Hedrick Smith as a Speaker

As a Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times correspondent, author of several best-selling books, and host of 20 award-winning PBS prime-time specials and mini-series, Hedrick Smith has been a frequent and valued speaker for more than 25 years. He has brought both insight and a highly personal style of storytelling to such topics such as the Washington power game, Soviet-American relations in the cold War and beyond, the impact of the global economy on the American middle class, educational reform, and the quality of American health care.