College football is in full swing and it’s a great time to book Rich Cacioppe. The author of “Black Knights and Fighting Irish” will share the surprising story about the importance of college football in our country during World War II, and the lengths colleges went to preserve this American institution and keep morale high. […]
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Refugee Reveals Horror of Communism and Why U.S. Schools Must Teach It
By Carl on November 19, 2024 in Current Events, History, Leadership, Military, Politics, Government, Problems Facing Our Nation
Many Americans are convinced that our country could never become a communist dictatorship. But author and refugee Laszlo (Les) Suhayda can share that no country is immune from this fate, and why he believes this lesson must be taught in U.S. schools. “Life under communism is horrific,” he says. “Our younger generations need to study […]
What History’s Most Notorious Leaders Can Teach Us About Leadership Success
The long-held belief in the business world is that leadership lessons can only be learned from positive role models. However, Steve Williams claims, “We can learn a lot about effective leadership from the likes of Viking Shield Maiden Freydis Eiriksdottir, Genghis Khan, and Hells Angel Sonny Barger. He can share the specific tactics that made […]
The Lost Story of President Madison’s Black Family
Author and physician Bettye Kearse is the great-great-great-granddaughter of an enslaved woman and her enslaver, and half-brother, President James Madison. For Martin Luther King Day, invite Dr. Kearse to share her perspective on being a descendant of both one of the Founding Fathers and also of a slave. With such a unique heritage, she can […]
What Really Happened in Waco?
It has been nearly 28 years since the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) and the National Guard were ambushed during the execution of a search and arrest warrant at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. Since then there have been multiple movies and TV mini-series (the last in 2018) and books but […]
And You Thought the White House Couldn’t Get Any Weirder
Did you know James Monroe used to enjoy swimming nude in the Potomac River? Or that doctors once held a press conference to announce Dwight Eisenhower moved his bowels? Or that Calvin Coolidge often conferred with a raccoon? Or that First Lady Florence Harding gave press interviews in her negligee? Or that George H.W. Bush […]
He Helped a First Lady Set an Underwater Speed Record
Few of us have had close contact with a president and first lady the way Steven Mays did, and he has a great story to tell. Mays was serving on a nuclear submarine at the time when this particular president and first lady came aboard his “stinky, smelly, hot tube 400 feet below the water” […]
He Helped a First Lady Set an Underwater Speed Record
Few of us have had close contact with a president and first lady the way Steven Mays did, and he has a great story to tell. Mays was serving on a nuclear submarine at the time when this particular president and first lady came aboard his “stinky, smelly, hot tube 400 feet below the water” […]