2009-2010 Speaker:
The Honorable
David M. Walker
Former U.S. Comptroller General
7 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2009
Jordan Ballroom, Student Union Bldg.
“Day of Reckoning:
America’s Fiscal Future”
As
Comptroller General of the United States and head of the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) from 1998 to 2008 — spanning both Democratic and Republican administrations
— Mr. Walker served as the federal government’s chief auditor. Appointed by President
Bill Clinton and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate, he was an outspoken,
nonpartisan advocate for addressing the major fiscal and sustainability challenges
facing the country. Today, as President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation,
Mr. Walker is free to work proactively to advocate specific solutions, work to
build strong coalitions, and encourage and engage in grassroots efforts to bring
pressure on Washington to act.
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
Interested in viewing past Brandt Foundation Lectures?
Video recordings of previous Brandt Foundation Lectures are now available for viewing at Boise State University’s Albertson Library. Go to http://catalog.boisestate.edu/ and enter the search terms "brandt lecture boise" and you should be returned a list of available videos.
2008-2009 academic year:
Dr. ROBERT HIGGS, Senior Fellow in Political Economy,
The Independent Institute
“The Perilous Path to Unlimited Government” ~ September 29, 2008
2007-2008 academic year:
JUDGE ANDREW P. NAPOLITANO, Senior Judicial Analyst, Fox News Channel
“The Constitution in Exile” ~ September 24, 2007
2006-2007 academic year:
DR. WILLLIAM A. NISKANEN, Chairman, Cato Institute
“Constitutional Anarchy in America” ~ October 16, 2006
2005-2006 academic year:
JOHN STOSSEL, ABC News ‘20/20’ Co-Anchor/Correspondent
“Freedom and Its Enemies” ~ February 6, 2006
2004-2005 academic year:
PROFESSOR JAMES M. BUCHANAN, 1986 Nobel Laureate in Economics
“Afraid to be Free: Dependence as Desideratum” ~ November 10, 2004
