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1981 (fall)
(1 speaker)
Series launches with Dr. Joyce Brothers.
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1982 (spring)
(5 speakers) |
- Howard K Smith, journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor, "Reaganomics" (January 13)
- Pat Paulsen - comedian, "The history of humor" (January 28)
- Cicely Tyson - actress, "Readings from outstanding black literary greats" (February 22)
- Bess Myerson - social and economic consumerist, "Women and the decade of the 80's" (March 2)
- Henry Kissinger - statesman, "Foreign policy and international affairs" (May 3)
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1982 (fall) - 1983 (spring)
(5 speakers)
"Lecture Series No Longer Hit or Miss" (9/13/82)
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- Ann Landers - columnist, "How to hang loose in an uptight world" (October 29)
- Edwin Newman - television correspondent (NBC), "Preserving a civil tongue” (November 19)
- Arthur Ashe - tennis player, "Dedication to excellence" (February)
- Betty Ford - former first lady, "The times of my life" (March 16)
- Mark Russell- political satirist, ""Performance by Mark Russell" (May 1)
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1983 (fall) – 1984 (spring)
(6 speakers) |
- Milton Berle - comedian, "Evening of music, comedy, and rare vintage films clips." (October 18)
- Vincent Price - actor of theater, film, and television, "An evening with Vincent Price" (November 17)
- Willard Scott - weatherman (NBC), "Lecture by Willard Scott" (January 10)
- Coretta Scott King - civil rights activist, "The legacy of Martin Luther King: ideals and actions for a nonviolent revolution" (February 16)
- Beverly Sills - opera singer, "Future of the arts" (March 13)
- Claude Pepper - congressman - replacement for Buckminster Fuller, "Issues facing congress in '84" (May 6).
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1984 (fall) – 1985 (spring)
(6 speakers)
"Called the best in the country!" (2/13/85)
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- Marlo Thomas – actress, "From that girl to this woman" (October 16)
- Victor Borge - musician, comedian, "Laughter at the keyboard" (November 19)
- William Proxmire - politician, "The fleecing of America" (January 11)
- Dr. Benjamin Hooks. NAACP executive director, "Where do we go from here?" (February 13)
- Rona Barrett, gossip columnist, "Entertainment, media, and accuracy" (March 11)
- John Houseman actor and producer, "Subject of show business" (May 2)
"Distinguished Lecture Program Award" for 1983-1984, presented at National Convention of Campus Activities in Chicago.
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1985 (fall) – 1986 (spring)
(6 speakers) |
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1986 (fall) – 1987 (spring)
(6 speakers) |
- Johnny Cash - musician, lecture canceled due to musician's schedule. (October 13)
- Art Linkletter - replacement for Johnny Cash, "An evening with Art Linkletter" (October 30)
- Leonard Nimoy - actor, "Confession of a Trek Lover" (November 14)
- William F. Buckley - novelist, political philosopher, "An evening with William F. Buckley" (January 21)
- Lou Brock, baseball hall of famer, "How to be a winner" (February 26)
- Phyllis Diller - stand up comic, "An evening with Phyllis Diller" (April 8)
- Scott Carpenter - astronaut, –students protested John Bender ouster during this event, "Space is for all of us." (May 28)
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1987 (fall) - 1988 (spring)
(6 speakers) |
- Rocky Bleier - Pittsburgh Steeler's Super Bowl Champ, war hero, "Be the best you can be" (October 20)
- Art Buchwald - humorist and Pulitzer Prize winner, "You can fool all of the people all of the time" (November 17)
- Gerald F. Ford - "An evening with Gerald Ford" (January 26)
- Carole Simpson - news anchor at ABC. Event canceled. (February 25)
- Rosey Grier - Collegiate and professional football star, actor, recording artist, author, and humanitarian, replacing Carole Simpson. (March 2)
- Jack Anderson - newspaper columnist.
- Dr. Benjamin Spock - pediatrician, political activist, "Raising children now and then" (May 9)
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1988 (fall) -1989 (spring)
(6 speakers) |
- Helen Hayes - actress, "An evening with Helen Hayes” (October 13)
- George McGovern - US senator, presidential nominee, "The making of a president" (November 17)
- Douglas Edwards - reporter, journalist, "What's right for America" (January 12). Event cancelled.
- Edwin Meese - former attorney general, replacement for Douglas Edwards, "An evening with Edwin Meese" (January 12) – see also "tarnishes lecture series" - speaks to mass of current issues, sees hurdles, gains in offing for Bush. – see also “In defense of Meese, PALS needs more 'bad guys'”
- Alex Haley - author, "Roots: a saga in history" (February 2)
- Steve Allen - creator of the Tonight Show, "Meeting of the minds" (April 13)
- Roberta Peters - opera singer at the Met, "An evening with Roberta Peters" (May 18)
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1989 (fall) - 1990 (spring)
(6 speakers) |
- Walter Mondale - former Vice President, "The current scene" (October 17)
- Charles Kuralt - journalist and author, "America behind the headlines" (November 15)
- Jayne Meadows - actress, author, lecturer, "Powerful women in history" (January 25 or 16)
- Ben Vereen - Tony award winner, actor, "Drug-free America" (February 22)
- E. G. Marshall - actor, Emmy winner, "The state of the arts" (April 16) - see also "deplorable turnout"
- Warren Burger, former Chief Justice, "An evening with Chief Justice Warren Burger" (May 10)
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1990 (fall) - 1991 (spring)
(6 speakers)
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- C. Everett Koop - former Surgeon General, "An evening with C. Everett Koop" (October 22)
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer - "sex doctor," "Sexually Speaking" (November 2)
- Nanette Fabray - actress, (originally scheduled for January 10) Event postponed until May 28.
- Louis Gossett Jr. - Academy Award winner, "An evening with Lou Gossett" (February 14)
- Rita Moreno - Oscar, Emmy, Tony winner, "An evening with Rita Moreno" (April 22)
- Merlin Olsen - athlete, L.A. Rams, actor, "An evening with Merlin Olsen" (May 1)
- Nanette Fabray - actress, "You can take the Golden Years and..." (May 28)
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1991 (fall) - 1992 (spring)
(6 speakers)
"Stocker programs sliced in cutbacks: PALS, Encore, and Holiday Series eliminated" (5/26/92)
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- Deborah Norville - news correspondent and anchor, "Today with Deborah Norville" (September 19)
- Charlton Heston - actor, "In pursuit of America" (October 16)
- Bob Keeshan - actor, children's programming, "Growing up happy" (November 20)
- Carl T. Rowan - journalist, Sigma Delta Chi Medallion winner, "Breaking Barriers" (February 13)
- Alex Trebek - game show host, "An evening with Alex Trebek" (May 4)
- Sid Caesar - comedian, "An evening with Sid Caesar" (June 30)
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