Irving E. Carlyle Lecture Series Explained

The Irving E. Carlyle Lecture Series at Wake Forest University was established in 1972 as a lectureship in American politics and named to honor Irving E. Carlyle.^[1] Distinguished figures and scholars in politics and journalism delivered annual lectures. The lectures are dated by the academic year in which they were given.

Carlyle Lecture speakers

• James Reston 1972
• William F. Buckley (1973)
• Sargent Shriver 1974 ^[2]
• Shirley Chisolm First African American member of Congress (1975)^[3]
• George Will, Pulitzer Prize winner (1978)
• Bill Moyers, Journalist and former deputy director of the Peace Corps (1979)^[4]
• George McGovern (1981)
• Joseph Califano (1982)
• Gary Hart (1983)
• Jack Kemp (1984)
• Jimmy Carter (1985) (not in office)^[5]
• Mario Cuomo (1987)
• Joe Biden (1990)

Notes and References

1. Book: The North Carolina century : Tar Heels who made a difference, 1900-2000 . Levine Museum of the New South . 0-8078-2757-6 . 269–271.
2. Web site: Address at the Wake Forest University Carlyle Lecture . Sergent Shriver Peace Institute . 14 September 2020.
3. Web site: Staff . Leadership Moments . Wake Forest Magazine . 14 September 2020.
4. Web site: Staff . Leadership Moments . Wake Forest Magazine . 14 September 2020.
5. Old Gold and Black . Carter to give Carlyle lecture . January 25, 1985 . 68. 18 . 1 . 14 September 2020.