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2023-2024

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2022-2023

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2021-2022

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2019-2020

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2018-2019

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2017-2018

Tom Brokaw

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2016-2017

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2015-2016

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2014-2015

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2013-2014

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2012-2013

Walter Isaacson

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2011-2012

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2010-2011

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2008-2009

Michael Beschloss

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2007-2008

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2006-2007

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2004-2005

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2003-2004

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2002-2003

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2001-2002

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Tom Wolfe

2000-2001

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Doris Kearns Goodwin

1999-2000

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Her Majesty Queen Noor

1998-1999

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Ted Turner

1997-1998

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1996-1997

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1995-1996

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1994-1995

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Barbara Walters

1993-1994

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1992-1993

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