Thirty-ninth President of the United States and recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, while serving as President Jimmy Carter created two new cabinet-level departments: the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. He founded The Carter Center, a non-profit organization that works to advance human rights and is heavily involved in Habitat for Humanity.

Walter Mondale was elected vice president of the United States in 1976 in Jimmy Carter's administration. On the president's behalf, Mondale traveled extensively throughout the nation and the world advocating U.S. policy, and was the first vice president to have an office in the White House.

Author of numerous NYT bestselling books, Dinesh D'Souza is a noted conservation and defines conservatism in the American sense as "conserving the principles of the American Revolution". He is currently the Robert and Karen Rishwain Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

A specialist in American foreign policy, European security, and national security affairs, Ivo H. Daalder is a special adviser on national security at the Center for American Progress and is also senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution. He has authored over 10 books with his most recent being the American Homeland (2002).

A Baptist minister, political and civil rights and social justice activist, and radio talk show host of Keepin It Real, Al Sharpton fights injustice wherever he finds it. He makes regular guest appearances on The O'Reilly Factor and MSNBC and is praised as "a man who is willing to tell it like it is".

A radio and television host and liberal political commentator, Alan Colmes is best known as a co-host on Fox News Channel's political debate program Hannity & Colmes. Colmes also hosts the nationally-syndicated radio show, The Alan Colmes Show, on Fox News Radio and is well respected by Democrats and Republicans.

Thomas Barnett is a New York Times-bestselling author and a nationally-known public speaker. Dr. Barnett is in high demand within government circles as a forecaster of global conflict and an expert of military transformation, as well as within corporate circles as a management consultant and conference presenter on issues relating to international security and economic globalization.

Recognized as one of our nation's towering political figures, Senator Bob Dole has lived a lifetime of service to America. One of only fifteen Americans to serve as Senate Majority Leader, Dole's remarkable political career achievements also include serving as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee; the Republican candidate for U.S. President; his party's nominee for Vice-President; a member of the House of Representatives; Chairman of the Republican Party; a state legislator; and a county attorney.

A former Middle East consultant to ABC News, Marvin Zonis has appeared on Nightline, Larry King Live and he is a frequent commentator on NPR. He has written for every newspaper of international prominence and authored several books. His insight into the state of international political affairs merges with his expertise in economics to form a particularly insightful and intelligent report on issues facing the world today.

Bob Schieffer has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News. He is one of few journalists to have covered all four of the major Washington national assignments. Most recently he has acted as the moderator of the 2008 presidential debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain.