years in prison, Senghor discovered his
love for writing. He also teaches a class as part of the Atonement
Project, a partnership between him, the University of Michigan, and
the MIT Media Lab. Senghor has written six books, including a
memoir about his life in prison, Writing My Wrongs.
Wednesday 2–2:45 pm • Thursday 4–4:45 pm
Danzy Senna is a novelist and essayist. Her first work, Caucasia, has
been translated into ten languages and has won multiple awards. The
winner of a Whiting Award, Senna is the author of three novels, a
memoir, and a short-story collection, along with numerous essays.
She is considered one of today’s most widely respected voices tackling
multiracial and complex social identities. She is also a frequent
contributor to The New Yorker, Vogue and The New York Times.
Wednesday 8:30–9:15 am • Thursday 1–1:45 pm
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Sally Bedell Smith is an historian and best-selling author of several
biographies, including the biography of William S. Paley, In All His
Glory, and Reflected Glory: The Life of Pamela Churchill Harriman.
Her latest book is Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an
Improbable Life. A contributing editor at Vanity Fair since 1996, she
previously worked at TIME and The New York Times, where she was
a cultural news reporter.
Wednesday 8:30–9:15 am • Thursday 9:30–10:15 am
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and long time heath advocate. As an actor, Somers is best known
for her role as the mysterious blonde driving the Thunderbird in
George Lucas’ cult classic, American Graffiti. She also played the
lovable Chrissy on the hit TV show, Three’s Company. Somers has
received numerous awards including an Emmy nomination and
People’s Choice Award. As an author and health advocate, she
founded ForeverHealth.com, an online resource to connect patients
with doctors specializing in natural medicine and a partner and
ambassador for Livewave.com, a global technology company. She
has written 26 books with over 25 million copies in print, including
her latest book, Two’s Company.
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Bret Stephens is an op-ed columnist for The New York Times focusing
on foreign and domestic policy. Previously, Stephens had a long
career at The Wall Street Journal, where he was deputy editorial-page
editor and, for 11 years, foreign affairs columnist. He has reported
from around the world and interviewed scores of world leaders.
Stephens is the author of America in Retreat: The New Isolationism
and the Coming Global Disorder. He is the recipient of numerous
awards and distinctions, including two honorary doctorates and the
2013 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
Wednesday 10:30–11:15 am • Wednesday 3–3:45 pm
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T.J. Stiles is the two-time Pulitzer Prize and National Book
Award-winning author of The First Tycoon and Custer’s Trials. Stiles
served as historical adviser and on-screen expert for Jesse James and
Grand Central, two films in the PBS documentary series American
Experience. He has written for The New York Times Book Review,
Smithsonian, Salon, The Los Angeles Times, and other publications.
A native of Benton County, Minnesota, Stiles studied history at
Carleton College and Columbia University.
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