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View Past Speakers by Date Richard Ben-Veniste Distinguished Public Servant & Member of the 9/11 Commission Roy Blount Jr. Author of and speaking on his widely acclaimed new book, The Honorable Bill Bradley Author of and speaking on, "The New American Story" Christine Brennan USA Today Columnist and ABC-Sports/ESPN analyst, author of and speaking on, “Best Seat in the House” Christine Brennan USA Today Columnist and ABC-Sports/ESPN Commentator The Honorable Stephen Breyer Associate Justice, the United States Supreme Court, author of and speaking on, “Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution” Mika Brzezinski Journalist and Co-Host of MSNBC`s Morning Joe William M. Bulger Former President, Massachusetts State Senate and the University of Massachusetts David Burnes, Red Sox great Tommy Harper, Luke Salisbury, and Dr. Sharon Freeman A panel discussion on baseball and African-Americans chaired by UMass Lowell Political Science Professor Jeffrey Gerson, with David Burnes, Red Sox great Tommy Harper, Luke Salisbury, and Dr. Sharon Freeman Linda Cohn The Legendary ESPN SportsCenter Anchor Frank Deford Famed sports writer speaking on his new book, "The Entitled: A Tale of Modern Baseball" Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio, and Johnny Pesky Their Red Sox histories remembered in film tributes John Aloysius Farrell Faye Fields, Steve Jacobson, Bill Russell & Dr. Charles Ogletree Join in the Red Sox’s Annual Birthday Tribute to Jackie Robinson Dick Flavin Mark Frost A Peabody & Emmy Award Winning Writer/Producer & Bestselling Novelist Peter Gammons, Maureen Mullen and Johnny Pesky Discuss their new book, "Diary of a Red Sox Season: 2007" Lou Gorman The Legendary Former Red Sox General Manager Roger Kahn Famed American sports writer, author of and speaking on, "Into My Own: The Remarkable People and Events That Shaped a Life" Bill Keller Executive Editor, The New York Times Tim Kurkjian ESPN baseball analyst speaking on his new book, "Is This a Great Game or What?” Robert Kuttner Co-Founder & Co-Editor, The American Prospect Bill Lee & Joe Castiglione Speaking about their books, “Have Glove, Will Travel: Adventures of a Baseball Vagabond”; and “Broadcast Rites and Sites: I Saw It on the Radio with the Boston Red Sox” Dr. Michael Long Remembering Jackie Robinson Jackie MacMullan Sports Illustrated & Boston Globe Legendary Sports Writer Jackie MacMullan Boston Globe sports columnist, author of and speaking on, “Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection" John McDermott The World’s Greatest Irish Tenor Leigh Montville Former Sports Illustrated writer, author of and speaking on, “The Big Bam: The Life and Times of Babe Ruth” Jim Nantz The Legendary CBS Sportscaster Tom Oliphant Former Boston Globe columnist and now PBS political analyst, author of and speaking on, “Praying for Gil Hodges: A Memoir of the 1955 World Series” Richard Reeves An American Historian and Journalist of Acclaim Dr. Jean Rhodes UMASS Boston Professor of Psychology and Authorized Biographer of Manny Ramirez Sharon Robinson Speaking about her father, Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson, at a Fenway Park birthday celebration of his life and legacy Ron Shapiro Famed sports agent discusses his new book, “Dare to Prepare: How to Win Before You Begin” Dan Shaughnessy & Stan Grossfeld Boston Globe columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer discussing their new book: “Fenway: A Biography in Words and Pictures” Curt Smith Presidential Speech Writer & Author of Sports Books Extraordinaire Gloria Steinem An American Icon The Honorable Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Author of and speaking on, "Failing America’s Faithful: How Churches have Mixed God and Politics and Lost Their Way" Larry Tye The Greatly Esteemed Former Boston Globe Reporter George Vecsey New York Times sports columnist discussing his new book, “Baseball: A History of America’s Favorite Game” Pat Williams Senior VP of the Orlando Magic and One of America’s Greatest Motivational Speakers Robin Wright National Security and Foreign Affairs Correspondent, Washington Post Dr. Andrew Zimbalist The Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics at Smith College, discusses his new book, “In the Best Interest of Baseball?”